Reported Speech Interview!

Divide your class in pairs. Tell pairs that one of them will be the reporter, and he or she is going to interview a famous person, show who the famous people are (check below for pictures you can use). Ask them to prepare questions. The other will be a famous celebrity, so he or she has to think about the answers.

Next, ask them to role-play the interview.

Finally, the reporters have to report the famous person's answers, and the celebrity has to report the questions.

This way students can practice reported statements, and also reported questions, pretending they are talking to their idols or being one.

If you prefer, you can use cut outs from magazines and students can make their own magazine, perhaps a poster with their idol's interview is also a good idea.

This activity is really fun, and they love doing it!