Age: 8-9 years

Duration: 60 min

Objectives

• Convert direct quotes into reported speech using said, told, and that.
• Apply backshift for present-to-past in simple statement reporting.
• Practice oral reporting from short dialogues in pair and group tasks.

Vocab

• said / told: "She said that she was tired." / "He told me that..."
• reported speech / direct speech: Meta-language for quote vs report.
• that: Connector in reported statements — often optional in speech.

Warm-up (5min)

Teacher says: "I am happy." — class reports: "The teacher said that she was happy." Repeat with 3 sentences; note pronoun and tense shift on board.

Main Activity (45min): "Sentence Strip Reporters"

Direct speech strips (12) — pairs convert to reported form on second strips; check against answer key, discuss errors. Dialogue cards: Student A performs 4-line dialogue; Student B reports two statements to a third partner. Board race: teams convert "Tom said, 'I like pizza'" → reported form — first correct team points. Writing task: 6-sentence report of a classroom interview ("Mina said that..."). Role-play news desk: anchor reports what classmates said about favorite subjects. Extension for strong groups: report statements with say → said, is → was backshift only — no complex tense yet.

Wrap-up (5min)

Report one thing a partner said today: "My partner said that ___ ."

Teacher Tips

• Core G3 grammar milestone — Flyers Reading includes reported speech transformations.
• Limit to statements this lesson; questions/commands come in Lesson 11.
• Model told + object: "She told me that..." — common exam pattern.