Section C

A/ David's problem

· What is he trying to do?

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· What does he want to say?

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B/ Teddy

· What is Teddy?

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· What is he made of?

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· What is its function?

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C/ Tenses

· Quels sont les deux temps du passés employés?

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· Relève un exemple de chaque et justifie leur emploi:

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D/ Le____________________________

1. Observe la phrase: "She said that time went by her".

· quel est le COD de la phrase?

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· quel est le sujet du verbe '"said"?

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· quel est le sujet du verbe "went"?

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· ré-écris la phrase en utilisant:

She said : " Time ............................................................................."

2. Identification de la tournure

· Comment s'appelle ce procédé par lequel on rapporte les parole de quelqu'un?

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· Quels verbes permettent ce procédé?

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3. Concordance des temps.

discours direct	discours indirect	règle
Teddy says: "Real things are good."
Teddy said: "Real things are good."
David says : "She won't understand."
David said : "She won't understand."
David says: "I"ve written."
David said: "I"ve written."
David said: "I wrote"

4. Modification des pronoms personnels et marqueurs temporels

· David said:"I've written"

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· David said: "Yesterday, I wrote."

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· David said: "Tomorrow, I'll write."

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5. Les questions

· quels verbes peuvent introduire une question indirecte?

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· Wh-questions:

- Teddy asks: "What have you said?"

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· Yes-no questions:

- David asks: "Do you know what I was thinking?"

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Exercise:

1. Ré-écris ces phrases au discours indirect:

a. (l 4)Monica asked: "Isn't it lovely?"

b. (l 35)"I'm sorry your wife couldn't be with us to hear you," his neighbor said.

c. (l 36) "Monica prefers to stay at home thinking beautiful thoughts," said Swinton.

d. (l 70) David said: "Teddy, I can't think what to say!"

e. (l 87) David: "I wonder if time is good.

f. (l 89) David asks: ". Is time real, Teddy?"