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Oh Really Reported Speech

The document describes a reported speech game activity where students have to remember what their classmates said and report it back in reported speech form. The activity aims to practice reported speech by having students tell each other interesting facts or surprises and then writing down what others said in reported form. Students use expressions to show interest or surprise when listening and can only repeat their statement once to each classmate.

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Oh Really Reported Speech

The document describes a reported speech game activity where students have to remember what their classmates said and report it back in reported speech form. The activity aims to practice reported speech by having students tell each other interesting facts or surprises and then writing down what others said in reported form. Students use expressions to show interest or surprise when listening and can only repeat their statement once to each classmate.

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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Oh Really?

Activity Type Introduction


Grammar and Speaking In this reported speech game, students have to try to remember
Game: reading what their classmates said.
and responding to
statements, forming Procedure
sentences, controlled
practice Begin by eliciting expressions to show interest and surprise. Write
the students' ideas on the board.

Focus Examples:
Reported speech
Showing interest (rising intonation)
Showing interest and
surprise Oh? Oh yeah? Really? Oh really? Is that right?

Showing surprise (falling intonation)


Aim
No way! Wow! Amazing! Unbelievable!
To practice reported
speech by remembering Drill the pronunciation and intonation with the class.
what people said.
Tell the students that they are going to tell each other something
interesting or surprising and that they have to try to remember
Preparation what each person said.
Make one copy of the
cards for every 14 Give each student a card.
students and cut as
indicated. Ask the students to memorize the sentence on the card.

When the students remember their sentences, they stand up and


Level walk around the class, saying their sentences to each other.

Pre-intermediate (A2) Students use an expression for showing interest or surprise each
time they hear a sentence.
Time Students are allowed to repeat their sentence only once to each
35 minutes classmate.

When the students have all spoken to each other, they write down
what their classmates told them using reported speech.

Examples:

Claire said (that) she was going to get married next month.
Tom told me (that) he had a pet pig.

Afterwards, check the correct answers with the class.

The student with the most correct sentences is the winner.

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REPORTED SPEECH

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Oh Really?

I'm going to get married next month.

I have a pet pig.

I've met the American President.

I don't have an email address.

I've been to the Germany six times.

I can speak French, Japanese and Spanish.

I have nine brothers and six sisters.

I'm going on holiday to Malaysia.

I go to work by boat.

My mother is a TV news reporter.

I only eat one meal a day.

I've never seen the ocean.

I flew to New York and back yesterday.

I'm scared of cats.

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