Quarter 1 Learning Materials for English 7 K12 Curriculum

2. Friendly Reminders:
1. Don’t be shy.
2. Always prepare your learning stuffs.
3. Be vocal if there is any question.
4. Kindly answer if you know the answer
to the question.
5. Always get ready and attentive.
6. Learn and enjoy!

3. OBJECTIVES
1. Analyze the group of statements of
direct and reported/indirect speech.
2. Tell whether each of the following
statements is a direct or
reported speech.

4. How about you?
Don’t forget
about tomorrow
guys!
Will you join
tomorrow? How about
you?
If you go, then I
will go too.
If you will not go,
then I will not too.
So, we will
not go?
Are you sure
already?
How about
you?
It’s up to you.
Guys, will you join
tomorrow?
How about
you?
And you?
It’s up to
you.
And you?

5. Guide questions!
1.What is the dialogue about?
2.Do you think the conversations are direct
speech? How do you say so?

6. What did I say???
I watched news about the
typhoon yesterday.
- You said that ____________.
I stayed at home all day
yesterday.
- _____________________.
My cousin helps me to fix
my studio.
- _____________________.

8. Let’s investigate!

9. DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH
In direct speech, the message of the speaker
is conveyed or reported in his own actual
words without any change. It is also known as
quoted speech. The exact message of the
speaker is enclosed by quotation marks “….”
Examples:
1) The boy said, “I ate pancakes.”
2) The mother ordered, “Clean the house.”
3) “Is everything clear?” asked John.

10. Also remember!
A direct speech commonly has a reporting
clause, reporting verb, reported clause and
reported verb.
Examples: Reporting clause - The boy
said, “I ate pancakes.”
Reporting verb - The boy said, “I ate
pancakes.”
Reported clause - The boy said, “I ate
pancakes.”
Reported verb - The boy said, “I ate
pancakes.”
Source: https://literarydevices.net/aphorism/

11. Reported speech is also known as indirect
speech. It is a report on what someone else
said or wrote without using that person's
exact words. Unlike direct speech, it doesn’t
have quotation marks.
Examples:
The boy said that he had eaten pancakes.
The mother ordered to clean the house.
John asked if everything was clear.

12. DIRECT SPEECH
Examples:
1) The boy said, “I ate pancakes.”
2) The mother ordered, “Clean the house.”
3) “Is everything clear?” asked John.
REPORTED SPEECH
1) The boy said that he had eaten pancakes.
2) The mother ordered to clean the house.
3) John asked if everything was clear.

13. DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpznGgIuTHQ

14. A: The reporter said, “ Typhoon Rolly
weakens as it heads westward.”
B:____________________________.

15. LEARNING TASK TIME!!!
Learning Task 2: Tell whether each of
the following statements is a direct or
reported speech.
Check the Google classroom!

17. OBJECTIVES
1. Change direct speech to reported
speech or vice versa.
2. Write direct speech sentences.

18. Basic Rules in Changing Direct
Speech (DS) to Reported Speech (RS)

19. Basic Rules in Changing Direct
Speech (DS) to Reported Speech (RS)
1. Changes in Person of Pronouns
1st person pronouns in reported
clause are always changed according to
the subject of the reporting clause.
Examples:
DS: Anna said, “I am happy.”
RS: Anna said that she was happy.

20. 2nd person pronouns in reported
clause are always changed according to
the object of the reporting clause.
Examples:
DS: Joy said to Paul, “You passed the
exam.”
RS: Joy told Paul that he had passed
the exam.
Basic Rules in Changing Direct
Speech (DS) to Reported Speech (RS)

21. Basic Rules in Changing Direct
Speech (DS) to Reported Speech (RS)
3rd Person pronouns in reported
clause are not changed.
Examples:
DS: Joana said, “She looks sad.”
RS: Joana said she looked sad.

22. 2. Changes in Verbs

23. Let’s Try!
Choose the correct Indirect Speech
1. He asked me, "What time is it?"
A. He asked me what time it is.
B. He asked me what time it was.
2.He asked me, "How old are you?"
A. He asked me how old I was.
B. He asked me how old are you.
3. Mike said, “I must do my homework now.”
A. Mike said that I must do my homework
now.
B. Mike said that he must do his
homework now.

24. Choose the correct Direct Speech
4. He said that he was going to school.
A. He said, “I am going to school.”
B. He said, “I was going to school.”
5. The son promised his mother that he would
never be rude to her.
A. The son said to his mother, “I shall
never be rude to you.”
B. The son said to his mother, “He shall
never be rude to you.”

25. Choose the correct Indirect Speech
1. My teacher said, “You should do your homework at
home."
A. My teacher said that I should do your
homework at home.
B. My teacher said that I should do my
homework at home.
2.Cedric asked me, “What is the date today?"
A. Cedric asked me what was the date today.
B. Cedric asked me what is the date today.
3. “There is no classes today.”, announced the principal
A. The principal announced that there is no
classes today.
B. The principal announced that there was no
classes today.

26. Choose the correct Direct Speech
4. My friend asked me what was the topic
about.
A. My friend asked, “What is the topic
about?”
B. My friend asked, “What was the topic
about?”
5. Leo told me that we must go to school early.
A. Leo told me, “They must go to school early.”
B. Leo told me, “We must go to school early.”

27. Write the correct indirect speech
of the following sentences:
6. He said, “ I like listening to music.”
He said ________________________
7. She asked, “ Where is the nearest store
here?”
She said ________________________
8. “ You don’t know my sacrifices.”, my
mother remarked.
My mother remarked
________________________

28. Write the correct direct speech of
the following sentences:
9. My brother said that he was going to
the mall.
My brother said, _____________________
10. The teacher asked who was absent
today.
The teacher asked, ___________________

29. Learning Task 3: Study the images believe. Fill
the speech bubbles with what you think he/she
could be saying.
LEARNING TASK TIME!!!
Example pattern: The President said, ________.

30. Learning Task 5: Change direct speech to
reported speech. The first number is
done for you.
LEARNING TASK TIME!!!

34. "Be careful with your words. Once they are
said, they can be only forgiven, not
forgotten." -Unknown