Landmark Advanced Unit 4.3
Part A- Guessing game
Describe something that someone said to you and see if your partner can guess where it was said and/ or who you were speaking to
Suggested places
- In the street
- A supermarket
- A market
- A department store
- A convenience store/ corner shop
- A club
- A bar/ A pub
- A fast food restaurant
- A posh restaurant
- A cinema (= movie theater)
- A theatre
- A hospital or surgery
- At home
- In or near someone else’s house
- On the phone
- By email
- By text (= SMS)
- On your blog/ Facebook page
- A bus, coach or train
- A spa or sauna
- A taxi
- A spa, public baths or sauna
- A swimming pool or gym
- A train station or underground station
- A library or bookshop
- A stadium or other sporting venue
- A museum or art gallery
- A concert or music venue
What verbs could you use to report speech?
Check your answers on the next page:
Part B- Storytelling
state | admit | acknowledge | point out |
explain | concede | confess | declare |
spell out | observe | suggest | accuse |
apologize | ask | claim | congratulate |
deny | insist | maintain | promise |
tell | advise | demand | forbid |
object | predict | propose | recommend |
refuse | request | warn | reply |
thank | invite | introduce
someone |
agree |
suggest | complain | compliment | ask for permission |
encourage | offer | say goodbye | greet |
Use the verbs above to tell an imaginary story about John and Jane (obviously a story with lots of dialogue!)
What things might they actually have said to express the functions in bold above?
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PDF for easy saving and printing: ReportingVerbsGame
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Really interesting.
Practical and easy production activity for large classes like mine. Thanks
I mainly have quite small classes, so good to hear they work with large classes too, thanks!