Theme: Independence Day

Pre-activity

Activity 1 Read the following. Saywhich verb in Reported Speech is the best. Why?

Obiective: to revise Reported Speech

Emphasise to pupils that while reporting speech they need to pay careful attention not just to the actual words, but also to what was said in the conversation before and to the relationship between the speakers. In the first sentence both 'told' and 'ordered' are correct, because Higgins is quite demanding and not very polite. In the second sentence 'asked' is the best verb because even though he does not say 'please', Pickermg is very mild and courteous. He addresses Liza very politely - he says 'Miss Doolittle'