LESSON PLAN

English 7
 Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
a. Define direct and indirect speech
b. Identify the Rule 1 and Rule 2 of direct and indirect speeches.
c. Reconstruct a direct speech into an indirect speech observing the Rule 1 and
2
 Learning Content
Subject Matter: Direct and Indirect speech.
Time allotment: 1 hour
Materials: visual aids
References:
English Expressway Textbook for Third Year
By Eugenia R. Gorgon, Virginia F. Bermudez, Ed. D, Remedios P. Nery
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 Learning Experiences:
Routine activities
Greetings and prayer
Checking of attendance
Seating arrangement
1. Review
What is a context clue?
What are the types of context clues?
2. Motivation (Group Activity)
-There will be (3) groups, each group will have the paper strips
-The teacher will present paper strips with sentences in it, in a direct speech and
indirect speech.
-Then they will be going to write the sentences on the board.
-Then they will explain what are the things they have observe about the
sentences whether in the meaning, technical and on how they have understood
each sentences.
James asks, “Is the computer a thinking machine?” (D.S)
James ask whether the computer is a thinking machine or not. (I.S)
Jerome asks, “What are your plans?” (D.S)
Jerome ask what my plans are. (I.S)
Markie says “I am very busy now.”
Markie says that I am very busy now.
 Analysis
-Checking the output
 -Processing
-How do you find the activity?
 Discussion of the topic.
Direct Speech / Quoted Speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called
quoted speech)
Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be
word for word.
For example:
She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."or
"Today's lesson is on presentations", she said.
Indirect Speech / Reported Speech
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks
to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.
When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use
reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because
obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore
usually have to be in the past too.
For example:
Direct speech Indirect speech
"I'm going to the He said he was going to the
cinema", he said. cinema.

Rule 1 and 2 of Direct and Indirect Speeches

Rule 1: When the quoted part is declarative, it is transformed into “that clause”
Example:
Mr. Florendo says, “The computer has all the answers to all our questions.”
Reported:
Mr. Florendo says that the computers has all the answers to all our questions.
Rule 2: When the quoted part is interrogative, it is transformed according to the
following:
If the quoted part is a “yes” or “no” question, it is transformed into an “if-clause” or
“whether-clause”
Example:
James asks, “Is the computer a thinking machine?”
Reported:
James ask whether the computer is a thinking machine or not.
If the quoted part is any of the WH-questions, it is transformed by switching the places
of the subject and the verb.
Example:
Jerome asks, “What are your plans?”
Reported:
Jerome ask what my plans are.

 Application Direction: The class will be given few sentences in direct speech and
they will try to change it into indirect speech.
1. He says, “Children like to play”.
2. Your brother will say, “Life was very hard during the war”.
3. Ali has said, “Dogs would be hard to beat in faith fullness”.
4. The teacher says “The earth revolves round the sun”.
5. She says, “Girls are usually more sincere than boys”.
 Abstraction/ Generalization
What is Direct and Indirect speech?
Direct Speech / Quoted Speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes
called quoted speech)
Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be
word for word.
Indirect Speech / Reported Speech
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks
to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.
When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use
reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because
obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore
usually have to be in the past too.
What are the Rule 1 and 2 of Direct and Indirect Speeches?
Rule 1: When the quoted part is declarative, it is transformed into “that clause”

Rule 2: When the quoted part is interrogative, it is transformed according to the

following:
 If the quoted part is a “yes” or “no” question, it is transformed into an “if-
clause” or “whether-clause”
 If the quoted part is any of the WH-questions, it is transformed by switching
the places of the subject and the verb.
 Evaluation
Direction: Change the following direct sentences into indirect sentence.
1. Peter asks, “Is the seat taken?”
2. Cindy asks, “Where is my shoe?”
3. Rhea asks, “When is the Foundation Day?”
4. She says, "I'm teaching English online."
5. She says "My name is Lynne",
6. Dylan asks “Are you going to enroll in college?”
7. Ma’am Piala says, “The summative test will be on Friday.”
8. Mia tells them, “Lunch break is over.”
9. Westly asks “What is your dream job?”
10. Ashley says “I am the most beautiful in town.”
 Assignment
Direction: In a 1 whole sheet of paper. Research and study about the Rule No.3
of Direct and Indirect speech.