Progress

Level 5 Lesson 12
Objectives

Speaking/Listening:

 Using Reported Speech

 Expressing Interest and Surprise

Culture: Television: Far-reaching Reporting Channel

 Learn 1

Using Reported Speech

Reported speech is a kind of speech, which is frequently used when we want to tell somebody what another person
has already said. Basically, reported speech is used with reporting action words, such as say, ask, tell and so on.

Example
 She said, “I’m an accountant”
(Using direct speech)
 She said that she’s an accountant.
(Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “What can I do for you?”

(Using direct speech)

 He asked me what he can do for me.

(Using reported speech)
 He asked me, “Is Johnny out for lunch?”
(Using direct speech)

 He asked me if/whether Johnny is out for lunch.

(Using reported speech)
 They told us, “We’re ready for the job interview.”
(Using direct speech)

 They told us that they are ready for the job interview.
(Using reported speech)
If the sentence refers to the past, the action words in the sentence should refers to the past, too.

Example
 She said, “I’m an accountant”
(Using direct speech)

 She said that she was an accountant.

(Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “What can I do for you?”

(Using direct speech)

 He asked me what he could do for me.

(Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “Is Johnny out for lunch?”

(Using direct speech)
 He asked me if/whether Johnny was out for lunch.
(Using reported speech)

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 Try 1
Reported Speech Race
Listen carefully, think less and then speak out. The louder, the better.
The faster, the stronger!

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 Apply 1
The Secretary Game
Try to live through a busy life of a secretary, like dealing with appointments and then
reporting to your boss. Be a detail-oriented secretary who reports the boss accurate
and up-to-date messages.

Mr. Singha called you from Bangalore on

August 22, at 10.00 am. He said that his
company needed the signed contract
back by tomorrow afternoon.

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 Learn 2
Expressing Interest and Surprise
Listening is a skill that we can all benefit from improving. The way to improve your
listening skills is to practice “active listening”. Active Listening means giving full
attention to the speaker and fully concentrating on what is being said rather than just
passively hearing the message of the speaker. A better listener can help avoid conflicts
and misunderstandings. A good listener also enhances his or her ability to persuade,
influence and negotiate, which are necessary for workplace success.

To be an active listener you need to let the other person know that you are listening to
what he or she is saying by showing interest in or surprise at what your partner is
talking about. Normally, our voice is higher and louder when we’re very interested.

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To express interest, these useful expressions are as follow:

 Neat!
 Great!
 Right!
 Terrific!
 Uh-huh.
 Oh yeah?
 Oh really?
 Oh, I see.
 Awesome!
 Is that right?
 That’s interesting.

To express surprise, these useful expressions are as follow:

 Wow!
 Sick!
 No way!
 Unbelievable!
 You’re joking!Are you sure?
 That’s amazing!
 That’s incredible!
 Are you kidding?
 Are you serious?
 Get out of here!
 I can’t believe it!

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 Try 2
The Interview Game
Pair up with your classmate. Suppose one is the show host and the other one is the guest.
Interview your guest and tell your audience in reported speech. Don’t forget to be an active listener!
Example
Student 1: Who is your mean friend?
Student 2: Well, I don’t want to publicize her name. She was my best friend, but she stabbed me in
the back by dating my boyfriend secretly for a few years.
Student 1: Oh really!? She’s so mean.
Teacher: Can you tell your audience who is her mean friend?
Student 1: Well, she didn’t want to publicly announce her mean friend’s name, but she said that her
mean friend had been her best friend till she stabbed her in the back by dating her boyfriend secretly
for a few years.

Who?

What?

When?

1. Mean friend
Where?

Why?

How?

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 Who?

What?

When?
2. Memorable
day Where?

Why?

How?

Who?

What?

When?
3.Hair-raising
experience
Where?

Why?

How?
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 Who?

What?

When?
4. Great despair
Where?

Why?

How?

Who?

What?

When?

5.Peak moment Where?

Why?

How?

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 Apply 2
The Detective Game
My wallet is stolen! I remember my wallet had been kept in the classroom drawer.
Afterwards, I went out for lunch. It was around 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm when I came back to the
classroom, and it disappeared. I can’t believed that my wallet along with my credit cards and a
sum of 50,000 THB are all gone. Who stoled it?

Investigate all suspects as best as you can to find the thief. And then report the statements
that make you believe that he or she is the thief.

Example
Investigator: What were you doing at that time?
Suspect: I was going to have lunch.
Investigator: Who were you with?
Suspect: I was alone.

Investigation Form

Suspect Statement

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Student 5 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 Suspect Statement

Student 6 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 Culture
Television: Far-reaching Reporting Channel

For many generations, televisions have always been a huge influence on many people.
Unsurprisingly, television is considered as a major channel of communication.

In the past, when journalist wrote new articles for a newspapers or magazines, they would also
broadcast them on radio and, particularly, on television.

Nowadays, due to the Digital Age, everybody can be a journalist. For example, Facebook Live is now a
popular news source worldwide. Apart from online journalists, this era has also introduced brand new career
opportunities, such as Net Idol, YouTuber, Vlogger, Streamer and so on.

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 Summary
Target Words

Report, to report, reporter, reporting, news report, news

reporter, news update, newscaster, newsreader, anchorman,
anchorwoman

Mass communication, television programme, television show,

chat / talk show, show host, to host a show / programme,
television presenter, television personality, audience, viewer,
couch potato, guest, break, commercial, prime time

What’s on?
Stay tuned.

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 Summary
Target Phrases

Using Reported Speech (1)

 She said, “I’m an accountant” (Using direct speech)

 She said that she’s an accountant. (Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “What can I do for you?” (Using direct speech)

 He asked me what he can do for me. (Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “Is Johnny out for lunch?” (Using direct speech)
 He asked me if/whether Johnny is out for lunch. (Using reported speech)

 They told us, “We’re ready for the job interview.” (Using direct speech)
 They told us that they’re ready for the job interview. (Using reported speech)

Using Reported Speech (2)

 She said, “I’m an accountant” (Using direct speech)

 She said that she was an accountant. (Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “What can I do for you?” (Using direct speech)

 He asked me what he could do for me. (Using reported speech)

 He asked me, “Is Johnny out for lunch?” (Using direct speech)
 He asked me if/whether Johnny was out for lunch. (Using reported speech)

 They told us, “We’re ready for the job interview. (Using direct speech)
 They told us that they were ready for the job interview. (Using reported speech)

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Expressing Interest
 Neat!
 Great!
 Right!
 Terrific!
 Uh-huh.
 Oh yeah?
 Oh really?
 Oh, I see.
 Awesome!
 Is that right?
 That’s interesting.

Expressing Surprise
 Wow!
 Sick!
 No way!
 Unbelievable!
 You’re joking!Are you sure?
 That’s amazing!
 That’s incredible!
 Are you kidding?
 Are you serious?
 Get out of here!
 I can’t believe it!

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