Lesson Plan

Date:
Teacher: Dascălu Diana
Class:8-th
Number of students:22
Textbook:Snapshot intermediate
Lesson:Reported statements
Type of lesson: aquisition of new knowledge
Timing:50’
Methods: reading approach,conversation,explanation,exercises
Materials:worksheets,bb.
Aims: -to get the students involved in the topic;
-to give Ss practice in reporting what people said;
-to develop students’ listening skills;
-to develop students’ writing skills;
-to develop students’ communication skills.
Evaluation: -continue-through activities,obvservation,error correction
- final-through feed-back

Stages of activity
Lead in

The teacher announces the topic and the aims of the new lesson.At the end of the
lesson the students should be able to report statements.

Activity 1
The teacher hands out Task 1.The students have to read the sentences and make
rules.

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TASK 1
Read the sentences below:
Verb tense changes

Direct speech Reported speech

‘I am Spanish.’ He said (that) he was Spanish.
‘We’re learning English.’ They said (that) they were learning English.
‘I like Tom Cruise.’ She told me (that) she liked Tom Cruise.
‘I left at six o’clock.’ He said (that) he had left at six o’clock.
‘I’ve lost my passport.’ She said (that) she had lost her passport.
‘We’ll phone soon.’ They told her (that) they would phone soon.
‘He can’t read the board.’ He said (that) he couldn’t read the board.

Make rules:

Direct speech Reported speech

1.Present simple _________________ .......................Past simple..................
2.Present continuous _________________ ...........................................................
3.Past simple _________________ .............................................................
4.Present perfect _________________ ............................................................
5.will _________________ ............................................................
6.can _________________ ...........................................................

Time phrase changes

Direct speech Reported speech
I’ll do it today. He said (that) he’d do it that day.
It arrived this morning. She said (that) the letter had arrived that morning.
I may be late tomorrow. He said (that) he might be late the next day.
I wasn’t at school yesterday.She said (that) she hadn’t been at school the day
before.
They went away last week. He said (that) they had gone away the week
before.
She’s coming back next week. He said (that) she was coming back the following
week.

today ___________________ ................................................

this(morning) ___________________ ................................................
tomorrow ___________________ ...............................................
yesterday ___________________ ...............................................
last (week) ___________________ ..............................................
next (week) ___________________ ...............................................

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Place changes
Direct speech Reported speech
I put it here on the shelf. He said (that) he had put it there on the shelf.
I know this place well. He said (that) he knew the/that place well.

here __________________ .............................................

this __________________ .............................................

Activity 2
The students are given a text.They have to read the text and underline the reported
statements in it.The students work individually and then read the reported statements
that they have underlined.

TASK 2
Underline the reported statements in the text below:

‘That was my boyfriend Joe on the phone.’

‘What did he say?’
‘He said he’d been away with his parents’
‘Why didn’t he phone to tell you?’
‘He said he had phoned before he went away but he couldn’t get through.’
‘Oh,yeah?I bet!They always say that..He’s probably having a great time without you.’
‘Not at all.He said he was missing me and that he wanted me to go up to Manchester
to see him when I get back home.’
‘And you will of course.’
‘I haven’t made up my mind yet.I said I’d tell him at the weekend.’
‘So you’re playing hard to get,are you?’

Activity 3
The students are given some statements and they have to change them into reported
speech.The students work individually and then they read their reported statements.

TASK 3
Change the statements into reported speech:
eg. ’I’m a policeman.’
He said (that) he was a policeman.

1.’We’re not staying in a hostel.’

They said .......................................................................................................................
2.’I’m a vegtarian and I don’t eat meat.’
She said .........................................................................................................................
3.’The boys went home at ten o’clock.’
They said .......................................................................................................................

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4.’I’ve lost my purse.’
Nicola said .....................................................................................................................
5.’I can’t read the writing on the board.’
The boy said ..................................................................................................................
6.’We’ll phone on Saturday’
They said .......................................................................................................................
7.’The eggs are delivered fresh every morning.’
She said .........................................................................................................................
8.’I didn’t work the early shift on Sunday.’
Tom said ........................................................................................................................

Activity 4:Evaluation
The teacher grades the students.

Activity 5:Homework

TASK 4
Homework
Write what people actually said:
1.She said she was having a good time in Ireland.
.............................................................................................................................
2.They told us they couldn’t get tickets for the concert.
.............................................................................................................................
3.He said he’d already eaten a big meal.
.............................................................................................................................
4.I said I wouldn’t go to the match on Saturday.
.............................................................................................................................
5.You told me you swam twenty lengths of the swimming pool every morning.
.......................................................................................................................................
6.Jake said that he was running the marathon the following week.
........................................................................................................................................
7.My brother said that he had seen my girlfriend out with someone else.
.......................................................................................................................................

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 Class:VIII
Name:...............................................

WORKSHEET

-FIŞĂ DE LUCRU-

Reported speech(Vorbirea indirectă)

Reported statements
Propoziţii afirmative în vorbirea indirectă

TASK 1
Read the sentences below(citiţi propoziţiile de mai jos):
Verb tense changes

Direct speech Reported speech

‘I am Spanish.’ He said (that) he was Spanish.
‘We’re learning English.’ They said (that) they were learning English.
‘I like Tom Cruise.’ She told me (that) she liked Tom Cruise.
‘I left at six o’clock.’ He said (that) he had left at six o’clock.
‘I’ve lost my passport.’ She said (that) she had lost her passport.
‘We’ll phone soon.’ They told her (that) they would phone soon.
‘He can’t read the board.’ He said (that) he couldn’t read the board.

Make rules:

Direct speech Reported speech

1.Present simple _________________ ...............Past simple.................................
2.Present continuous _________________ ..................................................................
3.Past simple _________________ ..................................................................
4.Present perfect _________________ ..................................................................
5.will _________________ ..................................................................
6.can _________________ ...................................................................

Time phrase changes

Direct speech Reported speech
I’ll do it today. He said (that) he’d do it that day.
It arrived this morning. She said (that) the letter had arrived that morning.
I may be late tomorrow. He said (that) he might be late the next day.
I wasn’t at school yesterday. She said (that) she hadn’t been at school the day before.
They went away last week. He said (that) they had gone away the week before.
She’s coming back next week. He said (that) she was coming back the following week.

today __________________ .................................................................

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this(morning) ___________________ ...............................................................
tomorrow ___________________ .............................................................
yesterday ___________________ ..............................................................
last (week) ___________________ ..............................................................
next (week) ___________________ ..............................................................
Place changes
Direct speech Reported speech
I put it here on the shelf. He said (that) he had put it there on the shelf.
I know this place well. He said (that) he knew the/that place well.

here __________________ ..........................................................

this __________________ ..........................................................

TASK 2
Underline the reported statements in the text below(subliniaţi propoziţiile din vorbirea
indirectă din textul de mai jos):

‘That was my boyfriend Joe on the phone.’

‘What did he say?’
‘He said he’d been away with his parents’
‘Why didn’t he phone to tell you?’
‘He said he had phoned before he went away but he couldn’t get through.’
‘Oh,yeah?I bet!They always say that..He’s probably having a great time without you.’
‘Not at all.He said he was missing me and that he wanted me to go up to Manchester to see
him when I get back home.’
‘And you will of course.’
‘I haven’t made up my mind yet.I said I’d tell him at the weekend.’
‘So you’re playing hard to get,are you?’

TASK 3
Change the statements into reported speech(transformaţi în vorbire indirectă):
eg. ’I’m a policeman.’
He said (that) he was a policeman.

1.’We’re not staying in a hostel.’

They said ................................................................................................................................... .
2.’I’m a vegtarian and I don’t eat meat.’
She said ...................................................................................................................................... .
3.’The boys went home at ten o’clock.’
They said ................................................................................................................................... .

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4.’I’ve lost my purse.’
Nicola said ................................................................................................................................. .
5.’I can’t read the writing on the board.’
The boy said ............................................................................................................................... .
6.’We’ll phone on Saturday’
They said .................................................................................................................................... .
7.’The eggs are delivered fresh every morning.’
She said ...................................................................................................................................... .
8.’I didn’t work the early shift on Sunday.’
Tom said ..................................................................................................................................... .

TASK 4
Homework
Write what people actually said:
1.She said she was having a good time in Ireland.
.......................................................................................................................................................
2.They told us they couldn’t get tickets for the concert.
.......................................................................................................................................................
3.He said he’d already eaten a big meal.
......................................................................................................................................................
4.I said I wouldn’t go to the match on Saturday.
...........................................................................................................................................
5.You told me you swam twenty lengths of the swimming pool every morning.
......................................................................................................................................................
6.Jake said that he was running the marathon the following week.
.....................................................................................................................................................
7.My brother said that he had seen my girlfriend out with someone else.
......................................................................................................................................................