Level 08 – Step 02 : Reported Speech and Hearsay (It is said that honesty is important. It is reported that he left.)
/Level 08 – Step 02 : Reported Speech and Hearsay (It is said that honesty is important. It is reported that he left.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to talk about information that comes from other people or reports, using phrases like “It is said that” and “reportedly.”
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to talk about information that comes from other people or reports, using phrases like “It is said that” and “reportedly.”
🐧Igupen: Why not just say “They say”?
/🐧Igupen: Why not just say “They say”?
🦉Professor Owl: Ho Ho Ho.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho Ho Ho.
“It is said that” and “reportedly” are useful when you want to share news or common beliefs without naming a source and to sound neutral.
/”It is said that” and “reportedly” are useful when you want to share news or common beliefs without naming a source and to sound neutral.
🐧Igupen: That sounds helpful for news and stories.
/🐧Igupen: That sounds helpful for news and stories.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are reported/hearsay expressions?
/What are reported/hearsay expressions?
Reported expressions tell what people say, report, or believe without giving a named source.
/Reported expressions tell what people say, report, or believe without giving a named source.
Common forms: “It is said that …”, “It is reported that …”, “They say that …”, “Reportedly, …”.
/Common forms: “It is said that …”, “It is reported that …”, “They say that …”, “Reportedly, …”.
Use them to share information carefully when you did not directly see or confirm it.
/Use them to share information carefully when you did not directly see or confirm it.
Simple grammar and style points:
/Simple grammar and style points:
Use “that” + clause: It is said that honesty is important.
/Use “that” + clause: It is said that honesty is important.
Use adverbs before the clause for short form: Reportedly, he left.
/Use adverbs before the clause for short form: Reportedly, he left.
These expressions keep the speaker neutral — they do not claim the speaker knows the truth.
/These expressions keep the speaker neutral — they do not claim the speaker knows the truth.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Use reported forms when you want to be careful about the source — they signal that the information comes from others, not you.
/Use reported forms when you want to be careful about the source — they signal that the information comes from others, not you.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
If you heard from news: It is reported that the train is delayed.
/If you heard from news: It is reported that the train is delayed.
If many people believe it: It is said that the park is beautiful in spring.
/If many people believe it: It is said that the park is beautiful in spring.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 It is said that honesty is important.
/No.01 It is said that honesty is important.
No.02 It is reported that he left.
/No.02 It is reported that he left.
No.03 Reportedly, the museum opens at nine.
/No.03 Reportedly, the museum opens at nine.
No.04 They say that this recipe is very easy.
/No.04 They say that this recipe is very easy.
No.05 It is said that the mountain is dangerous in winter.
/No.05 It is said that the mountain is dangerous in winter.
No.06 It is reported that the mayor will speak tonight.
/No.06 It is reported that the mayor will speak tonight.
No.07 Reportedly, the new phone is sold out.
/No.07 Reportedly, the new phone is sold out.
No.08 They say that the old bridge is strong.
/No.08 They say that the old bridge is strong.
No.09 It is said that children learn quickly with games.
/No.09 It is said that children learn quickly with games.
No.10 It is reported that the school will close early today.
/No.10 It is reported that the school will close early today.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Choose the correct sentence for hearsay: A) It is reported that the store closes early. B) It reports that the store closes early.
/Q1: Choose the correct sentence for hearsay: A) It is reported that the store closes early. B) It reports that the store closes early.
Q2: Fill in the blank: _____, he won the prize. (use Reportedly)
/Q2: Fill in the blank: _____, he won the prize. (use Reportedly)
Q3: True or False: “It is said that” shows you are the direct source of information.
/Q3: True or False: “It is said that” shows you are the direct source of information.
Q4: Change to reported form: “People say the museum is closed.”
/Q4: Change to reported form: “People say the museum is closed.”
Q5: Choose the best sentence: A) They say that pizza healthy is. B) They say that pizza is healthy.
/Q5: Choose the best sentence: A) They say that pizza healthy is. B) They say that pizza is healthy.
Q6: Fill in the blank: It is _____ that the road is blocked. (use reported)
/Q6: Fill in the blank: It is _____ that the road is blocked. (use reported)
Q7: Identify whether this is hearsay language: “It is said that the artist painted it.”
/Q7: Identify whether this is hearsay language: “It is said that the artist painted it.”
Q8: Rewrite shorter with “reportedly”: “It is reported that the concert is canceled.”
/Q8: Rewrite shorter with “reportedly”: “It is reported that the concert is canceled.”
Q9: Decide if sentence is neutral or certain: “It is said that the town floods every year.”
/Q9: Decide if sentence is neutral or certain: “It is said that the town floods every year.”
Q10: Fill in the blank with “They say” or “It is said that”: ______ the cookies are homemade.
/Q10: Fill in the blank with “They say” or “It is said that”: ______ the cookies are homemade.
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: A is correct: It is reported that the store closes early.
/A1: A is correct: It is reported that the store closes early.
A2: Reportedly, he won the prize.
/A2: Reportedly, he won the prize.
A3: False — it shows the information comes from others, not you.
/A3: False — it shows the information comes from others, not you.
A4: They say that the museum is closed.
/A4: They say that the museum is closed.
A5: B is correct: They say that pizza is healthy.
/A5: B is correct: They say that pizza is healthy.
A6: reported → It is reported that the road is blocked.
/A6: reported → It is reported that the road is blocked.
A7: Yes — this uses hearsay language.
/A7: Yes — this uses hearsay language.
A8: Reportedly, the concert is canceled.
/A8: Reportedly, the concert is canceled.
A9: Neutral — it reports others’ belief without proving it.
/A9: Neutral — it reports others’ belief without proving it.
A10: They say the cookies are homemade.
/A10: They say the cookies are homemade.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Good work. Using “It is said that” and “reportedly” helps you share news politely and carefully.
/🦉Professor Owl: Good work. Using “It is said that” and “reportedly” helps you share news politely and carefully.
🐧Igupen: I will use them when I hear something but cannot check it myself.
/🐧Igupen: I will use them when I hear something but cannot check it myself.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing with real news or stories; you will sound more accurate and polite when reporting information.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing with real news or stories; you will sound more accurate and polite when reporting information.
