Stage aim: to organise semi-controlled practice of the target grammar.

Exercise 1:

• You may want to discuss Harry Potter books with the student before doing the exercise. Who is their favourite character?
• Before the student starts to do the exercise, you may show them Additional Information section.

You Can Also Discuss section:

• You may decide to show, or show and then hide, or notshow the box with the phrases at all and do the exercise completely orally depending on the level of the student.

Now let's convert direct speech into reported speech. Please, pay attention to the forms of the verb, the pronouns, and the time and place expressions you use.

Change the sentences from Harry Potter novels into reported speech

1. "You are not a bad person, you are a very good person," Sirius told Harry. Sirius told Harry [ ].

2. "I don't care!" Harry yelled.

   Harry yelled [ ].

3. "It is good to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter," Snape said.

   Snape told Harry [ ] to see that nearly six years of magical education [ ].

4. "Boys, If you don't relax, the Devil's Snare will only kill you faster!" Hermione said.

   Hermione told Harry and Ron [ ].

5. "This is your copy of Advanced Potion-Making, Potter," Snape said.

   Snape told Harry [ ].

Imagine you heard these phrases from your Teacher a week ago instead of just now. Change them to reported speech.

Example:

Teacher: "I never read books. They are all boring."

The teacher said he/she never read books because they were all boring.

1. I love Harry Potter. I read the first book just a year ago.
2. I've never read "Gone with the Wind", but I've seen the movie many times. It's great.
3. I think that "The Iliad" is the most boring book I have ever read.
4. I've never read "Alice in Wonderland in English", I will start tomorrow, I promise!
5. I'm reading "The Little Prince" now.