Reported Speech pt.3
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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Students will be able to report commands, requests, advice, statements, and questions accurately.
Subsidiary Aims
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Use reported speech naturally in realistic situations.
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Distinguish between different reported speech structures.
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Report commands using tell + object + infinitive.
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Report requests using ask + object + infinitive.
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Report advice using advise + object + infinitive.
Procedure (108-120 minutes)
Past perfect game. Write on the post-its activities/sentences. Take 6 post-its each person and put them in the same chronological order as you chose them. Create a story in past (simple and perfect). Tell the two stories in front of the class.
Present examples of direct commands. Convert them into reported speech. Repeat with requests and advice. Highlight infinitive structures. Compare patterns.
Provide transformation exercises. Students work individually. Review answers together.
Distribute mixed examples. Students classify sentence types. Students convert them into reported speech. Compare answers.
Divide students into teams. Present mixed examples. Teams identify the type of sentence. Award points for correct answers.
