A communication method includes at a relay device, receiving first data from the base station, the first data including first control information that represents a first communication mode from the base station to the relay device, adding second control information to the received first data, the second control information representing a second communication mode from the relay device to the terminal device, and relaying second data to the terminal device, the second data including the first data added with the second control information; and at a terminal device, receiving the first data of the first communication mode storing the first data in a buffer, performing reception processing on the second data based on the second control information included in the second data, performing reception processing on the first data based on the first control information included in the second data, and combining the first and second data.