Reported Speech and Wimbledon

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CREATED BY: A. VALLDEPÉREZ (OCTOBER, 2024)

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT REPORTED SPEECH?

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WIMBLEDON

Are you ready to be a journalist in Wimbledon Tournament?

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GRAMMAR RULES

GAME RULES

(CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY, 2024)

BEFORE STARTING... WHAT IS THE REPORTED SPEECH?

Reported speech is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves say. There are two main types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech.

Direct speech repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words:

Nadal said, “I didn’t realise it was midnight.”

In indirect speech, the original speaker’s words are changed.

Nadal said he hadn’t realised it was midnight.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT... REPORTING VERBS

ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS

There are adverbs or expressions of time and place that change when we report what someone says. Here you have a list:

VERB TENSES

When a person said something in the past, and now we tell somebody what that person said, the time is different, and for this reason, the verb tenses change. Look at a summary of these changes:

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reporting verbs

When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the verbs say, tell or ask. These are called 'reporting verbs'. However, we can also use other reporting verbs. Many reporting verbs can be followed by another verb in either an infinitive or an -ing form. Discover it in the next button:

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

All the pictures included in this slide are retrieved from Wimbledon News webpage. (The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

Next LEVEL?

PRACTISE more?

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Alcaraz: 'I want to sit at the same table as the big guys.'

Paolini: 'This is the goal for me, my team, to try to keep this level as much as possible.'

ANSWER

Alcaraz: 'It's great to be back in a Wimbledon final.'

All the pictures included in this slide are retrieved from Wimbledon News webpage. (The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

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Next LEVEL?

ANSWER

PRACTISE more?

ANSWER

Draper: 'Last week was my first experience of winning a tournament . '

Krejcikova: 'I wrote that in the future I would like to win the French Open.'

Djokovic: 'I was inferior. Carlos was better from beginning to end.'

All the pictures included in this slide are retrieved from Wimbledon News webpage. (The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

(The Championships Wimbledon, 2024)

FINISHED?

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PRACTISE more?

Krejcikova agreed: 'We just had a really special bond'.

Diede De Groot admitted: 'I'm just happy to have another one'.

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Casper Ruud remarked: 'Novak has taken his mental game to the highest level. He’s a tough warrior. He never backs down, never gives up'.

CONGRATULATIONS, JOURNALISTS!

You've made it to the end of the game! 🏆Now you can report like a pro, from courtside interviews to breaking news!Remember: practice makes perfect. Keep converting direct speech to reported speech, and soon it will feel as easy as your favorite tennis move! 🎾If you'd like to practice more, feel free to play again and sharpen your skills! 💪Thank you for playing!Now go ace your English skills!

REPEAT

1. Follow the slides: Move through each slide carefully to progress in the game.
2. Read the tennis news: Check out the latest tennis updates, as you'll need this information to play.
3. Click on the tennis balls: Each tennis ball contains a question. Click on it to reveal and answer.
4. Goal: Your mission is to transform sentences from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech accurately.

Rules

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Rafael Nadal advised: "You should work on your footwork to improve your game."Rafael Nadal advised _____ on my footwork to improve my game.Serena Williams warned her opponent: "Be prepared for a tough match tomorrow."Serena Williams warned her opponent ________ for a tough match the next day.Novak Djokovic suggested: "Why don’t we analyze our last match to see where we can improve?"Novak Djokovic suggested _______ last match to see where they could improve.Roger Federer encouraged his teammate: "Keep practicing your serve, and you’ll see progress soon."Roger Federer encouraged his teammate _______ serve, saying he would see progress soon.

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Roger Federer asked: "Did you watch my match yesterday?"Roger Federer asked ______ his match the day before.Maria Sharapova said: "I trained hard for the tournament last week."Maria Sharapova said that she ___ hard for the tournament the previous week. Andy Murray asked his coach: "Can you help me with my forehand technique?"Andy Murray asked his coach ______ him with his forehand technique.Venus Williams said: "I had reserved the court for my practice."Venus Williams said ______ the court for her practice the next day.

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FILL IN THE GAPS

Rafael Nadal: “I enjoy playing on clay courts.”Rafael Nadal said that he ___ playing on clay courts. Serena Williams: “I will compete in the tournament next month.” Serena Williams said that she ___ compete in the tournament next month. Novak Djokovic: “I feel confident about my serve today.” Novak Djokovic said that he ___ confident about his serve today.Naomi Osaka: “I am going to practice my backhand tomorrow.”Naomi Osaka said that she ___ practice her backhand tomorrow.

Verbs like admit, apologise for, complain about, deny, insist on, mention and suggest can follow an -ing form pattern.

Verbs like advise, agree, challenge, claim, decide, demand, encourage, invite, offer, persuade, promise, refuse and remind can follow an infinitive pattern.

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Reporting verb + ing

Reporting verb + infinitive