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# Reporting & Recounting

Report on a topic or recount an experience with organised facts and descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace

Subject: English · Area: Speaking & Listening · Ages 8 to 11
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/reporting-and-recounting-mt_ds2TOtP8I1

## Ready when they can

- Deliver a one-minute oral report on a chosen topic, including at least three organised facts
- Recount a personal experience using descriptive details and a clear beginning, middle, and end
- Self-assess a recorded presentation for pace, clarity, and inclusion of relevant details

## Lesson: Reporting & Recounting

A report shares facts about a topic you researched. A recount tells about something that happened to you. Both work best when the facts or events come in a clear order, and you speak at a pace your listeners can follow.

*(drawing: A recount moves in order: beginning, then middle, then end.)*

**Example.** Omar recounts his class trip. Beginning: the bus ride to the museum. Middle: he touched a real dinosaur fossil and watched a volcano demonstration. End: lunch on the lawn before the ride home. Each part comes in the order it happened.

**Example.** Mia gives a report on octopuses. She groups her facts instead of listing them randomly: how they look, how they hunt, and how they hide. Three clear groups, three organised facts.

**Tip.** Slow down between facts and pause at the end of each one. A report or recount only works if your listeners can catch every fact along the way.

**Recap.** Put your facts or events in a clear order, add real details, and speak at a pace listeners can follow.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Describing Aloud](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/describing-aloud-mt_4A7FYmvVhA)
- [Reciting Poetry](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/reciting-poetry-mt_ZBMcX2oRor)

## Opens up

- [Telling a Story About Yourself](https://lightmysky.com/learn/languages/telling-a-story-about-yourself-mt_Y03mNSjNK9)
- [Speaking Formally and Giving Presentations](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/speaking-formally-and-giving-presentations-mt_z07UNAIsNc)