Unit 8 Grammar in use - OD 5

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Unit 8 Grammar in use - OD 5

Poll

Which sentence is in direct speech?

• I asked how many words Kanzi was learning.

• How many words is Kanzi learning?

Poll

Which sentence is in reported speech?

• I asked how many words Kanzi was learning.

• How many words is Kanzi learning?

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below.

Change reported speech to direct speech.

1. She said that she was learning about animal communication,

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below.

Change direct speech to reported speech.

2. 'I'm going to the park," she said.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below.

Change direct speech to reported speech.

3. 'I'm studying about crocodiles in school," he told me.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence below.

Change reported speech to direct speech.

4. I asked my father what time it was.

Poll

Choose the thing you are most interested in knowing more about.

Teacher demonstrates how reported speech can be used to make sentences that report what people are interested in knowing about. More instructions next page.

• Wild horses

• Snakes

• Lions

• Sheep

• Sharks

​Making sentences based on poll

• ​Teacher elicits from students who answered each of the 5 options

• ​A student is then helped to make a simple direct speech statement

• ​eg. "I am interested in wild animals" said Johnny.

• ​Teacher helps another student to make that into reported speech

• ​eg. Johnny told me that he is interested in wild animals

• ​Repeat the process a few times to make sure the class understood

• ​May need to open a google doc to keep track of the sentences

• ​Speaking practice in both direct and reported speech is main point

• ​Make sure reported speech with Told and Asked is used