Reported speech — reuse it in speaking and writing

Reported speech: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: discours-indirect-pratiquerPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Reported speech” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the “Reported speech” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.

3. Understand

Study the pattern in the examples, then connect form and meaning before you answer.

Julie m’a dit qu’elle cherchait un appartement.Le responsable nous a expliqué que la réunion commencerait plus tard.J’ai répondu que je pouvais venir vendredi.Ils ont annoncé que le magasin fermerait à dix-huit heures.Tu m’as dit que tu avais déjà envoyé le dossier.Le médecin a précisé que je devais revenir dans une semaine.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Use “Reported speech” in a short message you could realistically send today.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For discours direct et indirect, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Reported speech” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.