ltl review unit 3: language and communication

LTL REVIEW UNIT 3: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

CAMILA MURILLO CAMILA JADUE NICOL TORRES

OBJECTIVES

• Definition of Language and Communication

• Report speech

• Question Tags

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

• Language is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

• Communication is the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

REPORTED SPEECH

What is itWhere’s Tom?

He said he was

feeling ill.

We use reported speech when we want to repeat what someone had previously said

Tom: I’m

feeling ill.

REPORTED SPEECH

TIME EXPRESSIONS WITH REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED QUESTIONS

Direct Speech Reported QuestionsWhere do you live? She asked me where I lived.Where is Julie? She asked me where Julie was.Where is the Post Office, please? She asked me where the Post Office was.Do you like chocolate? She asked me if I liked chocolate.Do you love me? He asked me if I loved him.

LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE:

My favourite film is on TV tonight. I love comedies.

Mrs Brown said that her favourite film was on TV that night. She said that she loved comedies.

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE

Watch the next video and listen carefully. Then complete the conversation below using reported speech.

QUESTION TAGS A question tag is a small question at the end of a statement.

A positive statement

A negative question tag

A negative statement

A positive question tag

I’m happy, …?

aren’t Iam I

isn’t it

You are my friend, …?

aren’t youare youdon’t you

You can’t dance, …?

can youdon’t youcan’t you

I’m not that old, …?

am Idon’t I

aren’t I

She will phone soon, …?

won’t shedon’t she

will she

They played games, …?

didn’t they

don’t theydid they

She’s angry, …?

isn’t she

don’t sheis she

You live in Paris, …?

don’t youisn’t it

do you

It isn’t raining, …?

is itisn’t itdoes it

We’ve had fun, …?

haven’t wehadn’t we

didn’t we

QUESTION TAGS EXERCISE Match the statements with each tag

QUESTION TAGS EXERCISE Watch the next video and listen carefully. Then complete the next conversation

below using question tags.