What's your opinion?
Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 · Unit 6: Entertainment · Lesson 22 · Term 2 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Reported speech · Film review
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Lesson idea
A review of the film The Lost Shoes shows how to give an opinion, and we learn film words and reported speech.
Lesson vocabulary: review: a written opinion about a book, film or performance · plot: the story of a book or film · hero: the main character, usually a good person · director: the person who tells the actors what to do · character: a person in a story or film · ending: the last part of a story
Key points
- In reported speech we move the verb tense back in time, and that is optional.
- We don't need a comma or quotation marks in reported speech.
- Pronouns and time and place words also change, such as tomorrow to the next day and here to there.
- For commands and requests we use told and asked.
Lesson questions (15)
- What type of film is The Lost Shoes?
Answer: A drama - Where is the film set?
Answer: India - What does Ishaan lose?
Answer: His sister's shoes - Why is the problem so big?
Answer: The school doesn't allow them in without shoes - What was Habeeba's plan?
Answer: She wears his shoes in the morning and runs home - What happened to Ishaan at school?
Answer: He was in trouble for being late - What is the reviewer's one criticism?
Answer: It gets a bit slow after the first hour - The film teaches a lesson about ___.
Answer: how important it is to end poverty - Which adjective is negative?
Answer: terrible - The person who tells actors what to do is the ___.
Answer: director - The story of a book or film is the ___.
Answer: plot - Report: 'I'm watching a great series,' he said.
Answer: He said that he was watching a great series. - Report: 'I'm going to New York on Monday,' he said.
Answer: He said he was going to New York on Monday. - In reported speech, tomorrow often changes to ___.
Answer: the next day - In reported speech, here often changes to ___.
Answer: there
About this lesson
“What's your opinion?” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 (Unit 6: Entertainment) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “What type of film is The Lost Shoes?” and “Where is the film set?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
Questions about this lesson
How do we change speech into reported speech?
We move the tense one step back: He said he was tired.
Do we need quotation marks?
In reported speech we need no quotation marks and no comma. Example: She said that the film was good. For direct speech we write: She said, "The film is good."
What changes in reported speech?
Pronouns and words of time and place: tomorrow → the next day.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.