**Lesson Plan: English Comprehension for Primary 5**
**Topic: Speech Work - Making Reports of Statements, Commands, Questions Changing Reports to Direct Speech**
**Objective:**
1. Students will improve their ability to make and report statements, commands, and questions.
2. Students will enhance their sentence-building skills.
3. Students will expand their vocabulary and comprehension through reading activities.
4. Students will practice grammar with intonation exercises on question tags.
5. Students will develop descriptive writing skills with a focus on describing a house.
**Materials:**
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handouts with examples of reported speech
- Sentence-building activity sheets
- Vocabulary flashcards
- Short reading passage with new vocabulary words
- Quiz on comprehension
- Writing paper and pencils
**Duration: 90 minutes**
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**Warm-up Activity (10 minutes):**
1. Greet the students and take attendance.
2. Briefly review the previous lesson on direct and indirect speech.
3. Introduce the lesson objectives and outline the plan for the day.
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**Introduction to Reported Speech (15 minutes):**
1. Explain the concept of reported speech (indirect speech) with simple examples.
- Direct: "She says, 'I am happy.'"
- Reported: "She says that she is happy."
2. Explain the changes that occur when converting direct speech to reported speech:
- Tense changes
- Pronoun changes
- Time and place expression changes
3. Go through examples of statements, commands, and questions.
- Statement: "He said, 'I will go to the market.'"
- Command: "The teacher said, 'Do your homework.'"
- Question: "She asked, 'Are you coming?'"
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**Activity 1: Converting Direct to Reported Speech (15 minutes):**
1. Provide handouts with sentences in direct speech.
2. Ask students to work in pairs to convert these sentences to reported speech.
3. Review answers as a class and correct any errors.
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**Practice Sentence Building (15 minutes):**
1. Explain the structure of simple, compound, and complex sentences.
2. Provide sentence-building activity sheets where students need to form sentences from given words and phrases.
3. Discuss some of the sentences created by the students.
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**Reading Activity: Teaching New Words and Comprehension (15 minutes):**
1. Distribute a short passage that includes new vocabulary words.
2. Read the passage aloud while students follow along.
3. Discuss the meaning of new words using vocabulary flashcards.
4. Conduct a short comprehension quiz based on the passage to ensure understanding.
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**Grammar Practice: Intonation on Question Tags (10 minutes):**
1. Explain the concept of question tags and how intonation changes meaning.
- Example: "You’re coming, aren’t you?"
2. Demonstrate different intonations and their effects.
3. Practice with students by creating and reading sentences with question tags aloud.
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**Writing Exercise: Describing a House (15 minutes):**
1. Instruct students to think about their house or any familiar house.
2. Guide them through descriptive writing, focusing on sensory details (sight, smell, sound, touch).
3. Ask them to write a paragraph describing the house using the vocabulary and sentence structures discussed.
4. Volunteers read their descriptions aloud, and the class provides constructive feedback.
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**Conclusion and Homework (5 minutes):**
1. Review the main points covered during the lesson.
2. Answer any remaining questions from the students.
3. Assign homework: Convert 5 sentences from direct to reported speech, and write a brief description of a favorite place other than a house.
4. Close the lesson with a positive note and encourage students to practice at home.
**Assessment:**
- Monitor students' participation during activities and discussions.
- Evaluate their handouts and writing exercises.
- Use comprehension quiz results to assess understanding.
**Adjustments for Diverse Learners:**
- Provide additional examples and visual aids for ESL (English as a Second Language) students.
- Offer one-on-one support during activities for students who need additional help.
- Challenge advanced students with more complex sentence structures.
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Lesson Reflection:
After the lesson, reflect on what worked well and what can be improved for future lessons. Collect feedback from students to understand their perspectives and make necessary adjustments to meet their learning needs.