Age: 8-9 years

Duration: 60 min

Objectives

• Transform direct questions into reported form using asked if/whether and wanted to know.
• Report commands with told me to and asked me to patterns.
• Role-play news reporters summarizing interview questions and teacher commands.

Vocab

• asked if / asked whether: "She asked if I was ready."
• told me to / asked me to: "The teacher told me to sit down."
• wanted to know / command: Reporting meta-language for questions and orders.

Warm-up (5min)

Teacher asks: "Are you tired?" — class reports: "She asked if we were tired." Repeat with "Open your books" → "She told us to open our books."

Main Activity (45min): "News Reporter Studio"

Conversion worksheet: 6 questions + 6 commands from direct to reported speech. Interview round: Student A asks 4 questions; Student B reports all to Student C. Command chain: teacher gives 5 commands; class reporter narrates in reported form without looking at notes. News desk role-play: teams receive school event script — prepare 2-minute report using asked/told patterns. Error clinic: fix "He asked me where do I live" → "where I lived." Mixed review: combine Lesson 05 statements with today's questions in 8-item quiz. Speaking assessment rubric: accuracy, fluency, use of asked/told — teacher notes only.

Wrap-up (5min)

Report one command from today: "The teacher told us to ___ ."

Teacher Tips

• Completes reported speech unit — Flyers often mixes statements, questions, commands in one item set.
• Word order in reported questions is common error — drill if/whether + statement order.
• asked me to vs told me to: both acceptable for polite commands at G3 level.