In this free direct and reported speech activity, students play a pelmanism game where they change direct speech into reported speech. Finally, there is a class feedback session to find out who gave the most convincing false answers in each group. When the students have compared their answers, bring the groups of eight back together and the interviewees reveal their true answers. The students then compare what different people told them using reported speech and decide which of the answers are true. When everyone has finished, divide each group in half to make two groups of four.

Each time an interviewee answers a question, they give either a true answer or one of their false answers, but they must vary the answers they give different students. Students are free to ask follow-up questions, especially if they suspect they are being given a false answer. Students note down the interviewees' answers on the worksheet. Students use the questions to interview three people in their group. Next, divide the students into groups of eight. The students read ten questions on the worksheet and write one true answer and two false answers for each question. Give each student a copy of the worksheet. In this entertaining reported speech activity, students interview each other giving true or false answers and then use reported speech to compare what the interviewees said.

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