2017-02-04 Saturday: 11 Connections

Greg Malivuk
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“2017-02-04 Saturday: 11 Connections”
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Homework: 9-10 test
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For extra practice:
p. 156-172 of your book has additional grammar practice and explanation
http://ngllife.com/ has practice activities in the Teacher Resources and Student Zone sections.
http://ngllife.com/teacher-resources/extra-practice-activities
http://www.ngllife.com/student-zone-grammar-practice-worksheets/intermediate
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p. 129 - What does it mean for a language to be recently discovered? Where might languages like this exist? What are some advantages and disadvantages of speaking a language few people know?
part 1 - What section of a newspaper or news website might have a story about the Koro language?
What can you find in the other sections in the list?
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p. 130 - Why are there quotation marks around “uncontacted”? What’s the difference between:
The last uncontacted tribe
The last “uncontacted” tribe
- They aren’t completely uncontacted, but this is a word some people use to describe them.
(More generally, the writer doesn’t believe they’re really uncontacted, but wants to use the same word other people have used.)
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Where do you think the people in the picture live? Read the article.
“A picture is worth a thousand words.”
“One image had had more impact than one thousand reports.” (Notice that this is past perfect.)
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I didn’t eat with them because I had already had lunch at school.
James, while John had had “had had”, had had “had”. “Had had” had had the teacher’s approval.
= James, while John had written past perfect, had written simple past. Past perfect had had the teacher’s approval.
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part 2 - What role did each of these organizations play in the story?
1 Funai released photos of an “uncontacted” Amazon tribe.
2 Survival International said the photos were genuine.
3 The Peruvian government first thought the story was false, but later agreed to work with Brazil to stop illegal logging.
4 The BBC released a documentary about the tribe.
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footage = video (from when video was recorded on film of a specific length)
nevertheless = however / in spite of this / even so
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Grammar: reported speech - to report the information that someone said, without using their exact words
Kim said (that) she would do surveys today. / Kim said, “I will do surveys on Saturday.”
Funai said that the tribe was under threat because of the logging.
possible exact words: Funai said, “The tribe is under threat because of the logging.”
(Because “said” and “was” both in the simple past means these things were true at the same time.)

If Funai’s words were, “The tribe was under threat.”, we would report it like:
	Funai said that the tribe had been under threat.
In this case, being under threat happened before Funai said anything, and we use past perfect for things that happened before another past action.
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Some people asked if the tribe was truly uncontacted.
= Some people asked, “Is the tribe truly uncontacted?”
The NGO Survival International said that they were confident that the photos were genuine.
= The NGO Survival International said, “We are confident that the photos are genuine.”
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p. 131 parts 6 and 7 - Find six more examples of reported speech in the article. What were the exact words these people might have said?
1 David Hill explained, “My organization isn’t suggesting that the tribe has never had any contact with the outside world, but that they now live without it.”
2 The Peruvian government suggested, “The story is no more than a strategy by groups opposed to development of the area’s resources.”
3 Survival International said, “The images spread across the world in minutes.”
	(Simple past, because the time frame “in minutes” was already completed before they said this.)
4 A typical post asked, “Why has nobody done anything to save these tribes?”
	(Present perfect, because the opportunity to do something to save the tribes was not finished.)
5 The Peruvian government announced, “We will work with the Brazilian authorities to stop illegal logging in the area.”
6 A Funai spokesperson said later, “One image has had more impact than one thousand reports.”
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He asked, “How many countries fought in World War Two?” (simple past, because WW2 is finished)
He asked how many countries had fought in World War Two.

He asked, “How many countries have joined the EU?” (present perfect, because more could join in the future)
He asked how many countries had joined the EU.
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p. 131 part 8 - Decide who probably said each sentence and rewrite it with reported speech.
1 A Funai spokesperson said that they had taken the photos to show that these/those people existed.
2 An anonymous poster asked how many tribes like this there were.
3 A language expert explained that the term “uncontacted” was more of a media word than a scientific term.
4 An anonymous poster asked if/whether unseen tribes existed.
5 A Peruvian government official said (that) there was no evidence (that) they existed.
6 A Funai spokesperson said that if they/we didn’t save these tribes, this would happen to all of us.
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To report statements, use (optional) “that”.
To report yes/no questions, use “if” or “whether”.
To report information questions, use the same question word(s) as the original question.
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She asked me, “Can you close the window?”
-> She asked me if I could close the window.
or: She asked me to close the window.
To report requests (and instructions, invitations, offers, and promises), use the infinitive.
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p. 132 part 1 - Vocabulary: communications technology
With your partners, use the words in the box to complete the questions. Then ask and answer each question.
1 Twitter
2 texting
3 Flickr
4 broadband
5 Skype
6 blog / ebook
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wifi = the radio connection between your device and a router
broadband = a fast connection to the Internet
“ebook” can refer to the digital words, or (less common) to the device you use to read them
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part 3 - What do you think these stories will be about?
“Tweet your way around the world” could mean:
1 Tweet while you travel around the world.
2 Tweet in order to go around the world. (This is a common meaning of “[verb] your way [place]”.)
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https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/ - Information about the August, 2017, total solar eclipse.
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part 4 - Listen to the conversations. Which headline is each one about?
1 headline 5
2 headline 3
3 headline 1
4 headline 2
p. 133 part 5 - Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1 The journalist asks her Twitter followers to suggest things to do.
2 The blog reminds readers not to use telescopes.
3 The company told people not to show up for work.
4 The politician has invited aliens to meet him.
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Grammar: reporting speech with infinitives
ask/tell/remind/invite + listener + infinitive - the listener should do the action
John asked me to close the door.

ask/promise/offer + infinitive - the speaker should do the action
John asked to close the door.
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Note that “ask”, “tell”, “remind”, and “promise” can also be used with the reporting sentences we already talked about.
	She asked him if he could help her. = She asked him to help her.
	I reminded them that they had to do their homework. = I reminded them to do their homework.
	They promised that they would leave. = They promised to leave.
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p. 133 part 11 - Write reported sentences using one of the verbs from part 10 for each situation.
1 Marta reminded Amy to turn off her cell phone.
2 Jose asked Marta to set up his email.
3 Amy invited Jose to (come and) watch the movie on their new flatscreen TV.
4 Marta told Amy to plug in the battery charger first.
5 Jose offered to upload those photos to the computer for Marta.
6 Amy promised to turn it off when she was done.
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I promised to pay.
I promised him that I would pay.
I promised him some money.
I offered to pay.
I offered him some money.
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We can report thoughts and knowledge with the same grammar we use for speech.
She asked where the restroom was. / She wondered where the restroom was.
	She didn’t know where the restroom was. / She forgot where the restroom was.
He said he would be late. / He thought he would be late. / He knew he would be late. / He realized he would be late. / He noticed that he would be late.
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Homework:
Imagine a human and an alien are meeting for the first time. Use reported speech to describe (part of) their conversation.
Read the article about samurai on p. 147 and do parts 4, 5, 6 on p. 146.
(In part 6, I want to know exactly where each sentence can go. Between which other sentences? Not just which section it would go in.)

You imagine this -
Alien: Where do you live?
Human: I live in a house in Boston. Where do you live?
Alien: I live in a tree.
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You write this -
The alien asked the human where she lived. The human said she lived in a house in Boston and asked the alien where it lived. It told the human that it lived in a tree. …