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John: Hi guys,
I hope you are all okay and ready for another lesson with me.
In the previous lessons we looked at reported statements and questions and the changes you have to make to the things like pronouns, tenses and time markers.
In this lesson we are going to look at reported orders and requests.
If someone asks you to do something in a polite way, it is called a request.
When someone tells you, very directly to do something it is called either an order or a command in English.
Can you find the examples of orders and requests in the picture?
Examples of orders:
Don’t use your cell phone in the classroom!
Don't be late anymore!
David, leave Betty alone!
Requests are:
Don’t chew gum in the classroom, please.
Open your student books, please.
Could you close the window?
May I have a glass of water?
When we want to turn a request into Reported Speech we don’t have to report every word. We simply use the pattern: ask somebody to do something.
If the request is negative, we add not before to: ask somebody not to do something.
For example:
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Direct requests |
Reported requests |
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Don’t chew gum in the classroom, please. |
The teacher asked him not to chew gum in the classroom. |
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Open your student’s books, please. |
The teacher asked them to open their student’s books. |
|
Could you close the window? |
Dora asked the teacher to close the window. |
Requests for objects.
Requests for objects (e.i. when you want to get something) are reported using the pattern: ask for + object.
For example:
|
Direct requests |
Reported requests |
|
May I have a glass of water? |
He asked for water. |
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Can I have the newspaper, please? |
He asked for the newspaper. |
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Pepper, please. |
She asked for pepper. |
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Could you give me an ice-cream? |
She asked for an ice-cream. |
Now let’s move on to reporting orders.
In fact, we report orders in the same way as requests. We just use “tell” instead of “ask”: tell somebody to do something.
Or if the order is negative use not before to: tell somebody not to do something.
For example:
|
Direct orders |
Reported orders |
|
Don’t use your cell phone in the classroom! |
The teacher told Joe not to use her cell phone in the classroom! |
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Don't be late anymore! |
The teacher told him not to be late anymore. |
|
Jimmy, leave Betty alone! |
The teacher told Jimmy to leave Betty alone. |
There are many other verbs that can be used instead of ask and tell.
By using them properly, you will make your speech much more interesting and informative.
For example: order, command, advice, invite, warn, forbid, remind, teach, beg, persuade, etc.
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Please come to my party! |
I invited her to come to my party. |
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Don’t forget to phone your sister. |
I reminded him to phone his sister. |
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“Get out of the car!” said the police officer. |
The police officer ordered him to get out of the car. |
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“Can I go out tonight, mum, please?” asked the boy. |
The boy begged to go out that night. |
Now let’s move on to some exercises. Let’s practice using the rules:
Report what the teacher told the students before the exam.
1. The teacher asked the students to leave their bags at the front of the room.
2. The teacher asked the students to raise their hands if they need anything.
3. The teacher asked the students to answer all the questions.
4. The teacher reminded the students to write their names at the top of the page.
5. The teacher warned the students to check their answers again before they hand the papers in.
Fill in the gaps with one of the reporting verbs from the list below in the past simple.
offer remind beg forbid warn
1. She reminded him to feed the cat.
2. His Dad forbade to play near the road.
3. Mum warned them not to touch the iron.
4. He begged me not to tell his parents.
5. She offered to drive me into town.
That’s all for today!
I hope now you know how to report orders and requests.
And don’t forget to practise your grammar skills, because practice makes perfect.
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