011 - Indirect Speech

011 - Indirect Speech

Definition:  Indirect speech, also called reported speech or indirect discourse, is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. For example, He said "I'm coming" is direct speech, whereas He said (that) he was coming is indirect speech. Indirect speech should not be confused with indirect speech acts.

Reading Material
Basic notions of Indirect Speech
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.html

Reported Speech Explanation
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

Video Material
Indirect Speech Explained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwlm-GoPzJI

Reported Speech Explained with different style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBtc6rpcMz4

Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew4YHmNigRs

Reported Speech Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZr_CMGedvo

Assessment Questions on Indirect Speech Grammar
1) What is Quoted Speech and Indirect Speech?
2) What are other names for Indirect Speech?
3) When is Indirect Speech used?
4) How is it formulated?
5) What are reporting verbs?
6) What are the two most common reporting verbs?
7) What is the difference between the two verbs?
8) Can you give us some examples of reporting verbs that are not the common ones?
9) What happens in the time tense when we change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech?
10) What happens to time expressions when we step back in Indirect Speech?
11) When is not necessary to change the time tense?
12) What changes do we make in pronouns and possessives?

Online Exercises
Multiple Choice Exercises
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/repspee.htm
http://www.redcamelot.com/camelot/exercises/SEPT26/Grammar/Reported%20Speech/Level%201.a.htm

Fill in the blanks
http://www2.arnes.si/~oskksavokl2/reported.htm

Mix and Match
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/exercise5.swf

Unscramble the sentence
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/exercise4.swf

From direct to indirect speech
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/rep_speech_ex1.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/rep_speech_ex2.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/rep_speech_ex3.htm

Reported Speech with Questions
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions2/exercise6.swf
http://www.redcamelot.com/camelot/exercises/SEPT26/Grammar/Reported%20Speech/Level%201.b.htm

Reported Speech with Commands
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/reportedspeech-commands1.html


Presentations and Worksheets
Powerpoint regarding Reported Speech
http://busyteacher.org/21922-reported-speech.html

Garfield exemplifying the Reported Speech
http://busyteacher.org/19920-reported-speech-2.html

Very useful worksheet to practice
http://busyteacher.org/11028-reported-speech.html