A Song Activity to Teach Reported Speech

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• Intermediate
• Teens; Adults
• Grammar practice
• Song activity
• Reported statements and questions
• Worksheet

1. Write on the dotted lines. Look at the reported speech and decide what the

singer actually says. Write it down. Listen to the song and check.

A: He told me to listen

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B: He asked me if I wanted to know a secret

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C: He asked me if I promised not to tell

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D: He told me to get closer

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E: He told me to let him whisper in my ear

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F: He told me he was in love with me

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G: he said he had know this secret for a week or two.

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2. Are you good at keeping secrets? Get in a group and talk about

a time when you...

Swore someone to secrecy

Confided in someone

Revealed a secret

Betrayed a confidence