I’m certainly not going to teach all these verbs together because it’s far too much and you can bet that students will be dropping off in the classroom, tears in their eyes and yawns to and fro of pure, sheer and utter boredom. Nope, I try not to bore students, but sometimes the things we have to deal with can be SO tedious! Anyway, I would much rather split these verbs up into smaller chunks (and somehow more digestible), so here’s the first one that  introduces some of the reporting verbs that we can use in the topic of ‘Crime and Punishment’ Watch the video created with ‘bitable ‘ and after, try to do the interactive activity.

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Reporting verbs blame-admit-claim-accuse-deny

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Activity by Serena

Don't say it was my fault that you lost your keys. (blame) 

Don't blame me for losing your keys

Don't blame me to lose your keys

She told us she had accepted a bribe. (admit) 

She admitted to taking a bribe.

She admitted to take a bribe.

They said they wouldn't tell us the truth. (refuse) 

They refused to telling the truth.

They refused to tell us the truth.

The journalist said she had died during the assault. (claimed)

 

The journalist claimed that she had died during the assault.

The journalist claimed dying during the assault.

They said they wouldn't let us out if we argued. (threaten) 

They threatened not to let us out if we argued.

They threatened not letting us out if we argued.

Jane said she had seen the robber's face (claim)

Jane claimed seeing the robber's face.

Jane claimed to have seen the robber's face.

They said they didn't want us to smoke in the office. (forbid)

They forbade us to smoke in the office.

They forbade us smoking in the office.

The police feel that the weather caused the road accident. (blame) 

Police are blamed for the accident on the weather

Police are blaming the accident on the weather.

Helen said that Tom had taken the purse. (accuse) 

Helen accused Tom to take the purse.

Helen accused Tom for taking the purse.

He said he hadn't taken the money. (deny) 

He denied having taken the money.

He denied to take the money.

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