Project follow-up
Track the speaker, reporting verb, complement pattern and commitment.
TF30 · B2 GRAMMAR · 30 MIN
Reporting Verbs and Viewpoint
Report what three speakers meant, did and accepted without changing their viewpoint or responsibility.
Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้
For learners: Report six contributions from three speakers, choose four reporting-verb patterns, preserve each viewpoint, and correct one misleading summary.
For teachers: A 30-minute meaning-first grammar route: map speech acts, control four complement patterns, repair viewpoint distortion, plan six contributions, transfer across two accents, then summarise, correct and retry.
สำหรับผู้เรียน: สรุปสิ่งที่ผู้พูด 3 คนเสนอหรือยอมรับรวม 6 ประเด็น เลือกรูปแบบ reporting verbs 4 แบบ รักษามุมมองของแต่ละคน และแก้สรุปที่บิดความหมายได้
สำหรับครู: เส้นทางไวยากรณ์ 30 นาทีแบบเน้นความหมาย: แยก speech acts ฝึก complement patterns 4 แบบ แก้การบิดมุมมอง วางแผน 6 contributions ฟังสองสำเนียง แล้วสรุป แก้ และลองใหม่
Your Goal
Report six contributions from three speakers, choose four reporting-verb patterns, preserve each viewpoint, and correct one misleading summary.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย
สรุปสิ่งที่ผู้พูด 3 คนเสนอหรือยอมรับรวม 6 ประเด็น เลือกรูปแบบ reporting verbs 4 แบบ รักษามุมมองและความรับผิดชอบของแต่ละคน และแก้สรุปที่ทำให้ความหมายคลาดเคลื่อนได้
Why this lesson matters
A reporting verb does more than introduce words. It can show whether a speaker claimed, admitted, denied, advised, warned, promised or suggested something. The wrong verb or pattern can falsely change the speaker’s certainty, intention or responsibility.
ภาษาไทย: Reporting verb ไม่ได้แค่บอกว่าใครพูด แต่บอกด้วยว่าผู้พูดยืนยัน ยอมรับ ปฏิเสธ แนะนำ เตือน สัญญา หรือเสนออะไร หากเลือกกริยาหรือโครงสร้างผิด อาจทำให้มุมมอง เจตนา และความรับผิดชอบของผู้พูดเปลี่ยนไป
PROGRESS FOCUS What improves today?
MEAN · MeaningPreserve the speaker, speech act, certainty and responsibility.
FORM · FormControl that-clause, to-infinitive, object + to-infinitive and -ing patterns.
USE · Real useGive a neutral multi-speaker summary and repair one misleading line.
Your 30-minute route
1 · 4 minMap viewpoints
2 · 4 minBuild patterns
3 · 5 minRepair meaning
4 · 5 minPlan the summary
5 · 5 minListen and transfer
6 · 7 minSummarise and retry
Teacher Lesson Plan
Viewpoint comes first. Before correcting a complement pattern, confirm who spoke, what communicative action they performed and how much responsibility the reporting verb assigns.
| Stage | Teacher move | Evidence to collect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Map | Separate speaker, message, speech act and responsibility. | Six viewpoint maps |
| 2 · Build | Group verbs by four complement patterns. | Eight accurate transformations |
| 3 · Repair | Repair both form and viewpoint distortion. | Six justified corrections |
| 4 · Plan | Prepare six contributions from three speakers. | Keyword meeting map |
| 5 · Transfer | Recover viewpoint across two accents. | Two listening maps |
| 6 · Perform | Score MEAN/FORM/USE and target one retry. | Summary + correction + retry |
Stage 1 · Map what each speaker actually did
Identify the speech act before selecting a reporting verb.
STUDENT TASK
SPEAKERWho owns the words?
ACTIONClaim, admit, deny, offer, warn or suggest?
RESPONSIBILITYWhat did the speaker accept or avoid?
| Original contribution | Speech act | Responsibility clue |
|---|---|---|
| “I sent the wrong file.” | admission | the speaker accepts the action |
| “We could delay the launch by one week.” | suggestion | an option, not a decision |
| “Do not publish these figures yet.” | warning/instruction | risk remains if ignored |
- Read six short contributions from three speakers.
- Label each contribution with its speaker and speech act.
- Underline the words that show certainty, intention or responsibility.
- Explain why said alone would lose one important meaning in each case.
Finish evidenceSix speaker–action–responsibility maps.
Teacher Help · Stage 1
Accept more than one label only when the learner can justify it from the original words and context. Do not teach the complement pattern until the communicative action is clear.
Stage 2 · Build four reporting-verb patterns
Choose the pattern required by the verb and the meaning that must remain visible.
STUDENT TASK
Meaning–form map
| Communicative job | Pattern | Model |
|---|---|---|
| claim, explain, insist | verb + that-clause | Maya explained that the figures were provisional. |
| agree, offer, promise, refuse | verb + to-infinitive | Leo agreed to check the source. |
| advise, remind, warn | verb + object + to-infinitive | Nina warned us not to publish yet. |
| admit, deny, suggest, recommend | verb + -ing / that-clause | Maya admitted sending the wrong file. |
- Transform eight direct contributions using the correct pattern.
- Use all four pattern groups at least once.
- Keep negative meaning in the correct position.
- Say what viewpoint or responsibility each reporting verb adds.
Check four model patterns
He insisted that the data was accurate. · She offered to call the client. · They reminded us to verify the date. · He denied changing the total.
Finish evidenceEight transformations across four complement patterns.
Teacher Help · Stage 2
Check the verb–pattern combination after meaning. Highlight that suggest does not normally take object + to-infinitive, while advise and warn usually name the listener when responsibility matters.
Stage 3 · Repair form and misleading viewpoint
A grammatically neat summary can still misrepresent what a speaker meant.
STUDENT TASK
| Misleading report | Problem | Repair target |
|---|---|---|
| Maya suggested us to delay. | wrong pattern | suggested delaying / suggested that we delay |
| Leo denied to change the figure. | wrong complement | denied changing |
| Nina advised to check the source. | listener disappears | advised us to check |
| Maya promised that the deadline was possible. | claim becomes commitment | said/claimed that… |
| Leo admitted that the team might be late. | uncertain forecast becomes admission | warned that / said that… |
| Nina ordered us to revise the draft. | suggestion becomes command | recommended revising… |
- Classify each problem as pattern, speaker, speech act or responsibility.
- Repair all six without adding certainty or intention.
- Explain which two errors would be most damaging in a real meeting record.
- Read the repaired lines aloud with neutral delivery.
Finish evidenceSix accurate repairs and two viewpoint justifications.
Teacher Help · Stage 3
Do not award a repair that merely produces a grammatical sentence. The reporting verb must remain defensible from the original contribution; if evidence is weak, choose a neutral verb such as said or explained.
Stage 4 · Plan a six-contribution meeting summary
Use keywords to preserve three distinct viewpoints without writing a script.
STUDENT TASK
Choose one context: project update · service problem · class event · community plan · research discussion · another three-speaker meeting.
| Speaker | Contribution 1 | Contribution 2 | Evidence to preserve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker A | claim / explanation | admission / denial | certainty and responsibility |
| Speaker B | offer / promise / refusal | reason or condition | commitment and limit |
| Speaker C | advice / warning | suggestion / recommendation | listener and intended action |
- Plan exactly six contributions from three speakers.
- Use at least four reporting-verb patterns.
- Keep one uncertainty marker and one negative meaning.
- Add one source check for a contribution you cannot fully verify.
- Prepare one misleading line for a partner to correct.
- Use notes only; do not write full sentences.
Finish evidenceA six-contribution keyword map with viewpoints and limits.
Teacher Help · Stage 4
Check that each speaker has two distinct contributions and that the selected verbs match the intended speech acts. Remove any invented promise, admission or certainty before performance.
Stage 5 · Listen across two accents and preserve viewpoint
Recover who said what, which action the verb signals and what responsibility remains.
STUDENT TASKAmerican English British English
Decision summary
Track advice, warning, suggestion and responsibility.
- Listen once for the three speakers and the overall decision.
- Listen again for six contributions and their speech acts.
- Reconstruct each contribution with an appropriate reporting verb.
- Underline the complement pattern and circle any negative or uncertainty marker.
- Identify one summary line that would change the speaker’s viewpoint.
- Correct it and explain why your verb is more faithful.
Finish evidenceTwo listening maps and one justified viewpoint correction.
Teacher Help · Stage 5
Audio never starts automatically. Accent variety tests listening transfer, not accent imitation. Replay only the contribution where the learner loses the speaker, speech act, pattern or responsibility.
Stage 6 · Final Practice: report the meeting faithfully
Summarise six contributions, correct one misleading line and improve one precise weakness.
STUDENT TASK
FINAL PRACTICE
Speaker → speech act → pattern → viewpoint → correction → retry
- Name the meeting context and the three speakers.
- Use notes only: speaker · action · message · certainty · responsibility.
- Give a 75–90 second summary with exactly six contributions.
- Use at least four reporting-verb patterns.
- Preserve one negative meaning and one uncertainty marker.
- Your partner reads the misleading line you prepared.
- Correct it and explain what viewpoint or responsibility the wrong verb changed.
- After one feedback target, retry only the weakest contribution or correction.
Performance rule: A stronger reporting verb is useful only when the original words justify the speech act it assigns.
Score the first independent performance
MEAN · MeaningAll three speakers, six contributions, viewpoints, certainty and responsibility remain faithful.
FORM · FormAt least four reporting-verb patterns, negatives and complements are accurate.
USE · Real useThe learner gives a neutral summary, corrects one misleading line and explains the change independently.
0 · Not yetThe report changes speaker, speech act or responsibility, or form blocks understanding.
1 · With supportThe summary becomes faithful and clear after one meaning or pattern prompt.
2 · IndependentSix contributions and the correction remain accurate, clear and defensible without a prompt.
Result: 0–2 Rebuild · 3–4 Developing · 5–6 B2 mastery evidence.
Finish evidenceOne six-contribution summary + one viewpoint correction + one focused retry.
Teacher Help · Stage 6
Score the first independent attempt across MEAN, FORM and USE. Give one target only: speaker ownership, speech act, certainty, complement pattern or correction explanation. Keep the original score and record the retry separately.
Grammar you can use
You can now report several speakers without changing what they meant or accepted responsibility for. Use the Dynamic Learning Graph below to continue from reporting viewpoint to evidence distance and stance.
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