Indirect speech (or reported speech) is when you write about (or report) what a person has said, without using the actual words spoken, so you don’t need speech marks1. Example: Buzz Ald[r]
(1)Grade - English - Review 6
I 1st and 3rdperson pronouns
Singular Plural
1stPerson I we
2ndPerson you you
3rdPerson he
she it
they
1st person pronouns
We use these pronouns as a sentence subject when talking about ourselves, or about groups in which we belong
Example: I played football yesterday Example: We played monopoly last night
Note that 'I' and 'We' are used as the subject within this sentence
Look at the following sentence Take note of theobjectof the sentence, “John” Example: I spoke to John about the homework
The object of this sentence can be changed using anobject pronoun (him, her, it, them) Look at the sentence now below
I spoke tohimabout the homework 3rd person pronouns
We use third person pronouns to speak about the actions of others, singular and plural (it, he, she, they)
(2)Possessive adjectives
Possessives are used to attribute ownership of nouns to both the object and subject pronouns (my, his, her, its, our, their)
Example: I spoke to him abouthishomework
Example: I spoke to the teacher aboutmyhomework
Circle the first person pronouns and underline the 3rd person pronouns, or nouns.
Then fill in the gaps with the correct possessive adjectives.
1 I played football withmydad John played football with _dad
(3)II Direct speech and Indirect (reported) speech
Convert the direct speech to indirect speech.
1 “I’m hungry,” said Ben
2 “What’s the time?” asked Tina
3 “I am not happy,” shouted the furious teacher
Direct Speech:
uses speech marks
uses punctuation (comma, full-stop, question mark, or exclamation mark) before the second speech mark
uses the speaker’s actual words
new speaker, new line
Reported Speech:
doesn’t use speech marks
changes pronouns, and often also changes word order
changes verb tenses (and time phrases if necessary)
usually starts by telling you who spoke
often uses“that…” –but you can omit it
Sometimes other words need to be changed or added, so that the sentence makes sense Direct speechis when you write the actual words that a person has spoken
We show this by putting speech marks (“ ”) around the spoken words Example: “We have contact!” said Buzz Aldrin
Indirect speech (or reported speech) is when you write about (or report) what a person has said, without using the actual words spoken, so you don’t need speech marks
(4)Convert the indirect speech to direct speech.
1 Lucy said that she was tired
2 Ronaldo said that he was the best football player in the world Hulk shouted that he was so angry
III Synonyms and Antonyms
Think of a synonym and an antonym for these adjectives.
Think of synonyms to replace the words in bold to make the writing more interesting.
“I had agood day today I went to abigpark and saw asmalldog Then I watched a
bigaeroplane fly in the sky.”
1 good
Synonym Antonym
good beautiful big thin
Synonymsare two words that mean the same or nearly the same as each other
E.g nice lovely
Anantonymis a word that means the opposite of another word E.g nice unpleasant
(5)IV Phrasal Verbs
Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs in the phrase bank Turn to page 69 in your Language Book for some extra help.
1 Oh no, my car has
2 When I’m sleepy, I find it hard to _in the morning I’m hot, can you _the air conditioner?
4 You never use that toy, you should just _of it
5 If you don’t , we’re not going to make it to the party on time
Phrase Bank
get up turn on speed up broken down get rid
'get up' and 'turn on' arephrasal verbs They include averband apreposition The meaning is different from the verb
(6)Grade - English - Review 7
I Present continuous tense
Complete the sentences with the present continuous form in brackets.
1 They (play) football
2 She _(watch) TV at the moment Stop talking! I _(try) to think
4 I promise, I (not/cheat) on the test You (be) too noisy
(7)II Present continuous with future meaning
Below are present continuous sentences with future meaning Fill in the gaps.
1 I _English tonight a) am studying
b) are studying c) is studying d) study
2 We _on holiday tomorrow a) is going
b) gone c) are going d) are gone
3 What _after school? a) is you doing
b) are you
We can use the present continuous to talk about the future The form is the same:subject +‘be’+‘ing’verb.
We only get the future meaning when atime wordis used in the sentence Examples
I’m workingnext Saturday
(8)4 She _her grandparents next weekend a) visited
b) is visiting c) are visiting d) visit
5 I tennis tomorrow because I hurt my hand a) not playing
b) am not playing c) can not playing d) isn't playing
III Facts and Opinions
Afactis a statement you can prove to be true Examples
'B' is the second letter in the alphabet Friday is the day after Thursday
Anopinionis someone's idea or feeling about something Examples
(9)Circle the facts and underline the opinions.
1 Rabbits are cute Rabbits are mammals
3 Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun Spiderman is the best superhero
5 Vietnam is in the continent of Asia
6 Playing Roblox is more fun than playing the guitar
Read the following extract from a newspaper article.
Write3 factsabout Christina Koch and her voyage to Space.
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch has set a new record for the longest stay in space by a woman
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who spent nearly 11 months in orbit to set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, has landed safely back on Earth with her two International Space Station crewmates
It is hoped the pioneering 328-day voyage by Koch, 41, will provide new insights into deep-space travel Koch was with Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov when their space capsule parachuted back to Earth in the Kazakh desert in Kazakhstan on Friday
“I’m just so overwhelmed and happy right now,” Koch said, sitting in a chair wrapped in blankets as she waited to be carried into a medical tent to restore her balance in gravity