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Lesson Plan of Direct and Indirect Narration

Topic: Direct and Indirect Narration

Objective/Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand direct and indirect narration and able to use them.

Tools/Materials:

whiteboard and markers,
textbook,
handouts/worksheets with exercises and examples

Teaching Method:
Activity 1: Warm-Up
Ask some questions to check students' previous knowledge about the topic.

Activity 2:
(a) Define the concept of direct and indirect(reported) speech using visuals and examples.

(b) Direct Speech: the exact words spoken by the speaker are quoted.
Example: He said, "I like oranges".

(c) Indirect Speech: the words are reported or paraphrased, and the speech is integrated into the sentence without quotation marks.

Example: He said that he liked oranges.

(d) Pronouns change to match the perspective of the narrator. Example: "I" becomes "he/she"(depending on the subject), my becomes his/her, and so on.

(e) The tense moves back in time when converting to indirect speech.

Example: Present simple becomes past simple, present continuous becomes past continuous, and so on.

(f) "Now" becomes "then", "today" becomes "that day", "tomorrow" becomes "the next day" or "the following day", and "yesterday" becomes "the day before" or "the previous day".

Activity 3:

Give students a worksheet or list of sentences and ask them to convert direct speech into indirect speech.
Walk around the classroom to provide assistance and answer any question.

Group Activity:

Divide the students into small groups. Give each group different sentences written in direct speech. Ask each group to rewrite each sentence in indirect speech.
After each group share their details then provide correct sentences and explain the details.

Evaluation/Review: Review the sentences as a class and provide positive feedback on understanding, and gently guide improvement.

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Lesson Plan of Adjectives

-- Adjective Worksheet

Lesson Plan of Verbs
-- Verb Worksheet

Lesson Plan of Adverbs
-- Adverb Worksheet
Lesson Plan of Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
-- Degrees of Comparison Worksheet
Lesson Plan of Prepositions
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Lesson Plan of Conjunctions
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Lesson Plan of use Articles (a/an/the)
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Direct and Indirect Narration Worksheet

Part A: Convert the following sentences from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech.
1. He said, "I am going to the market."
2. She said, "I have finished my homework."
3. He asked, "Will you join us for dinner?"
4. She said, "I am learning French."
5. They said, "We have been waiting for you since 2 PM."
6. The teacher said, "You must complete your assignment by tomorrow."
7. He said, "I will help you with your project."
8. John said, "I cannot find my keys."
9. She said, "Are you coming to the party tonight?"
10. He said, "I was watching a movie when you called."

Part B: Convert the following sentences from Indirect Speech to Direct Speech.
1. She said that she was feeling tired.
2. He told me that he had been working all day.
3. They asked if I would be attending the meeting.
4. She said that she would leave for vacation the next week.
5. He said that he had read the book.
6. She told him that she had completed the assignment.
7. The teacher asked if anyone had a question.
8. John said that he would go to the gym after work.
9. The man said that he was looking for his wallet.
10. They asked whether I had seen the latest movie.

Answers:

Part A: Direct to Indirect Speech
1. He said that he was going to the market.
2. She said that she had finished her homework.
3. He asked if I would join them for dinner.
4. She said that she was learning French.
5. They said that they had been waiting for me since 2 PM.
6. The teacher said that I must complete my assignment by tomorrow.
7. He said that he would help me with my project.
8. John said that he could not find his keys.
9. She asked if I was coming to the party that night.
10. He said that he had been watching a movie when I called.

Part B: Indirect to Direct Speech
1. She said, "I am feeling tired."
2. He told me, "I have been working all day."
3. They asked, "Will you be attending the meeting?"
4. She said, "I will leave for vacation next week."
5. He said, "I have read the book."
6. She told him, "I have completed the assignment."
7. The teacher asked, "Does anyone have a question?"
8. John said, "I will go to the gym after work."
9. The man said, "I am looking for my wallet."
10. They asked, "Have you seen the latest movie?"

Books

Top 10 Gabriel García Márquez books

1. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
Genre: Magical Realism, Family Saga

2. Love in the Time of Cholera (1985)
Genre: Romance, Literary Fiction

3. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981)
Genre: Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction

4. The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975)
Genre: Political Fiction, Magical Realism

5. The General in His Labyrinth (1989)
Genre: Historical Fiction

6. No One Writes to the Colonel (1961)
Genre: Novella, Social/Political Fiction

7. Of Love and Other Demons (1994)
Genre: Magical Realism, Historical Fiction

8. Leaf Storm (1955)
Genre: Magical Realism, Novella

9. In Evil Hour (1962)
Genre: Political Fiction, Social Realism

10. Strange Pilgrims (1992)
Genre: Short Story Collection, Magical Realism

Daily English Conversations

Daily work conversation in Hindi and English

1.
Hindi: सुप्रभात, आज आपका दिन कैसा शुरू हुआ?
English: Good morning, how did your day start today?

2.
Hindi: क्या आप आज की मीटिंग के लिए तैयार हैं?
English: Are you ready for today’s meeting?

3.
Hindi: कृपया यह फ़ाइल मुझे भेज दीजिए।
English: Please send me this file.

4.
Hindi: मैं यह काम दोपहर तक पूरा कर दूँगा।
English: I will finish this work by afternoon.

5.
Hindi: क्या आपको मेरी बात समझ में आ गई?
English: Did you understand what I said?

6.
Hindi: हम यह प्रोजेक्ट कब शुरू करेंगे?
English: When will we start this project?

7.
Hindi: क्या आप मुझे थोड़ा समय दे सकते हैं?
English: Can you give me some time?

8.
Hindi: मैं अभी एक और काम में व्यस्त हूँ।
English: I am busy with another task right now.

9.
Hindi: कृपया मुझे इस काम की अपडेट दीजिए।
English: Please give me an update on this task.

10.
Hindi: अगर आपको कोई सहायता चाहिए तो मुझे बताइए।
English: If you need any help, let me know.

11.
Hindi: मैंने रिपोर्ट टीम को भेज दी है।
English: I have sent the report to the team.

12.
Hindi: चलिए, अब मीटिंग शुरू करते हैं।
English: Let’s start the meeting now.

13.
Hindi: यह काम थोड़ा अति आवश्यक है।
English: This task is a bit urgent.

14.
Hindi: क्या हम इसपे कल तर्क कर सकते हैं?
English: Can we discuss this tomorrow?

15.
Hindi: मैं अब लॉग आउट कर रहा हूँ।
English: I am logging out now.

General Knowledge

Independence Day and Flags of African countries | अफ़्रीकी देशों के स्वतंत्रता दिवस और झंडे

Continent: Africa \| महाद्वीप: अफ़्रीका
Flag	Country	देश	Independence Day	Independence from
	Rwanda	रवांडा	July 1,1962	Independence from Belgium
	Liberia	लाइबेरिया	July 26, 1847	Independence from the American Colonization Society
	Libya	लीबिया	December 24, 1951	Independence from the UK
	Lesotho	लेसोथो	October 4, 1966	Independence from the UK
	Sao Tome and Principe	साओ तोमे और प्रिन्सिपी	July 12, 1975	Independence from Portugal
	Sierra Leone	सियरा लोन	April 27, 1961	Independence from the UK
	Sudan	सूडान	January 1, 1956	Independence from Egypt and the UK
	Senegal	सेनेगल	April 4, 1960	Independence from France
	Seychelles	सेशाइल्स	June 29, 1976	Independence from the UK
	Somalia	सोमालिया	July 1, 1960	Unification of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland
	Eswatini (Swaziland)	स्वाज़ीलैण्ड	September 6, 1968	Independence from the UK
	Egypt	मिस्र	July 23, 1952	Revolution; British influence ended in 1956
	Angola	अंगोला	November 11, 1975	Independence from Portugal
	Algeria	अल्जीरिया	July 5, 1962	Independence from France
	Ethiopia	इथियोपिया	May 5, 1941	Defeat of Italy; formal independence from colonial powers
	Eritrea	इरित्रिया	May 24, 1991	Independence from Ethiopia
	Republic of the Congo	कांगो गणराज्य	August 15, 1960	Independence from France
	Democratic Republic of the Congo	कांगो लोकतान्त्रिक गणराज्य	June 30, 1960	Independence from Belgium
	Kenya	केन्या	December 12, 1963	Independence from the UK
	Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)	केप वर्दे	July 5, 1975	Independence from Portugal
	Cameroon	कैमरून	May 20, 1972	Unification of French and English territories
	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	कोत दिव्वार (गजदन्त तट)	August 7, 1960	Independence from France
	Comoros	कोमोरोज	July 6, 1975	Independence from France
	Gambia	गाम्बिया	February 18, 1965	Independence from the UK
	Guinea	गिनी	October 2, 1958	Independence from France
	Guinea-Bissau	गिनी-बिसाऊ	September 24, 1973	Independence from Portugal
	Gabon	गबोन	August 16, 1960	Independence from France
	Ghana	घाना	March 6, 1957	First sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from the UK
	Chad	चैड	August 11, 1960	Independence from France
	Zambia	जाम्बिया	October 24, 1964	Independence from the UK
	Zimbabwe	ज़िम्बाब्वे	April 18, 1980	Independence from the UK
	Djibouti	जिबूती	June 27, 1977	Independence from France
	Togo	टोगो	April 27, 1960	Independence from France
	Tunisia	ट्यूनिशिया	March 20, 1956	Independence from France
	Tanzania	तंजानिया	December 9, 1961	Independence from the UK
	South Africa	दक्षिण अफ़्रीका	May 31, 1910	Union of South Africa; full independence in 1961 with Republic Day
	South Sudan	दक्षिण सूडान	July 9, 2011	Independence from Sudan
	Niger	नाइजर	August 3, 1960	Independence from France
	Nigeria	नाईजीरिया	October 1, 1960	Independence from the UK
	Namibia	नामीबिया	March 21, 1990	Independence from South Africa
	Burundi	बरण्डी	July 1, 1962	Independence from Belgium
	Burkina Faso	बुर्किना फासो	August 5, 1960	Independence from France
	Benin	बेनिन	August 1, 1960	Independence from France
	Botswana	बोत्सवाना	September 30, 1966	Independence from the UK
	Equatorial Guinea	भूमध्यरेखीय गिनी	October 12, 1968	Independence from Spain
	Central African Republic	मध्य अफ़्रीकी गणराज्य	August 13, 1960	Independence from France
	Malawi	मलावी	July 6, 1964	Independence from the UK
	Mali	माली	September 22, 1960	Independence from France
	Madagascar	मेडागास्कर	June 26, 1960	Independence from France
	Mauritania	मॉरीतानिया	November 28, 1960	Independence from France
	Mauritius	मॉरीशस	March 12, 1968	Independence from the UK
	Mozambique	मोजा़म्बीक	June 25, 1975	Independence from Portugal
	Morocco	मोरक्को	March 2, 1956	Independence from France and Spain
	Uganda	युगांडा	October 9, 1962	Independence from the UK