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Student Practice – The Interview 
In a small group, you will interview one of your classmates and write a follow-up report 
using both quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech. 
In your group, choose a famous person you would like to interview. Someone in the group 
must volunteer to play the role of the famous person. Obviously, the famous person has to 
be someone who is well known to all members in the group! 
Process 
1. In your group, decide who will be the interviewee and which famous person they 
will be. 
2. Prepare a few questions. You don’t need to think of all your questions ahead of 
time, as the interview will suggest follow-up questions.
3. Interview your classmate for about 15 minutes. You should take notes since you 
will have to write a report.
4. After the interview, you should compare notes with your classmates to see that you
have all the information you need to write your report.
5. Each student should write a report using indirect speech. You should also include at 
least two quotes in your report. The person who was interviewed can also write a 
report, but will write from the first person point of view. “I told them ….They asked 
me….”