Reported speech songs

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Reported speech songs

caren_630

Reported speech songs

I need your help ,I �m looking for Reported speech exciting songs for the fifth grade.

6 Feb 2011

MarionG

I don �t teach reported speech yet but if I did I would probably use this song by Lenny Kravitz "Always on the run"

Here is the first verse:

my mama said
that your life is a gift
and my mama said
there �s much weight you will lift
and my mama said
leave those bad boys alone
and my mama said
be home before the dawn
and my mama said
you can be rich or poor
but my mama said
you can be big or small

It has a great groove and the lyrics aren �t too difficult.

6 Feb 2011

kingfant72

I agree that "mama said" is a great song, but there isn �t any reported speech in it.

6 Feb 2011

COLOMBO

Try one of these songs :)

1. The Monkees
(a) - "She"
http://www.lyricsdomain.com/20/the_monkees/she.html

(b) - "You Told Me"
http://www.lyricsdomain.com/20/the_monkees/you_told_me.html

6 Feb 2011

mariamit

Hi Caren.There aren �t many songs around with just Reported Speech but you can try to see if you like any of these:

Norwegian Wood � Beatles

Mama Told Me Not To Come - Stereophonics
Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Do you want to know a secret � Beatles

Things we said today� Beatles

With a little Help from my friends� Beatles

Love Potion No 9 - The Clovers

They tell me it�s a song - Sara Bareilles

Wake up Little Suzy- The Everly Brothers.

6 Feb 2011