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Reporting statements

Reporting statements. Reporting Statements. Dr. Alan Chen, chairman of the American Society for Weight-Loss Surgeons, said that was a tragedy. “This is a tragedy!” Dr. Cheng, chairman of the American Society for Weight-Loss Surgeons, said. Reporting Statements.

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Reporting statements

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  1. Reporting statements

  2. Reporting Statements Dr. Alan Chen, chairman of the American Society for Weight-Loss Surgeons, said thatwas a tragedy. “This is a tragedy!” Dr. Cheng, chairman of the American Society for Weight-Loss Surgeons, said.

  3. Reporting Statements Dr. Martin Yung said that the patients who had tried to look for unlicensed doctors were doing something really dangerous. “The patients who try to look for unlicensed doctors to reduce their operation costs are doing something really dangerous,” said Dr. Martin Yung.

  4. Reporting Statements The doctors said that the public was worried since most people who had undergone weight-loss surgeries werewomen in their child-bearing years. “The public is worried since most people who underwent weight-loss surgeries are women in their child-bearing years,” said the doctors.

  5. Reporting Statements Most of the middle-aged women simply told the surgeon that theycould not wait to have theirsurgeries. “Most of the middle-aged women simply told me, ‘I can’t wait to have my surgery’!” Hint: Think about whether you have to change the pronoun(s).

  6. 4 STEPS on reporting statements When we report statements, the following changes should be made: 1. Use a reporting v_____ such as ‘said’ or ‘explained’, etc. 2. Change the t ______. For example: Simple present  ________________________ Present perfect  _____________________ Past continuous tense  _________________________ 3. Change the p_______ or possessive adjectives 4. Change the t_____ words. For example: Now ________________________ Today_______________________ Tomorrow_____________ erb ense Past tense Present perfect tense Past perfect continuous tense ronouns ime then that day the day after

  7. Reporting questions

  8. Reporting questions Some rules of reporting questions are similar to reporting statements. Work in pairs. Compare the statement and question below, and come up with 3 similar rules. Direct speech: “I am happy with my 3L students now.” Miss Chung said. “Am I happy with my 3L students now?” Miss Chung asked. Reported speech: Miss Chung said that she was happy with her 3L students then. Miss Chung asked if she was happy with her 3L students then.

  9. Reporting questions Have you come up with the 3 rules? Let’s see if all of you are smart ladies! Direct speech: “I am happy with my 3L students now.” Miss Chung said. “Am I happy with my 3L students now?” Miss Chung asked. Reported speech: Miss Chung said that she was happy with her 3L students then. Miss Chung asked if she was happy with her 3L students then. changing the pronouns/possessive adjectives changing the tense changing the time words

  10. Reporting questions Let’s try to find out the other rules together… • “Is the doctor reliable?” Daisy asked. Daisy asked if/whetherthe doctor was reliable.  Put the subject before the _______ when reporting questions Use ____ or ________ for yes/no-questions e.g. “Is Dr. Lee a well-trained doctor?” Flora asked. verb if whether A: Flora asked if/whether Dr. Lee was a well-trained doctor.

  11. Reporting questions Let’s try to find out the other rules together… 2. “Who wants to be ugly, Miss Chung?” Joyce asked. Joyce asked Miss Chung who wanted to be ugly.  Do not change the _________ when we report questions with wh-words as the subject  Put the object after the reporting verb ‘______’, if any e.g. “Who has undergone plastic surgery, Angela?” Chrissie asked. word order asked A: Chrissie asked Angela who had undergone plastic surgery.

  12. Reporting questions Let’s try to find out the other rules together… 3. “Why do you want to undergo plastic surgery?” Dr. Li asked Mary.Dr. Li asked Mary why she wanted to undergo plastic surgery.  __________ do/does/did when reporting questions e.g. “Do you want to look more gorgeous?” A lady asked Cindy. Take away A: A lady asked Cindy if/whether she wanted to look more gorgeous.

  13. 6 reminders on reporting questions Apart from the similarities when reporting statements, the following changes should be made when we report questions: • Put the subject before the ________ in questions • Do not change the word order when we report questions with ____________ as the subject 3. _____________ do, does and did 4. Use _____________ for yes/no-questions • Put the _______ after the reporting verb ‘asked’, if any • Change the question mark into ____________ verb wh-words Take away if or whether object full-stop

  14. Producing a news programme

  15. Guidelines on producing your programme Work in groups of 5 Give a brief description on the trend of plastic surgery Extract main points from the video and report the lady’s case Imagine that your group has interviewed a person:Blue: The chairlady of plastic surgery societyYellow: A cosmeticianPink: The lady’s motherGreen: A plastic surgeon 5. Create the interview content using at least 5 reported questions and 5 reported statements 6. Include a conclusion in your programme You’ve 10 minutes for planning!

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