Students practice reporting what others have said by changing quoted (direct) speech forms into reported (indirect) speech forms. Students read and compare conversations and learn how to retell what has been said using say and tell in reported speech.
Reported Speech with Say and Tell
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Level Intermediate: B1
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4 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 120 mins
Language functions Talking about the past
Language forms Past forms
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