A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 17

Raconte ce qu'on t'a dit et apporte du détail !

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of sharing information and describing people, places, and things with precision.

  • Convert direct statements into reported speech.
  • Identify the correct relative pronouns for different nouns.
  • Combine sentences to provide extra details fluently.
Share stories and describe your world with confidence.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Salut ! Tu maîtrises déjà les bases de l'anglais, c'est génial. Maintenant, on va passer à la vitesse supérieure pour rendre tes conversations beaucoup plus fluides et naturelles. Dans ce chapitre, tu vas apprendre deux compétences clés pour arrêter de parler comme un robot et commencer à raconter de vraies histoires. D'abord, on s'attaque au 'Reported Speech'. Imagine que tu rentres du travail et que tu veux raconter à tes amis ce que ton boss t'a dit. Au lieu de simplement répéter ses mots, tu sauras transformer 'I am happy' en 'He said he was happy'. Tu vas apprendre à faire glisser les temps et à changer les pronoms pour rapporter n'importe quelle discussion avec assurance. Ensuite, on va découvrir les 'Relative Clauses'. C'est le secret pour lier tes idées entre elles ! Grâce aux mots 'who', 'which', 'that' et 'where', tu ne feras plus de petites phrases hachées. Tu pourras dire : 'C'est l'ami qui m'a aidé' ou 'C'est le restaurant où nous sommes allés'. À la fin de ce chapitre, tu sauras décrire précisément des personnes, des objets et des lieux tout en partageant des anecdotes passionnantes. Tu es prêt à donner du relief à ton anglais ? C'est parti !

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Retell a short story using reported speech and describe your favorite places using relative clauses.

Conseils et astuces (2)

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The 'That' Trap

You can drop the word 'that' in informal speech. 'He said he was tired' is just as correct as 'He said that he was tired'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Speech: Saying What Someone Said
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Keep it simple

Start by using 'who' for people and 'that' for things. Don't worry about 'which' yet.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Clauses: The Person Who, The Thing That, The Place Where

Vocabulaire clé (5)

Report to tell someone about an event Relative connecting two parts of a sentence Clause a part of a sentence containing a verb Pronoun a word like who or that replacing a noun Mention to speak about something briefly

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Sharing News

Review Summary

  • Subject + said + (that) + [tense shifted clause]
  • Noun + who/which/that/where + clause

Erreurs courantes

We don't use an object (me) directly after 'said'. Use 'told me' or just 'said that'.

Wrong: He said me he is happy.
Correct: He said that he was happy.

Do not repeat the subject (she). The relative pronoun 'who' acts as the subject.

Wrong: The girl who she is my friend.
Correct: The girl who is my friend.

You don't need 'in it' because 'where' already includes the location.

Wrong: The city where I live in it.
Correct: The city where I live.

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job today! Keep practicing these structures in your daily conversations.

Listen to a news clip and write down three things the reporter said.

Continue to: Fluidité et Précision : Maîtrise les Nuances de l'Anglais

Pratique rapide (7)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: The car that I bought is red.
Use 'that' for things.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Clauses: The Person Who, The Thing That, The Place Where

Select the correct reported question.

He asked where ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: I was
Indirect questions use statement order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Speech: Saying What Someone Said

Find the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

She told that she was tired.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: told
'Told' needs an object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Speech: Saying What Someone Said

Fill in the blank with who, that, or where.

The girl ___ is singing is my sister.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: who
Use 'who' for people.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Clauses: The Person Who, The Thing That, The Place Where

Fill in the correct backshifted verb.

He said he ___ (be) happy.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: was
Present simple backshifts to past simple.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Speech: Saying What Someone Said

Choose the best option.

This is the restaurant ___ we ate.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: where
Use 'where' for places.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Clauses: The Person Who, The Thing That, The Place Where

Find the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

The man which lives here is nice.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: which -> who
Use 'who' for people.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Relative Clauses: The Person Who, The Thing That, The Place Where

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Questions fréquentes (4)

If the information is still true (e.g., 'He said he is a doctor'), you don't have to. But backshifting is always safe.
No, use 'told' instead. 'He told me' is correct; 'He said me' is not.
In very informal speech, yes, but 'who' is much better.
Use 'where' only for locations like cities, houses, or parks.
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