Direct and Indirect Speech – Changing Direct to Indirect Speech & Vice Versa | Primary 6 English Studies (Basic 6), Third Term Week 1

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH – CHANGING DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH & VICE VERSA | PRIMARY 6 ENGLISH STUDIES (BASIC 6), THIRD TERM WEEK 1

THIRD TERM

WEEK 1 (REVISION) 

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME – STRUCTURES 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning and Examples of Direct and Indirect Speech

3. Change Direct Speech to Indirect Speech

4. Change Indirect Speech to Direct Speech

5. Changes that Take Place in Reported Speech

6. Revision and Lessson Evaluation

7. Test Questions and Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. use direct and indirect speech orally and in writing.

2. change direct speech to indirect speech.

3. change indirect speech to direct speech.

4. recognize and explain the changes that takes place.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can make simple sentences.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart showing direct and indirect speech.

2. Recommended chart and textbooks.

3. Workbook, if available.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON INTRODUCTION 

Speech is the way we report what someone says. It can be written or spoken in two ways: direct speech and indirect speech.

DIRECT SPEECH

Direct speech is when the exact words of the speaker are written or repeated. For examples:

• Direct: John said, “I am happy.”

• Direct: Mary said, “I am going to school.”

INDIRECT SPEECH

Indirect speech is when we report what someone said without using their exact words. For examples:

• Indirect: John said that he was happy.

• Indirect: Mary said that she was going to school.

CHANGING DIRECT SPEECH TO INDIRECT SPEECH

When changing direct speech to indirect speech:

• Remove quotation marks.

• Change pronouns.

• Change tense (usually present to past).

• Use linking words like that.

Example:

• Direct: She said, “I am tired.”

• Indirect: She said that she was tired.

CHANGING INDIRECT SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH

When changing indirect speech to direct speech:

• Add quotation marks.

• Restore original tense.

• Use exact words of the speaker.

Example:

• Indirect: He said that he was hungry.

• Direct: He said, “I am hungry.”

CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE IN REPORTED SPEECH

• Pronouns change (I → he/she, we → they).

• Tenses change (is → was, am → was, are → were).

• Time expressions may change (today → that day, now → then).

CLASS ACTIVITIES

• Identify direct and indirect speech in sentences.

• Convert direct speech to indirect speech.

• Convert indirect speech to direct speech.

• Explain the changes made in each sentence.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.

2. The teacher organizes the pupils into groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

Pupils’ Activities: Each pupil belongs to a group.

3. The teacher gives each group a chart or flashcards containing direct and indirect speech sentences for the pupils to read and differentiate between the sentences.

Pupils’ Activities: The groups identify and explain the difference between the sentences.

4. The teacher uses the chart/flashcards and the pupils’ responses to introduce the lesson and explains the difference between direct and indirect speech.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction, understand, and explain the difference between direct and indirect speech.

5. The teacher leads and guides the pupils on how to change direct speech to indirect speech, as well as indirect speech to direct speech.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils follow the teacher’s guidance on how to change direct speech to indirect speech, as well as indirect speech to direct speech.

6. The teacher uses a chart to illustrate and guide the pupils in identifying the changes that take place in direct and indirect speech.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils confidently identify the changes that take place in direct and indirect speech.

7. The teacher summarizes the lesson on the board and gives appropriate evaluation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to,

1. define direct speech.

2. change this to indirect speech: “I am fine,” she said.

3. change this to direct speech: He said that he was late.

4. mention two changes that occur when changing speech forms.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the Options A – D. 

1. Direct speech is the exact words of the _____.

A. listener

B. speaker

C. teacher

D. writer

2. Indirect speech reports what someone said _____.

A. exactly

B. word for word

C. without quotation marks

D. loudly

3. Which punctuation is used in direct speech?

A. Full stop

B. Comma only

C. Question mark only

D. Quotation marks

4. “I am happy,” she said is an example of _____.

A. indirect speech

B. direct speech

C. reported speech only

D. question

5. She said that she was happy is _____.

A. indirect speech

B. direct speech

C. command

D. question

6. In indirect speech, quotation marks are _____.

A. removed

B. added

C. doubled

D. changed

7. Direct speech uses the speaker’s ____ words.

A. changed

B. shortened

C. edited

D. exact

8. Which of the following is indirect speech?

A. He said, “I am late.”

B. She said, “I am tired.”

C. He said that he was late.

D. “I am coming,” she said.

9. One change that occurs in indirect speech is change in _____.

A. color

B. pronoun

C. sound

D. size

10. “We are students,” they said becomes _____.

A. They said that they were students

B. They said, “We are students”

C. We said they are students

D. They are students said

11. Which is a feature of direct speech?

A. No quotation marks

B. Exact words are used

C. No punctuation

D. Reported meaning only

12. “He said that he was hungry” is an example of _____.

A. indirect speech

B. direct speech

C. question

D. command

13. In indirect speech, “I” usually changes to _____.

A. I

B. we

C. he/she

D. you

14. The teacher said, “Open your books” is _____.

A. direct speech

B. indirect speech

C. statement only

D. question

15. Indirect speech does NOT use _____.

A. reporting verbs

B. pronoun changes

C. changes in tense

D. quotation marks

16. “She said that she was coming” is _____.

A. exclamation

B. question

C. direct speech

D. indirect speech

17. In changing direct to indirect speech, tense usually _____.

A. stays the same

B. disappears

C. changes backward

D. becomes future only

18. “They said, ‘We are playing’” becomes _____.

A. They said that they were playing

B. They said we are playing

C. We are playing said they

D. They said playing we are

19. Direct speech is written inside _____.

A. brackets

B. quotation marks

C. commas only

D. full stops

20. The main purpose of indirect speech is to _____.

A. confuse the reader

B. repeat exact words

C. report what someone said

D. change meaning completely

ANSWER KEYS

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C