Reporting verbs guessing and story telling

Landmark Advanced Unit 4.3

Part A: Guessing game

Describe something that someone said to you and see if your partner can guess where it was said and/ or who you were speaking to

Suggested places to report speech from

1. In the street
2. A supermarket
3. A market
4. A department store
5. A convenience store/ corner shop
6. A club
7. A bar/ A pub
8. A fast food restaurant
9. A posh restaurant
10. A cinema (= movie theater)
11. A theatre
12. A hospital or surgery
13. At home
14. In or near someone else’s house
15. On the phone
16. By email
17. By text (= SMS)
18. On your blog/ Facebook page
19. A bus, coach or train
20. A spa or sauna
21. A taxi
22. A spa, public baths or sauna
23. A swimming pool or gym
24. A train station or underground station
25. A library or bookshop
26. A stadium or other sporting venue
27. A museum or art gallery
28. A concert or music venue

When your teacher stops you, brainstorm verbs you could use to report what people said to you in situations like those above.

Compare your verbs with the next page. Many other verbs are possible, so please check if you came up with other verbs.

Part B: Storytelling

state	admit	acknowledge	point out
explain	concede	confess	declare
spell out	observe	suggest	accuse
apologise	ask	claim	congratulate
deny	insist	maintain	promise
tell	advise	demand	forbid
object	predict	propose	recommend
refuse	request	warn	reply
thank	invite	introduce someone	agree
suggest	complain	compliment	ask for permission
encourage	offer	say goodbye	greet

Use the verbs above to tell an imaginary story (with lots of dialogue) about John and Jane. Your teacher will tell you how to use the cards, e.g. putting the cut-up cards into order or putting numbers on the worksheet.

If you finish your story before other groups, try to use the cards to re-tell it.

When your teacher stops you, ask about any verbs you weren’t sure how to use.

Brainstorm ways of saying the things in bold above in direct speech.

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Related pages

Reporting verbs page

Reported speech page

Storytelling page

Landmark Advanced page