A Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in English 7

I. Objectives :

At the end of the lesson, the learner:

1. Identifies direct and reported speech by recognizing the forms of each

speech.

2. Changes direct speeches into reported speeches and vice versa by

applying the basic procedures.

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: Direct and Reported Speech

b. Materials: Manila Paper, Chalk

c. References: English Spectrum 7 book, Internet :

https://www.veleri.hr/files/.../k.../E4_IS_DIRECT_AND_INDIRECT_SPEECH.
pdf

III. Procedures

A. Preliminary Activities

1. Prayer

2. Checking of Attendance

3. Review

B. Motivation

The teacher will ask some questions to a student, then call another student to repeat
the answer of his/her classmate. (The teacher will do it two to three times.)

The teacher will then present the lesson to the class by asking the students of their
observation first.

C. Activities

(The teacher will discuss direct and reported speech and give some examples in each.
As the lesson progresses, the teacher will call some students to give their own
examples.)

Direct Speech- used to quote the exact words spoken.

In direct speech, we convey the message of the speaker in his own actual words
without any changes to another person.

Examples:

1. Mario said, "I didn't know you had so much faith in me."

2.John told Gloria, "I lost my job a week ago."

Reported Speech - is used to talk about the past.

In reported speech, we convey the message of the speaker in our own words to another
person.

Examples:

1. He said that the food was terrible.

2. John told Gloria that he had lost his job a week ago.

REMEMBER:

 In writing a direct speech, you have to copy the exact words as what the speaker
says.

 Verbs that can be used to introduce direct speech include says, said, and told.

 Open and close quotation marks are also used to enclose the exact words of the
speaker.

 In writing a reported speech, use the past tense of the verb to indicate past
action since reported speech is used to talk about the past.

 Do not put a quotation marks.

 You can "that" between the reporting and reported speeches.

D. Application

(Group Activity)

The class will be divided into four. They are going to construct five (5) direct speeches
and translate it into reported speeches. Each group should select two (2)
representatives to present their answers.)
 E. Abstraction

-Direct spech is used to quote the exact words spoken.

-Open and close quotation marks are used to enclose the exact words of the speaker.

-Reported speech is used to talk about the past.

- It is also called "indirect speech".

- Quotation marks are not used.

III. Assessment

I. Directions: Identify whether the following statement is a direct or reported

speech. Write D if it is a direct speech and R if it is a reported speech.

1. She said that Peter was working.

2. Bill said, "I am sitting."

3. Vina said, "I know the way."

4. They said they had sold the house.

5. "I don't know," Jean told Mia.

6.She said that she had worked hard.

7. I said that Beatriz would clean it.

8.Haidee insisted that she would do the laundry.

9. Jessa said, "I had been cooking."

10 Bob said that he was going to resign.

II.

A. Directions: Change the following statements into direct speech.

1. Henry said he was really angry.

2. Gineva said that she was tired.

3. He said they were leaving.

4. Shen said she was on her way.

5. Vida told her mother that she would work hard.

B. Directions: Change the following statements into reported speech.

1. He said, "I don't like sweets."

2. She said, "I can teach English online."

3. Sarah said, "I like it here."

4. "The town is safe," I told them.

5. Alex said, "These flowers are nice."

V. Assignment

Directions: Make five (5) direct speech sentence and change it into reported speech.
Write your answer on your assignment notebook.

Prepared by:

SYLVIA A. BULADO
Student Teacher

Checked by:

JOVANNE T. CANDO
Cooperating Teacher