Reporting verbs

Unit 4 Charities and conflict

Lesson 11

School

N104

Teacher name:

Abdizhalilova R

Date:

8.12.2025

Grade: 9 B G

Number present:

absent:

Lesson title

Reporting verbs

Learning objectives

9.C6 organise and present information clearly to others 9.L1 understand the main points in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics 9.S7 use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a wide increased range of general and curricular topics

Lesson objectives

Learners will be able to:

- Learn about reported and indirect questions.

- Practise writing reported questions.

Instilling values of the program “Adal Azamat”

Respectful communication: using polite language in conversation.

Critical thinking: recognizing tone and formality.

Plan

Stages / Time

Teachers’ actions

Students’ actions

Assessment criteria

Resources

Beginning of the lesson

5 min

1.Greeting.

Ask about the weather.

Warm-up

Write short answers on the board:

In Astana.

At 8 o’clock.

Yes, I have.
Ask students:

“What do you think the question was?”
Example:

Where do you live?

What time do you get up?

Have you ever been to Almaty?

Discuss:
How do we report these questions?
Elicit: He asked where I lived.

Introduce the lesson topic:
“Today we’ll learn how to report and ask indirect questions politely.”

The aim: To develop Ss speaking skills and create friendly atmosphere

Efficiency: By telling the wishes they show their appreciations .

Students express their ideas

At the organization moment T tries to award active Ss.

«The praise» method is used to evaluate Ss with phrases like:

“Good job!

Well done!”

Whiteboard or projector

Handout with grammar chart and exercises

Dialogue cards (for pair work)

Audio or short dialogue (optional) Worksheet for practice

Middle of the lesson

10 min

12 min

13 min

Ex:1 P:49

Put students into pairs to study the tables and decide if sentences 1–4 are true or false

Values Link: Adal Azamat: “When you listen carefully and try again until you pronounce the words correctly, you are showing responsibility

Ex: 2 P:49

Students choose the correct words in the sentences.

Task for less motivated learner

Choose the correct form

“Where are you from?”
→ She asked (where I am / where I was) from.

“Do you like English?”
→ He asked (if I like / if I liked) English.

“When is the test?”
→ The teacher asked (when the test is / when the test was).

✅ Answers: 1–where I was, 2–if I liked, 3–when the test was

Value Link: Adal Azamat:Honesty and Accuracy

By completing the phrases correctly, students learn the importance of being careful and truthful in their work.

Ex: 3 P:49

Focus on the example with the class and elicit or point out all the changes that have been made from the direct question to the reported question (tense change, word order, pronouns, use of if). Write the list up on the board.

In a weaker class, talk it through step-by-step, referring to the list on the board, eliciting the changes from the class.

In a stronger class, students rewrite the questions individually, swap sentences and check each feature together

Value Link: Adal Azamat: Perseverance and Responsibility

Completing language exercises with attention and effort promotes

Students study the direct and reported questions from the text on page 48. Then write true or false for sentences 1–4

ANSWERS:

1 False.

2 False.

3 True.

4 True

Students choose the correct words

ANSWERS:

1 knew

2 had

3 I thought

4 I came

5 had

6 wanted

Students rewrite the direct questions as reported questions.

ANSWERS:

1 Piers asked Maya when she had lost her bag.

2 A man asked us if / whether the bank was near the station.

3 The police officer asked me if / whether I had seen the thief.

4 I asked my friend if / whether I could borrow €2.

5 Sarah asked Chris who the police officer was talking to. 6 The teacher asked the students if / whether they had heard about the robbery

Descriptor:

- study the direct and reported questions

- write true or false

Point 3

Descriptor:

- choose the correct words

Point 3

Descriptor:

- rewrite the direct questions

-use reported questions.

Point 4

End of the lesson

5 min

Feedback

Quick quiz / oral check:

Teacher says a direct question → students convert to reported/indirect form.
Example:
“What are you doing?” → He asked what I was doing.

Ask students:

When do we use indirect questions?

What’s the difference between reported and indirect questions?

Homework

Written practice:
Write 5 sentences changing direct questions into reported ones.
Example:
“Where are you going?” → He asked where I was going.

Peer-assessment. Two stars and a wish.

• You did a really good job on ...

• I really like how you ...

Students use their stickers to show their knowledge according to the lesson.

Poster Success