Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 2, Session 2: Positive Communication | Page 30 of 127Handout 3: Change the Sentence
Here are some sentences. In your group, decide whether they are direct or indirect statements. Then, if they are direct,
rewrite them so they are more indirect. If they are indirect, rewrite them so they are more direct. You may act them out
instead of writing them, if you wish.
Change the Sentence
Empty the garbage before you go out
with your friends.
You left a mess in the kitchen.
That’s a very interesting answer on your
test paper.
Some people would be surprised to hear
news like that.
I don’t like your attitude.
You are always shouting at me.
When I hear this song I feel like dancing.
When you’ve been sitting in school all
day, don’t you feel like running?
Do you want to come to the dance with
me?
You have beautiful eyes.
My parents were upset when my sister
came home late.