Reported
Speech
Mr. Lee and P.C David Chan are in the police
station. Read their dialogue.
P.C. Chan: Where were you on 12th May, 2006 at
about nine o’clock at night?
Mr. Lee:
I was in my home.
P.C. Chan: Who was with you?
Mr. Lee:
Nobody stayed with me.
P.C. Chan: Do you know Sam Wong? He was
murdered on 12th May, 2006 at about
nine o’clock at night.
Mr. Lee:
He was my neighbour, but we never talk.
Direct Speech
• When you are speaking directly to
someone.
• Just like Mr. Lee and P.C. Chan, they are
talking about the murder case at the
police station.
Where...
I was ...
Indirect Speech
• To report what other people have said.
Okay!
Meet you at
the canteen!
What did you
say to Mrs.
Lee?
I told her to
meet at the
canteen.
In the court...
Show me the
evidence to plead
you are not guilty.
In the court...
Show me the
evidence to
plead you are
not guilty.
What did the
judge say?
The judge told me to
show her the evidence
to plead I am not
guilty.
At police station...
I lost my
wallet!
Sit down and wait
for a moment
please!
At police station...
What did the
policeman say?
I lost my
wallet!
Sit down and
wait for a
moment please!
The policeman told me to sit
down and wait for a moment.
At the clinic ...
Do not eat too
much fried food.
At the clinic ...
Do not eat too
much fried food.
What did the
doctor say?
The doctor told me
not to eat too much
fried food.
At school ...
Do not run in the
corridor when
you have your
recess.
At school ...
What did your
class teacher
say?
Do not run in the
corridor when
you have your
recess.
Our class teacher told
us not to run in the
corridor when we have
our recess.
In a family ...
Jason, Be
careful when you
go fishing.
In a family ...
Jason, Be
careful when
you go fishing.
Father told Jason
to be careful when
he goes fishing.
What did
father say to
Jason?
In a Court ...
Point to the
person that you
think is the thief
judge
witness
What did the judge tell the witness to do?
The judge told the witness to point to
the man that she thinks is the thief.
In an Office ...
Give me the file,
please.
boss
secretary
What did the boss tell the secretary to
do?
The boss told the secretary to give him
the file.
In a Clinic ...
Do not touch the cut
when you wash your
face.
What did the doctor tell you to do?
The doctor told me not to touch the cut
when I wash my face.
In a supermarket ...
Get some milk for me
please.
What did mother tell Susan to do?
Mother told Susan to get some milk for
her.