Say it another way: guided B2 practice

Why this group of lessons belongs together

Say it another way moves from controlled examples to independent use under time or audience pressure. The opening lesson focuses on this outcome: Reports statements and questions; applies backshift where it matters. The checkpoint asks for this wider result: Passes an 8-item quiz; retells a conversation from memory, recorded. Keep your first attempt so you can compare clarity, accuracy and control at the end.

Level: B2. This module contains 5 connected lessons. Follow the order when the topic is new, or use the lesson map to repair one specific gap.

The lesson map

What useful practice looks like

• He said, she told me: reporting conversations: Reports statements and questions; applies backshift where it matters.
• Reporting verbs with attitude: Replaces said with 10 to 12 attitude-carrying reporting verbs in context.
• Shrink it: summarizing and paraphrasing: Halves a paragraph in own words using three named techniques.

Use true information where possible. A sentence about your own routine, work or plans is easier to remember than a sentence copied from a model.

A study routine for Say it another way

1. Read the outcome for He said, she told me: reporting conversations before the examples.
2. Say or write one model, then change at least two details.
3. Complete the quiz before opening its answer panels.
4. Use the module checkpoint to produce Checkpoint: in your own words independently.
5. Return only to the lesson that matches the error you found.

How the lessons work together

Say it another way is a sequence, not a folder of unrelated pages. He said, she told me: reporting conversations establishes the first usable move. Later lessons add control, choice and time pressure. Checkpoint: in your own words asks you to combine the module without copying an answer.

• He said, she told me: reporting conversations: Reports statements and questions; applies backshift where it matters
• Reporting verbs with attitude: Replaces said with 10 to 12 attitude-carrying reporting verbs in context
• Shrink it: summarizing and paraphrasing: Halves a paragraph in own words using three named techniques
• Retell the news: a fluency workout: Reads a short graded story, retells it recorded in 2 minutes, no notes

Keep one piece of evidence from the first lesson and improve the same piece at the checkpoint. That comparison shows more than a quiz score because it records what changed in your own language.

Use Say it another way beyond the course

After the checkpoint, change one variable: the listener, purpose, channel or time pressure. Keep the central meaning from Retell the news: a fluency workout while adapting the delivery. This shows whether the language is available outside the model.

If the result becomes unclear, compare it with the outcome for the exact lesson involved. Correct that gap instead of restarting unrelated work.

Start or continue the module

Your progress is saved on this device only.

1. 1He said, she told me: reporting conversations19 min, Not complete
2. 2Reporting verbs with attitude20 min, Not complete
3. 3Shrink it: summarizing and paraphrasing18 min, Not complete
4. 4Retell the news: a fluency workout19 min, Not complete
5. 5Checkpoint: in your own words20 min, Not complete

How to know you are ready to continue

Do not judge readiness by reading speed. You are ready when you can complete the checkpoint task with a clear message, understandable language and no copied answer. A small number of errors is normal at B2; errors should not hide your meaning.

If the checkpoint is difficult, repeat the lesson whose outcome matches the problem. That is faster than restarting the whole module.