WALT: use direct and reported speech

Watch the report Unicef report on first news.

Who’s looking after child refugees?

Summarise the main points using a combination of direct and reported speech.

Key words & Questions to help you:

  • What does Cel Spellman say he hopes will happen in the future? (end of report)
  • What do the children at Charles Dickens Primary School say?
  • What does Unicef say about the refugee crisis?
  • What does the UN convention say?

Don’t forget to use synonyms for said, eg:

  • Reports
  • Claims
  • States
  • Insists

5 thoughts on “WALT: use direct and reported speech

  1. Cel Spelman said that more and more children are getting more vulnerable. Unisef agrees with Cel and state that even though we are trying the is lots more to be done. The government is trying its best to protect the refuges. Charles Dickens Primary School said that the government needs to do more. The UN Convention said that this has to be done before its too late. I believe that this has to be done because more and more refuges are dying. I cannot believe that 50 million children are forced to leave their homes!

  2. Cel sellman says that he hope all the children around the world benefit for all those right. One child from Charles Dickens said they might fell scared and that we are living in a life were we can have anything we want and they are suffering because they don’t have the rights and they’re country has been bombed.

  3. 1. Cel Spellman has reported that there is a lot of hope for the future.
    2. I am really upset as they are suffering badly and there country have been bombed with bombs-Children of Charles Dickens Primary School
    3.UNICEF have claimed that there is a lot more things to be done.
    4. The UN convention has stated that the transition from Calais in France to England must be done as quickly and efficiently as possible.

  4. 1. Cel Spellman states that he hopes that all children benefit from the rights they all share.
    2. The Charles Dickens Primary School students report that they are all passionate about all the refugee children receiving the rights they need to survive.
    3. The UN convention insists that this horrible crisis must be dealt with.
    4. Unisef strongly agrees with the UN convention, they claim that it must be done.

    By Misha T. Barnish

  5. Cel Spellman states that he hopes children all around the world benefit from all the rights, wherever they are. The children report that every child should have rights, including a good education, good health and a safe family. Unicef, who strongly agree with the UN Convention, insist this must be dealt with and all children should be safe. Finally, the UN Convention think that all the children of the world should have the rights.

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