Making Reported Commands and Reported Questions English Grammar Primary 5 First Term Lesson Notes Week 8
Class: Primary 5
Subject: English Grammar
Topic: Making Reported Commands and Reported Questions
Sub-topic: Understanding and Converting Commands and Questions
Duration: 45 minutes
Term: First Term
Week: 8
Previous Knowledge: Students have basic knowledge of direct and reported speech.
Set Induction: Begin by asking the students if they have ever received instructions or commands from their parents, teachers, or others. Explain that today, they will learn how to report these commands and questions.
Behavioural Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
- Define reported commands and reported questions.
- Identify the changes required to convert commands and questions into reported speech.
- Form reported commands and reported questions correctly.
Embedded Core Skills: This lesson will enhance the students’ skills in listening, speaking, and understanding the structure of sentences.
Learning Materials:
- Chalkboard and chalk
- Chart paper
- Marker
- Examples of commands and questions
Teaching Methods: The lesson will be conducted using a combination of methods, including direct instruction, class discussions, and group activities.
Content:
- Introduction to reported commands.
- Explanation of how to convert commands to reported speech.
- Introduction to reported questions.
- Explanation of how to convert questions to reported speech.
- Practice exercises for students.
Reported Commands (also known as indirect commands) and Reported Questions (indirect questions) are ways of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. Instead of using direct speech (quoting someone’s exact words), you use reported speech to convey what the person said. Here’s how they work:
Reported Commands: Reported commands are used to convey requests, orders, or instructions made by someone else. When reporting a command, you typically change the imperative form into an infinitive and use introductory verbs like “ask,” “tell,” or “order.”
Example: Direct Speech: She said, “Close the door.” Reported Speech: She told me to close the door.
Reported Questions: Reported questions are used to convey questions someone else has asked without quoting their exact words. To report a question, you change the word order and omit the question mark. You also use introductory verbs like “asked,” “wondered,” or “inquired.”
Example: Direct Speech: He asked, “What is your name?” Reported Speech: He asked what my name was.
In both cases, reported speech allows you to convey what someone else has said in a more indirect way while maintaining the meaning and intention of their original words. Reported speech is commonly used in writing, journalism, and everyday conversation to report what people have said without quoting them verbatim.
Reported Commands:
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
|---|---|
| “Please close the window,” he said. | He asked me to close the window. |
| “Don’t touch that,” she ordered. | She ordered not to touch that. |
| “Do your homework,” the teacher said. | The teacher told us to do our homework. |
| “Clean your room,” Mom requested. | Mom requested to clean our room. |
| “Give me the book,” he demanded. | He demanded to give him the book. |
Reported Questions:
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
|---|---|
| “Where is the nearest store?” she asked. | She asked where the nearest store was. |
| “Have you finished your assignment?” he inquired. | He inquired if we had finished our assignment. |
| “What time is the meeting?” they wondered. | They wondered what time the meeting was. |
| “Is it going to rain today?” she wondered. | She wondered if it was going to rain that day. |
| “Can I borrow your pen?” he wanted to know. | He wanted to know if he could borrow my pen. |
These examples illustrate how reported commands and questions are transformed from direct speech to reported speech.
Reported Commands:
- She ______ us to finish our homework. (a) told (b) says (c) say (d) telling
- He ______ not to touch the cake. (a) ordered (b) orders (c) order (d) ordering
- The teacher _____ us to sit quietly. (a) asks (b) asked (c) asking (d) ask
- They _____ him to leave the room. (a) tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telling
- The police ______ him to stop. (a) ordering (b) ordered (c) orders (d) order
Reported Questions:
- He wanted to know if ______ finished the project. (a) they (b) their (c) theirs (d) them
- She asked where _____ going. (a) they (b) their (c) theirs (d) them
- They wondered ______ time the movie starts. (a) what (b) that (c) when (d) which
- He inquired if ______ to the new restaurant. (a) she wants (b) does she want (c) did she want (d) she wanted
- I asked _____ a pen. (a) if I can borrow (b) can I borrow (c) if can I borrow (d) if I borrow
For Reported Commands, the correct answers are: 1. (a) told, 2. (d) ordering, 3. (b) asked, 4. (c) told, 5. (b) ordered. For Reported Questions, the correct answers are: 6. (a) they, 7. (a) they, 8. (c) when, 9. (b) does she want, 10. (a) if I can borrow.
Presentation: Step 1: Start by discussing direct and reported speech, giving examples of both.
Step 2: Explain the concept of reported commands and reported questions, emphasizing the changes needed to convert them.
Step 3: Provide examples and encourage students to convert them from direct to reported speech.
Teacher’s Activities: Present and explain the concepts, provide examples, facilitate class discussions.
Learners’ Activities: Listen and take notes, participate in class discussions, practice converting sentences from direct to reported speech.
Evaluation:
- Provide sentences in direct speech and ask students to convert them into reported speech.
- Conduct a group activity where students report commands and questions to their partners.
- Ask questions about the lesson content to ensure understanding.
1. When we report a command, it becomes a __________ sentence.
a) statement
b) question
c) exclamation
d) request
2. What is the purpose of converting a command to reported speech?
a) To make it shorter
b) To change the meaning
c) To sound more polite
d) To confuse the listener
3. In reported commands, the reporting verb is often changed to ________.
a) make it longer
b) avoid repetition
c) emphasize the command
d) make it a question
4. Which of these is a reported command?
a) “Please close the door,” she said.
b) “Could you close the door?” she asked.
c) “Do you close the door?” she questioned.
d) “Close the door!” she shouted.
5. Reported commands usually begin with:
a) an exclamation
b) a reporting verb
c) a question
d) a conjunction
6. How do you report this command: “Pass me the salt.”
a) “He passed me the salt,” he asked.
b) “He asked to pass the salt,” he said.
c) “He asked me to pass the salt,” he said.
d) “Pass me the salt,” he said.
7. Which sentence is an example of a reported command?
a) “May I borrow your pencil?” she inquired.
b) “Borrow my pencil,” she requested.
c) “Please borrow my pencil,” she shouted.
d) “Borrow my pencil,” she ordered.
8. Reported questions often start with:
a) an exclamation
b) a reporting verb
c) a command
d) an apology
9. What is the purpose of converting a question to reported speech?
a) To make it more direct
b) To confuse the listener
c) To avoid the question
d) To report what someone asked
10. “Have you finished your homework?” he asked. In reported speech, it becomes:
a) “You finished your homework,” he asked.
b) “You have finished your homework?” he asked.
c) “He asked if I had finished my homework.”
d) “Finish your homework!” he demanded.
11. How do you report this question: “What time does the movie start?”
a) “What time does the movie start?” she wondered.
b) “What time does the movie start?” she told.
c) “She wondered what time the movie started.”
d) “She wondered what time does the movie start.”
12. To convert a command into reported speech, you may need to change the ________.
a) reporting verb
b) speaker’s name
c) exclamation mark
d) the order of words
13. Reported commands and questions help us understand what _______ said or asked.
a) we
b) the speaker
c) our friend
d) the reporter
14. In reported speech, questions are often introduced by:
a) a period
b) a reporting verb
c) an exclamation
d) a question mark
15. When reporting a command, we usually use:
a) a question
b) a reporting verb
c) an exclamation
d) an order
By the end of this lesson, students will be proficient in converting commands and questions into reported speech, which is a valuable skill in English grammar.
