Scaffolding Reported Speech and Scaffolding the Scaffold by Making Language Visible Describe what you see. What are the people watching? What do you do in the cinema? What is the name of this statue? Where is this statue located? Have you ever been to New York City? What other famous buildings are in New York City? Locate Italy on the map. What countries are to the East and West of Italy? What countries are to the North and South of Italy? What are some famous monuments and cities in Italy?
Read the following statements to your partner and change them to Reported Speech. Listen to the corresponding statement your partner reads. Which is correct? Justify your conclusions. EXAMPLE: STUDENT 1 Alba: 'I am going to the cinema to see a movie.' STUDENT 2 Alba: 'I am going to the cinema to see a television show. Students change these statements into reported speech and discuss: Student 1: Alba said that she was going to the cinema to see a movie. Student 2: Alba said that she was going to the cinema to see a television show. Student 1: Which statement is correct? Student 2: I think your statement is correct. People go to the cinema to see movies, not television shows. Student 1: That makes sense. We'll write 'television show' in the 3rd column. Phrases to help move conversation forward: That makes sense because... That doesn't make sense because... I think... What do you think about...? I don't think makes sense. Which word...? I'm reading statement number. You need to change to the past tense.
STUDENT 1 Read the following statements to your partner and change them to reported speech. Listen to the corresponding statement your partner reads. Which is correct? Justify your conclusions. Statue of Liberty every morning.' 2. Sarah: 'I can't eat candy or drink soda for a month.' the city.' 4. Arcadio. 'I found my calculator in the car.' next month to visit Rome and other cities.' 6. Cindy: 'I will stay at home and read to the tiger.' Sara: 'Terry wants to borrow my bicycle to cross the 8. Reggie: 'I put the keys on the table.' 9. Sugar: 'Do you like to sing in front of animals?' 10. Alice: 'Where do you live - in a house or a spaceship?'
STUDENT 2 Read the following statements to your partner and change them to reported speech. Listen to the corresponding statement your partner reads. Which is correct? Justify your conclusions. Leaning Tower of Pisa every morning.' 2. Sarah: 'I can eat candy and drink soda every day.' the moon.' 4. Arcadio. 'I found my calculator in my hair.' next month to visit Athens and other cities.' 6. Cindy: 'I will stay at home and read my book.' Sara: 'Terry wants to borrow our boat to cross the 8. Reggie: 'I put the keys on the roof of the house.' 9. Sugar: 'Do you like to sing in front of an audience?' 10. Alice: 'Where do you live - in a house or an apartment?'
ANSWERS: Leaning Tower of Pisa every morning.' 2. Sarah: 'I can eat candy and drink soda every day.' the moon.' Leaning Tower of Pisa can't eat candy or drink soda every day moon 4. Arcadio. 'I found my calculator in my hair.' hair next month to visit Athens and other cities.' Athens 6. Cindy: 'I will stay at home and read my book.' to my tiger Sara: 'Terry wants to borrow our boat to cross the bicycle 8. Reggie: 'I put the keys on the roof of the house.' roof of the house 9. Sugar: 'Do you like to sing in front of an audience?' animals 10. Alice: 'Where do you live - in a house or an apartment?' spaceship