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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Run and Report

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, Speaking, Here is a reported speech running dictation activity in which
and Grammar Activity: students change two phone dialogues into reported speech.
running dictation,
rewriting sentences (pair Procedure
work)
Divide the students into pairs.

Focus One student is the 'reader' and the other is the 'writer'. Give each
writer a copy of the dialogue sheet.
Reported speech
The readers run to the text and read each numbered line,
remember it, run back, and say it to their partner who writes it
Aim
down.
To do a running dictation
and then change the text Halfway through, have the students swap roles.
into reported speech.
When a pair of students has written down the two dialogues, give
each student a copy of the worksheet.
Preparation
Students then read the two conversations and change them into
Make one copy of the
reported speech.
running dictation text and
stick it on a wall outside
The first pair of students to successfully change the text into
of the classroom.
reported speech wins.
Also, make one copy of
the dialogue sheet for Afterwards, check the answers as a class.
each pair of students
and one copy of the Answer key (some wording may vary)
worksheet for each
student. 1. B
 en asked Sally if she would like to go to the cinema on
Friday night.
2. Sally told him she was visiting her grandmother.
Level 3. B
 en then asked her if she would go with him on Sunday
instead.
Intermediate (B1) 4. Sally said she didn't really like going to the cinema.
5. B
 en suggested they went for a pizza or some Chinese food
instead.
Time 6. Sally said she didn't like pizza or Chinese food.
25 minutes 7. B
 en asked her what type of restaurant she would like to go
to.
8. Sally told him she didn't enjoy eating at restaurants.
9. Ben suggested they go for a drink instead.
10. S ally told him she would prefer to stay at home and asked if
she could call him later.
11. S teve asked her if she would like to go to the cinema on
Friday night.
12. Sally said she would love to.
13. Steve suggested they went for a pizza after.
14. Sally told him that sounded perfect.
15. Steve told her he would pick her up at 7:30.

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 REPORTED SPEECH

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Run and Report

Running dictation text

Sally picks up the phone. It's Ben, a guy she knows from class who she doesn't really like.

1. Ben: Would you like to go to the cinema with me on Friday night?

2. Sally: I can't. I am visiting my grandmother.

3. Ben: Will you go with me on Sunday instead?

4. Sally: I don't really like going to the cinema.

5. Ben: Let's go for a pizza or some Chinese food instead.

6. Sally: I don't like pizza or Chinese food.

7. Ben: What type of restaurant would you like to go to?

8. Sally: I don't enjoy eating at restaurants.

9. Ben: Shall we go for a drink instead?

10. Sally: I would prefer to stay at home. Can I call you later?

Sally hangs up the phone and it immediately rings again. It's Steve, a handsome guy she
met at a party last week.

11. Steve: Would you like to go to the cinema on Friday night?

12. Sally: I would love to.

13. Steve: Let's go for a pizza after.

14. Sally: That sounds perfect.

15. Steve: I will pick you up at 7:30.

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Dialogue

Listen to your partner's dictation and write down what each person says in the two
telephone conversations.

Sally picks up the phone. It's Ben, a guy she knows from class who she doesn't really like.

1. Ben: ................................................................................................................

2. Sally: ................................................................................................................

3. Ben: ................................................................................................................

4. Sally: ................................................................................................................

5. Ben: ................................................................................................................

6. Sally: ................................................................................................................

7. Ben: ................................................................................................................

8. Sally: ................................................................................................................

9. Ben: ................................................................................................................

10. Sally: ................................................................................................................

Sally hangs up the phone and it immediately rings again. It's Steve, a handsome guy she met
at a party last week.

11. Steve: ................................................................................................................

12. Sally: ................................................................................................................

13. Steve: ................................................................................................................

14. Sally: ................................................................................................................

15. Steve: ................................................................................................................

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Worksheet

Now, read the two phone conversations and change the dialogues into reported
speech.

Sally picked up the phone. It was Ben, a guy she knew from class who she didn't really like.

1. Ben asked Sally ........................................................................................................

2. Sally told him ...........................................................................................................

3. Ben then asked .........................................................................................................

4. Sally said .................................................................................................................

5. Ben suggested .........................................................................................................

6. Sally said .................................................................................................................

7. Ben asked her ..........................................................................................................

8. Sally told him ...........................................................................................................

9. Ben suggested ..........................................................................................................

10. Sally told him ......................................... and asked ................................................

Sally hung up the phone on poor Ben and it immediately rang again. She answered and realised
it was Steve, a handsome guy she had met at a party the week before.

11. Steve asked her ......................................................................................................

12. Sally said ...............................................................................................................

13. Steve suggested .....................................................................................................

14. Sally told him .........................................................................................................

15. Steve told her .........................................................................................................

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