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In this lesson, you are going to learn how to report information in English about Work-Related Topics.

To report such information, we will learn what reported speech is and how to make those types of sentences with different tenses and modals

Let’s get started

Schema Activation: Bingo Game (40 Mins)

Task1A

Bingo based on Vocabulary

🎯 Spanish → English Quiz

Spanish Translation

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Word 0 of 37

Write the English word:

Score: 0 / 0

Bingo Cards

Pre-Task #1 (20 Mins)

Task2A

Let’s categorize the sentences

Categorize the sentences into the following categories:

Simple Past	Past Continuous
Simple Present	Present Continuous
Simple Future	Sentences with Modal Verbs

01: I attend team meetings every Monday.

02: I will review the proposal after lunch.

03: I could try a different approach.

04: I am preparing the agenda for the meeting.

05: I was analyzing the data during the meeting.

06: I finished the training program last week.

07: I will attend the client meeting tomorrow.

08: I was testing the software during the afternoon shift.

09: I should talk to the supervisor.

10:I am drafting an important email.

11: I handle all client communications.

12: I will send the final report by Friday.

13: I can handle multiple tasks at once.

14: I updated the project timeline yesterday.

15: I am preparing the presentation for tomorrow’s meeting.

Modal verbs studied during this lesson: “Can”, “Could” and “Should”

Task2B

Let’s learn how to make reported speech sentences

Every single tense in English has a way to turn a sentence into a reported speech sentence

Simple Past → Past Perfect

Direct Speech:

“I went to the store yesterday.”

↓

Reported Speech:

She said that she had gone to the store the day before.

Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Direct Speech:

“I was studying.”

↓

Reported Speech:

She said that she had been studying.

Simple Present → Simple Past

Direct Speech:

“I live in New York.”

↓

Reported Speech:

He said that he lived in New York.

Present Continuous → Past Continuous

Direct Speech:

“I am reading a great book.”

↓

Reported Speech:

She said that she was reading a great book.

Simple Future (will) → Would

Direct Speech:

“I will call you tomorrow.”

↓

Reported Speech:

She said that she would call me the next day.

Modal Verb: Can → Could

Direct Speech:

“I can speak three languages.”

↓

Reported Speech:

He said that he could speak three languages.

Modal Verb: Could (No Change)

Direct Speech:

“I could see the mountains from my window.”

↓

Reported Speech:

She said that she could see the mountains from her window.

Note: “Could” typically remains “could” in reported speech.

Modal Verb: Should (No Change)

Direct Speech:

“You should study harder.”

↓

Reported Speech:

He advised me that I should study harder.

Note: “Should” typically remains “should” in reported speech.

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Pre-Task #2

Task3A

Create sentences and report them

Instructions

Go to the padlet.
Write three sentences using different tense or modal verbs.
Make sure those sentences are correct .
Take some time to report those sentences using audio.

Break (25 Mins)

Task4A

Take some time off and be back on time

Main-Task: (45 Mins)

Task5B

You will practice reporting sentences about work-related matters

Make pairs.
Go to the reported speech interactive app.
In pairs, take turn to report the sentences.
Then add a bit of context to create a conversation.

For example:

A	Hi Fred
B	Hi Daphne
A	Did you go to the meeting yesterday?
B	Of course I did
A	What did they talk about?
B	Well. Maria said that she …

Writing Task

Task6B

Follow the instructions given by the professor

Manuel Campos

I am Jose Manuel, English professor and creator of EnglishPost.org, a blog whose mission is to share lessons for those who want to learn and improve their English

Lesson Plan: How to Report Information in English

Schema Activation: Bingo Game (40 Mins)

🎯 Spanish → English Quiz

Spanish Translation

Pre-Task #1 (20 Mins)

Simple Past → Past Perfect

Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Simple Present → Simple Past

Present Continuous → Past Continuous

Simple Future (will) → Would

Modal Verb: Can → Could

Modal Verb: Could (No Change)

Modal Verb: Should (No Change)

Pre-Task #2

Break (25 Mins)

Main-Task: (45 Mins)

Writing Task