2. Discours direct/indirect

(One of my first encounters with prejudice happened when I was too young to remember, but I've heard my mother tell the story. She and I were standing at a bus stop). It was a hot day and I was thirsty, so we walked up the block to a small diner, where she asked if she could have a cup of water for her son. The man said he could not help us and closed the door in our faces.

The Soul of a Butterfly, Muhammad Ali, 2004.

Ali: "Mum, I'm thirsty." His mother: "Could I have a cup of water for my son?" The man: "Sorry, I can't help you."

help me , s'il vous plaît

(One of my first encounters with prejudice happened when I was too young to remember, but I've heard my mother tell the story. She and I were standing at a bus stop). It was a hot day and I was thirsty, so we walked up the block to a small diner, where she asked if she could have a cup of water for her son. The man said he could not help us and closed the door in our faces. The Soul of a Butterfly, Muhammad Ali, 2004.

Discours direct

Ali: "Mum, I'm thirsty."

His mother: "Could I have a cup of water for my son?"

The man: "Sorry, I can't help you."

Complète ensuite les phrases ci-dessous :

DD :"'I'm thirsty" ( j'ai soif ) = DI: I was thirsty ( j'avais soif )

DD :"I can't(...)" ( je ne peux pas ) = DI: he couldn't ( il ne pouvait pas )

• Connais-tu un autre modal qui se termine en -/d? : should/would

• -d est la marque du passé, que tu connais dans le -(e)d du Prétérit.

-› Tu peux en déduire que could est le Prétérit de can et que would est le Prétérit de will

Déterminants possessifs et pronom :

I was thirsty, so we walked up the block to a small diner, where she asked if she could have a cup of water for her son. The man said he could not help us

Comme j'avais soif, nous avons remonté le pâté de maisons jusqu'à un petit restaurant, où elle a demandé si elle pouvait avoir une tasse d'eau pour son fils. L'homme a répondu qu' il ne pouvait pas nous aider

Déterminants possessifs et pronoms :

Ali: "Mum, I'm thirsty."

His mother: "Could I have a cup of water for my son?"

The man: "Sorry, I can't help you."

Ali : "Maman, j'ai soif".

Sa mère : " Pourrais-je avoir une tasse d'eau pour mon fils ?"

L'homme : "Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider."

Discours Direct :

Could I have a cup of water for my son ?

auxiliaire + sujet + BV + complément ?

Discours Indirect :

She asked if she could have a cup of water for her son.

sujet + auxiliaire + BV + complément

Au discours indirect, l'ordre des mots change

Le point d'interrogation disparait ( enfin, n'est pas utilisé. Le fait que ce soit une question est sous entendu par le "if"( si ) et par le verbe introducteur 'elle a demandé' )