2016-07-16 Saturday: 11 Connections

Greg Malivuk
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“2016-07-16 Saturday: 11 Connections”
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Homework: test
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Vocabulary for today: sections of a newspaper, digital communication technology, reporting verbs
Grammar for today: direct and reported speech, reporting thoughts and beliefs
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p. 129 part 2 - Work with a partner and think of two ways to complete each sentence about the news. (If you can, make at least one of the completions true for you.)
1 I get headlines on my cell phone, so I know the news all the time.
  …, so I don’t buy the newspaper.
2 I don’t read the paper. It’s too boring. / It’s too depressing. / It’s too difficult. / It’s too broad and I want specific information.
3 I don’t believe everything I read because it’s a lie. / because anybody can write it. / because it’s not always true. / because it’s too sensationalized.
4 I turn straight to the sports pages even though it’s not the most important section of the paper. / even though I don’t have the time to read it. / even though it’s not football season. / even though I don’t really care about sports.
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What is the interview about in the photo?
- A language that was recently “discovered” by linguists.
Where else might undiscovered languages exist?
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p. 130 - Where do you think this picture was taken?
What does “uncontacted” mean?
Why are there quotation marks around “uncontacted”?

Read the article.
part 2 - What role did each of these groups play in the story?
1 Funai released the photos.
2 Survival International said they were confident that the photos were genuine.
3 The government of Peru announced that they would work with Brazil to stop illegal logging.
4 The BBC made a documentary about the natives.
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Grammar: reported and direct speech

Funai said that the tribe was under threat because of the logging.
Funai said, “The tribe is under threat because of the logging.” (It was in the present at the time they said this.)

People asked if the tribe was truly “uncontacted”.
People asked, “Is the tribe truly ‘uncontacted’?”

Survival International said that they were confident that the photos were genuine. (“they” means Survival International)
Survival International said, “We are confident that the photos are genuine.” (When Survival International speaks about Survival International, the pronoun is “we”.)

She said, “I know,” and hung up the phone.
He said, “She said, ‘I know,’ and hung up the phone.”
You said, “He said, ‘She said, “I know,” and hung up the phone.’”
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The teacher said, “Columbus ‘discovered’ America.”
The teacher said, ‘Columbus “discovered” America.’
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On Wednesday, Michelle said, “I will not come tomorrow.”
-> Michelle said that she would not come the next day. / she would not come on Thursday.

John said, “I was sick yesterday.”
-> John said that he had been sick the previous day. / the day before.
	(simple past + past perfect = past perfect action happened first)

John said, “I am sick today.”
-> John said that he was sick that day. (simple past + simple past = the two things happened at the same time)

John said, “I have been sick for a week.”
-> John said that he had been sick for a week.
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p. 131 part 8 - Decide who probably said these things, and write sentences with reported speech.
1 A Funai spokesperson said that they had taken the photos to show that these people existed.
2 An anonymous poster asked how many tribes like this there were.
3 A language expert said (that) the term “uncontacted” was more of a media word than a scientific term.
4 An anonymous poster asked if 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.
(“all of us” and possibly “we” mean everyone in the world, not just Funai or just indigenous people)
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Direct to reported speech:
affirmative or negative statements - “that” + sentence
y/n questions - “if” or “whether” + sentence (with normal word order, not question word order)
information questions - question word + sentence (with normal word order)
imperatives (commands and instructions) - infinitive phrase
	She told him, “Open the door.” -> She told him to open the door.

We can also use infinitives for reminders, invitations, requests, offers, and promises.
She asked him, “Could you please open the door?”
	She asked if he could open the door.
	She asked him to open the door.
She said, “I can do the dishes for you.”
	She offered to do the dishes for him. (NOT “she offered him”, because he isn’t the one doing the dishes)
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p. 132 part 1 - Complete the questions with the correct words from the box, then ask and answer the questions with your partner.
1 Twitter
2 texting
3 Flickr
4 broadband
5 Skype
6 blog / tweet
wifi = the wireless connection between your device and a router
broadband = a fast connection to the Internet
web + log = blog
video + blog = vlog
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p. 133 part 5 - Listen to the conversations and choose the correct way 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 by text message.
4 The politician invited aliens to meet him.

ask (request)/tell/remind/invite + someone + infinitive - if the speaker wants someone else to do something
ask (permission)/offer/promise + infinitive - if the speaker wants to do something

Mary asked, “John, can you please close the door?” -> Mary asked John to close the door.
Mary asked, “Can I please close the door?” -> Mary asked to close the door.
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part 11 - Report these sentences with one of the verbs above and the infinitive.
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 pictures to the computer for Marta.
6 Amy promised to turn it off when she was done.
  (Amy promised Jose that she would turn it off when she was done.)
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The grammar is the same when we report thoughts and beliefs, we just use different reporting verbs.

She asked, “Where do you live?” -> She asked where he lived.
She wondered, “Where do you live?” -> She wondered where he lived. (but she didn’t say anything)

I suppose I will have to go to the police station tomorrow.
I supposed that I would have to go to the police station the next day. (I guessed or expected this.)
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Reported speech tells the information or content, it doesn’t have to be close to the exact words someone used.
She said, “Yo vivo en Boston.” -> She said that she lived in Boston.
(“Yo vivo en Boston.” = “I live in Boston.” in Spanish)
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p. 136 part 1 - Listen to the phone calls and complete the information in the messages.
1 for: Raj Singh
  from: Roger
  message: Calling about the apartment advertisement.
2 for: Jess Parker
  from: Roger Li
  message: He’s returning her call from the morning.
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Jess: Are there any messages for me?
Secretary: Yes. Roger Li called. He returned your call from this morning and asked if you could call him back.

Raj: Are there any messages?
Secretary: Yes. Roger called about the apartment advertisement. He asked you to call him back at 617-555-1212.

(555 numbers aren’t real, which is why they are common in movies and TV shows. However, 555-1212 is often an operator or information line.)
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part 7 - “Call” your partner and leave a message for someone else in the class. Your partner should write down the message. Then switch roles. Finally, give the message to the person it’s for.
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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.)

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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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. …