2014-08-27 Structure: direct/indirect speech

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Homework: p. 162-163 (exercise 2)
          p. 167 (exercise 5)
exercise 2
2 what the name of the nearest town was
3 if I could borrow his cell phone
4 if there were any towing companies nearby
5 if he knew
6 how long he had lived
7 what his name was (I asked him his name.)
8 if he knew anything at all
exercise 5
2 by what you tell
3 Ask yourself if the joke you want to tell is vulgar.
4 what the key details are
5 Make sure that you have
6 Be certain (that) you remember
7 The fact that you can remember
8 Whether to laugh
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yes/no clauses as subjects begin with "whether", not "if"

(OK) The fact that he wanted to beat his brothers is obvious.
(OK)          That he wanted to beat his brothers is obvious.
(NOT OK)         * He wanted to beat his brothers is obvious.

(OK) Tell me about what you did on your vacation.
(OK) Let's discuss what you wrote in your paper.

* Tell me about that you went to Hawaii on vacation.
* Let's discuss that you wrote about your childhood.

-> Tell me about the fact that you went to Hawaii on vacation.
-> Let's discuss the fact that you wrote about your childhood.

After prepositions and "discuss", we must use "the fact that"

instead of just "that".

(OK) I'm bored with what we're talking about in class.
(OK) I'm bored that we're talking about noun clauses.

* I'm bored with that we're talking about noun clauses.
-> I'm bored with the fact that we're talking about noun

clauses.
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implicit - inside, not clear, not explicit
bias - prejudice or opinion against someone or a group

implicit bias: e.g. racist or sexist ideas someone has

unconsciously, which affect their reactions to people
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http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/04/everything-dont-know-

tipping.html
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Direct Speech:
She asked, "What is your name?"
"What is your name?" she asked.
He said, "My name is Joey."
"My name is Joey," he said.
"My name," he said, "is Joey."
(informal) She was like, "What's your name?"
(informal) And he was like, "I'm Joey."

Indirect (reported) Speech:
She asked (him) what his name was.
He said (that) his name was Joey.   ("that" is optional)
He answered that his name was Joey. ("that" is necessary)
He told her (that) his name was Joey.
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Tell includes the listener(s). "I told him something."
(except for stories, jokes, lies, and the truth)
We can tell someone information or instructions.

"Say" means some sounds came from my mouth.
We can say random words or sounds, even with no information.
How do you say "car" in Arabic? ("car" isn't information or

instructions, it's just a word)
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listen, watch, look (at) = pay attention
hear, see = no attention necessary
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Homework: p. 181