Are you teaching Reported Speech? Learn how to connect students with this grammar topic in a very meaningful way!
Level: beginning/low internediate/intermediate
Language skills: speaking and/or writing
Grammar Topic: Reported Speech
Device needed: a tablet or a smartphone (students' own mobile devices)
Number of devices needed: one per student or one per group of students
Internet connection: on
App: Twitter
Price: free
Operating System: iOS or Android
Instructions:
Ask your students to enter Twitter and check what some of the celebrities they follow are saying. Ask them to report what they have said recently using the Report Speech structure. The students can write down their sentences or simply sit in small groups and orally report their findings.
Ex:
Justin Bieber said that he loved music.
On October 13, Oprah Winfrey said that she had just finished a delightful meeting with her 8th graders.
In July, Michael Phelps said that airports might be the best people watching place ever.
Katy Perry said that she was really excited to share those songs with her fans and that she was proud of them. She asked if they would let her know what they thought and how they made them feel.
Source: Vinicius Lemos
Picture credits: Twitter
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