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Class Survey — Lesson Plan, English, Grade 9

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Lesson plan
Section
Listening and Reported Speech
Lesson title
Class Survey
Class
9
Lesson objectives according to program
9.2.2.1 understand most specific information in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics 9.6.11.1 use an increased variety of reported speech forms for statements, questions and commands, including indirect and embedded questions with know, wonder on a range of familiar general and curricular topics;
Lesson objectives
Students will know how to identify specific information in an extended spoken account of survey results.
Students will know how to report statements, questions, and commands using a range of reported speech forms.
Students will know how to form indirect and embedded questions with know and wonder when discussing survey findings.
Values
Respect for others is fostered by listening attentively to classmates’ opinions and reporting their responses accurately. Responsible communication is encouraged through fair, truthful presentation of survey results.
Lesson progress
Lesson stage/time Teacher's action Student's action Evaluation Resources
Opening and Lead-In
5 minutes
Organisational moment:
Welcome students, check readiness, and introduce the topic, “Class Survey.”.
Ask: “What topics could we ask our classmates about?” Invite a few brief suggestions.
Students prepare for the lesson and suggest survey topics, such as hobbies, reading habits, or preferred school subjects. Offers one relevant survey topic — 1 point. Stage maximum — 1 point. board, notebooks
Listening for Details
8 minutes
Questions to the class:
Ask students to listen to an extended spoken account of a class survey and identify the survey topic, the number of participants, and two specific results.
Play or read the account twice, allowing students to check their notes after the second listening.
Reveal the key information and confirm answers.
Students listen twice, note the survey topic, participant count, and two results, then check their responses. Expected answers: the topic, the number of participants, and two results stated in the listening account. Identifies the survey topic — 1 point; participant count — 1 point; each of two specific results — 1 point. Stage maximum — 4 points. audio recording or teacher-read listening script, notebooks
Reported Speech Presentation
8 minutes
New material explanation:
Use the presentation to show how verb tense, pronouns, and time expressions can change in reported statements and questions.
Model reporting a question with an embedded form: “Do you enjoy reading?” → “She asked whether I enjoyed reading.”.
Explain indirect questions with know and wonder: “Where does he study?” → “I wonder where he studies”; “Do you know where he studies?” Emphasize statement word order in embedded questions.
Model a reported command: “Please complete the survey” → “The teacher asked us to complete the survey.”.
Slide 1 — Class Survey — Reported Speech
Slide 2 — A classmate asks, “Do you enjoy reading?” Later, you tell another friend what she asked,…
Slide 3 — By the end of this lesson you will be able to…
Slide 4 — Reporting statements
Slide 5 — Reporting survey questions
Slide 6 — When a classmate reports a survey answer, which changes—tense, pronoun, or time expressio…
Slide 7 — Know and wonder
Slide 8 — Reporting commands
Slide 9 — Key takeaways
Slide 10 — Recall and apply
Students study the examples, identify changes in tense and word order, and record the patterns. Students explain that an embedded question uses statement word order, for example, “where he studies,” not “where does he study.” Identifies the reported-speech change in a statement — 1 point; recognizes statement word order in an embedded question — 1 point; identifies the reported-command pattern — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points.
Reported Speech Game
7 minutes
Instructions:
Run a speaking game: give pairs prompt cards with survey-related statements, questions, and commands.
Ask partners to take turns converting each prompt into reported speech, including at least one question with know or wonder.
Invite pairs to share an accurate example and briefly correct errors in tense or embedded-question word order.
Students work in pairs, take turns reporting the prompt-card sentences, and share an example. Possible responses include “Mia said that she preferred science,” “He asked whether I played a sport,” and “I wonder what they chose.” Reports a statement accurately — 1 point; reports a question accurately — 1 point; uses know or wonder with correct embedded-question word order — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points.
Survey Reporting Assignment
9 minutes
Instructions:
Give students a short set of class-survey results and ask them to write a brief report using the information accurately.
Require at least one reported statement, one reported question, one reported command, and one indirect or embedded question with know or wonder.
Ask students to check tense changes, pronouns, and word order before submitting their work.
Students write an accurate short report based on the provided survey results and check that it includes the required reported-speech forms. Students may write, for example, “I wonder why several students chose music.” Reports one statement accurately — 1 point; reports one question accurately — 1 point; reports one command accurately — 1 point; forms an indirect or embedded question with know or wonder and correct word order — 1 point; represents survey information accurately — 1 point. Stage maximum — 5 points.
Learning Check Quiz
5 minutes
Instructions:
Give a short individual quiz with items on identifying specific listening details and transforming sentences into reported speech.
Include a statement, a question, a command, and an embedded question using know or wonder.
Review the answer key briefly and clarify a common error if needed.
Students complete the quiz independently and check their answers during the review. Expected answers follow the reported-speech transformations and listening details practiced in the lesson; embedded questions use statement word order. Correct response to the listening-detail item — 1 point; correct reported statement — 1 point; correct reported question — 1 point; correct reported command — 1 point; correctly formed embedded question — 1 point. Stage maximum — 5 points.
Reflection
3 minutes
Runs the "Aim at the target" reflection. Students launch the catapult at the target that matches their feeling about the lesson.
Students complete the "Aim at the target" reflection and assess their understanding of the topic. Names one accurately learned language point — 1 point; identifies one relevant next step for practice — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points.
Health and safety compliance
Health and safety compliance Keep the audio at a comfortable volume and avoid placing listening devices or cables where they could cause a trip hazard. Maintain respectful, voluntary participation when discussing classmates’ survey responses, and do not pressure anyone to share personal information.

Material details

Material type
Lesson Plan
Subject
English
Grade
Grade 9
Language
English
Education direction
Humanitarian

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