Language Focus

Unit 3

CONTENT

Pronunciation

Warm up

Practise

Grammar

Task 1

Task 2

1230

Warm Up Watch and answer questions

What does he want to become?

DOCTOR

What is he doing?

RUNNING/ WALKING/JOGGING

Who are they?

POLICE

What is he doing?

POINTING

What is he doing?

WAVING

• Stress in two –syllable words

pronunciation

Nouns Verbsdoctor walking

singer singing

police pointing

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Attract Waving Polite

discuss approach police

suppose kidding between

install jogging sailing

Listen and repeat

Practice reading these sentences

• Linda Cupple is a social worker in my village.• William Makepeace Thackeray was a famous

British writer.• David Warren is Linda’s teacher’s doctor.• Janet is having a number of problems.• Michael is sailing across the river.• Jenny is waiting for Michael to return.

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Have you heard the latest gossip about the new teacher?

Have you heard the latest gossip about the new teacher?

No, what is it?No, what is it? Maria said that the new teacher didn’t give any homework.

Maria said that the new teacher didn’t give any homework.

Really! Viktor told me that students could eat in his class.

Really! Viktor told me that students could eat in his class.

Rumors and Gossip

Larisa said that the new teacher had given all the students an A last semester.

Larisa said that the new teacher had given all the students an A last semester.

Wow! Yeah, I heard he was an easy teacher.

Wow! Yeah, I heard he was an easy teacher.

GRAMMAR

REPORTED SPEECH

When the reporting verb is in the simple past, the verb tense in the indirect speech statement often changes.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Simple Present

Present Progressive

Simple Past Tense

Present Perfect

Simple Past

Past Progressive

Past Perfect

Past Perfect

Indirect Speech 1

“The teacher is strict.”

“The teacher is strict.”

She said the teacher was strict.

She said the teacher was strict.

“The teacher is giving everyone an A.”

“The teacher is giving everyone an A.”

He said the teacher was giving everyone an A.

He said the teacher was giving everyone an A.

EXAMPLES 1

“Somebody put the final exam on the Internet.”

“Somebody put the final exam on the Internet.”

She said somebody had put the final exam on the Internet.

She said somebody had put the final exam on the Internet.

“The teacher has graded our grammar tests.”

“The teacher has graded our grammar tests.”

Joe said the teacher had graded our grammar tests.

Joe said the teacher had graded our grammar tests.

EXAMPLES 2

The new guy asked when the next office party was.The new guy asked when the next office party was.

He also asked how many copies he could make.He also asked how many copies he could make. “How many copies can

I make?”

Use question words in indirect wh- questions.

“When is the next office party?”

EXAMPLE 3

Modals often change in indirect speech.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

will

can

may

must

would

could

might

had to

Indirect Speech 2

Examples 1

“The test will be difficult.”

“The test will be difficult.”

He said the test would be difficult.

He said the test would be difficult.

She said we could use our notes on the test.

She said we could use our notes on the test.

“You can use your notes on the test.”

“You can use your notes on the test.”

Examples 2

She said we had to study hard for the final exam.

She said we had to study hard for the final exam.

“You must study hard for the final exam.”

“You must study hard for the final exam.”

“We may have a substitute teacher.”

“We may have a substitute teacher.”

She said we might have a substitute teacher.

She said we might have a substitute teacher.

The following modals do not change in indirect speech: should, could, might, and ought to.

“You shouldn’t tell this secret to anyone.”

“You shouldn’t tell this secret to anyone.”

She said I shouldn’t tell this secret to anyone.

She said I shouldn’t tell this secret to anyone.

“You ought to tell this to a friend.”

“You ought to tell this to a friend.”

!! He said I ought to tell this to a friend.

He said I ought to tell this to a friend.

Indirect Speech 3

“I could have gotten help from a tutor.”“I could have gotten help from a tutor.”

He said he could have gotten help from a tutor.

He said he could have gotten help from a tutor.

He said if he had studied, he would have gotten an A.

He said if he had studied, he would have gotten an A.

“I thought I had chosen the easy teacher.”“I thought I had chosen the easy teacher.”

“If I had studied, I would have gotten an A.”“If I had studied, I would have gotten an A.”

He said he thought he had chosen the easy teacher.

He said he thought he had chosen the easy teacher.

The following do not change in indirect speech: the past perfect, the present and past unreal conditional, and past modals.

Indirect Speech 4

1. I’m going to work in HCM City next July.2. I work for a big company.3. I’m their marketing manager.4. The company has opened an office in HCM City.5. It has been very successful.6. I have been chosen to run an office in Dist 5.7. How long have you been learning English?8. I don’t have much time to enjoy myself.9. I hope you will come & visit me in HCM City.10.I hope I will be successful in HCM City.

Task

1Say what Thuan said

1.I’m going to work in HCM City next July.Thuan said_________________________________2. I work for a big company.Thuan said_______________________3. I’m their marketing manager.Thuan said ________________________ 4. The company has opened an office in HCM City.Thuan said ________________________________5. It has been very successful.Thuan said ___________________

Task

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he was going to work in HCM City the next July.

he worked for a big company.

he was their marketing manager.

the company had opened an office in HCMC.

It have been very successful.

6. I have been chosen to run an office in Dist 5.Thuan said __________________________7. How long have you been learning English?Thuan asked me _________________________8. I don’t have much time to enjoy myself.Thuan said ______________________________9. I hope you will come & visit me in HCM City.Thuan hoped ___________________________10.I hope I will be successful in HCM City.Thuan hoped ____________________________

Task

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he had been chosen to run an office in Dist 5.

how long I had been learning English.

he didn’t have time to enjoy myself.

I would come & visit him in HCMC.

he would be successful in HCMC.

Read the dialogue

• Lan was angry with Tung. Tuan tried to help them get back together, and talked to Lan for Tung.

Task

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Tuan: Lan, Tung asked me to talk to you.Lan: I don’t want to speak to him anymore.Tuan: Look, Lan, Tung is really upset.Lan: I’m upset, too.Tuan: Will you just let me tell you his side of the story?Lan: I’m not interested. He promised to go to the cinema but he didn’t turn up. I don’t want to see him again.Tuan: But Lan, his motorbike broke down.Lan: He has got a phone, hasn’t he?Tuan: But that’s a point. He tried to phone you many times buthe couldn’t get through.Lan: I don’t believe he did.Tuan: Yes, he did. He came to my house. Do you believe me?Lan: OK. I’ll talk to him later. I must be going now otherwise I’ll be late for school.Tuan: Thanks, Lan. Tung will be really happy to know you forgive him.

Tuan & Lan

Tung: What did he say?

Tuan: She said_________________________

Tung: Well, what did she say when you told her I was really upset?

Tuan: She said she ________too, so I asked her to let me tell her your side of the story, she said she ________________ because you ___________________________ but you ______________. She said she ___________________ again.

Tung: Did you explain about my motorbike?

Tuan: Yes, and she was very sarcastic. She said she didn’t believe you had phoned her. Then I told you her you had tried many times but you couldn’t get through, but she said ________________

Then I told her you had come to my house and ask if she believe me. She said ‘OK’ and she said _________________________. Then she said ___________

Tung: Thanks, Tuan. I really owe you one.

Tuan: That’s all right.

she didn’t want to talk to you.

was upsetwas not interested

had promised to go to the cinemadidn’t want to see you

hadn’t turn up

she didn’t believe you.

she would talk to you later she had to go to school then or she would be late.

Tung & Tuan

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lesson

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