Unit4ExploringplantsPartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod2:AsamplelessonplanforLearningaboutLanguage(TheDirectObjectandIndirectObject)AimsTohelpstudentslearnabouttheDirectObjectandIndirectObjectTohelpstudentsdiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulwordsandexpressionsTohelpstudentsdiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulstructuresProceduresI.Warmingupbydiscuusing——Doplantsgrowbetterifyoutalktothem?Lastevening,afterdoingmyhomework,Ispentseveralhoursnursingmyapartmentfullofsickplants.Ifelltowondering:isittruewhatmomusedtotellme,thatplantsenjoybeingtalkedto?MymothertaughtmeallIknowaboutplantcare,andIfollowallherinstructionstotheletter(exceptthetalkingbit,whichIalwaysthoughtwascrazy),yetherplantsareinfinitelyhealthierthanmine.Isthereanyscientificevidencethatplantsrespondtothehumanvoiceorpresence?Dosomepeople(likemom)giveoff"vibes"thatplantsreallylikewhileotherpeoples'"auras"(myown,forinstance)leavethemcold?Mightthishaveanythingtodowiththefact,knowntheworldover,thatbabiesalwayscrywhenheldbycertainpeopleorthatcatsarepassionatelyattractedtopeoplewhoaredeathlyallergictothem?II.DiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressionsDoplantsgrowbetterifyoutalktothem?Idon’tknow.Nowlet’sgotopage34toskimthetwoexercisestexttogetanoverviewofwhatarebeingtalkedabout.Gotopage32toscanthetextforwordsandexpressionstocompletethetwoexercisesonpage34.III.RevisingDirectandIndirectSpeechWhenusingindirectorreportedspeech,theformchanges.Usuallyindirectspeechisintroducedbytheverbsaid,asinIsaid,Billsaid,ortheysaid.Usingtheverbsayinthistense,indicatesthatsomethingwassaidinthepast.Inthesecases,themainverbinthereportedsentenceisputinthepast.Ifthemainverbisalreadyinapasttense,thenthetensechangestoanotherpasttense;itcanalmostbeseenasmovingevenfurtherintothepast.DirectSpeechIndirectSpeechsimplepresentHesaid,“Igotoschooleveryday.”simplepastHesaid(that)hewenttoschooleveryday.simplepastHesaid,“Iwenttoschooleveryday.”pastperfectHesaid(that)hehadgonetoschooleveryday.presentperfectpastperfectHesaid,“Ihavegonetoschooleveryday.”Hesaid(that)hehadgonetoschooleveryday.presentprogressiveHesaid,“Iamgoingtoschooleveryday.”pastprogressiveHesaid(that)hewasgoingtoschooleveryday.pastprogressiveHesaid,“Iwasgoingtoschooleveryday.”perfectprogressiveHesaid(that)hehadbeengoingtoschooleveryday,future(will)Hesaid,“Iwillgotoschooleveryday.”would+verbnameHesaid(that)hewouldgotoschooleveryday.future(goingto)Hesaid,“Iamgoingtoschooleveryday.”presentprogressiveHesaid(that)heisgoingtoschooleveryday.pastprogressiveHesaid(that)hewasgoingtoschooleverydayDirectSpeechIndirectSpeechauxiliary+verbnameHesaid,“Doyougotoschooleveryday?”Hesaid,“Wheredoyougotoschool?”simplepastHeaskedmeifIwenttoschooleveryday.*HeaskedmewhereIwenttoschool.imperativeHesaid,“Gotoschooleveryday.”infinitiveHesaidtogotoschooleveryday.Thesituationchangesifinsteadofthecommonsaidanotherpartoftheverytosayisused.Inthatcasetheverbtensesusuallyremainthesame.Someexamplesofthissituationaregivenbelow.DirectSpeechIndirectSpeechsimplepresent+simplepresentHesays,“Igotoschooleveryday.”simplepresent+simplepresentHesays(that)hegoestoschooleveryday.presentperfect+simplepresentHehassaid,“Igotoschooleveryday.”presentperfect+simplepresentHehassaid(that)hegoestoschooleveryday.pastprogressive+simplepastHewassaying,“Iwenttoschooleveryday.”pastprogressive+simplepastHewassaying(tha...