2019-05-04 Saturday: 11 Connections

Greg Malivuk
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2019-05-04 Saturday: 11 Connections
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Homework: units 9-10 test
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p. 129 - What is happening in the picture?
Why is “discovered” in quotation marks?
Where might languages like this still exist?
part 1 - Where in a newspaper could you read a story about this language? What can you read about in these other sections?
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p. 130
“Scare quotes” are put around words or expressions that someone might use, but which are not completely true.
Where do you think other “uncontacted” peoples might exist?
part 2 - Read the article. What did each of these organizations do in the story?
1 Funai released photos of an “uncontacted” tribe.
2 Survival International said the photos were genuine.
3 The government of Peru said the story was just a strategy opposed to development, but later agreed to work with Brazilian authorities to stop illegal logging.
4 The BBC released a documentary about the tribe.
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Pronunciation: the ‘i’ in “tribe” and “survive” sounds like the name of the letter
nevertheless = however
footage = video (because we measure film in feet)
“One image had had more impact than one thousand reports.”
Common expression: “A picture is worth a thousand words.”
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Grammar: reported speech

reported: Funai said that the tribe was under threat because of the logging.
quoted/direct: Funai said, “The tribe is under threat because of the logging.”
	(“said” and “was under threat” were true at the same time, so the exact words were present)

direct: Greg said, “I was late because of the train.”
reported: Greg said that he had been late because of the train.
	(“be late” happened before “said”, so we need past perfect)

direct: On Tuesday, Greg said, “I will be absent tomorrow.”
reported: On Tuesday, Greg said that he would be absent the next day.

reported: Surival International said that they were confident that the photos were genuine.
direct: Survival International said, “We are confident that the photos are genuine.”
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p. 131 exercise 6 - Find the six other examples of reported speech in the (second paragraph of the) article. Write them in direct speech.
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…”
3 Survival International said, “The images spread [simple past] across the world within minutes.”
4 A typical post asked, “Why has nobody done anything to save these tribes?”
5 The Peruvian government announced, “We will work with the Brazilian authorities…”
6 A Funai spokesperson said later, “One image has had more impact than one thousand reports.”
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I asked how many countries had joined the EU.
= I asked, “How many countries have joined the EU?”

I asked how many countries had fought in World War Two.
= I asked, “How many countries fought in World War Two?”

I asked how many countries had entered World War Two by the time the US declared war.
= I asked, “How many countries had entered World War Two by the time the US declared war.”
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Yesterday, he said he was sick. = He said, “I am sick.”
Yesterday, he said he had been sick. = He said, “I was sick.” OR He said, “I have been sick.”
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part 8 - Decide who said these things and report them
1 A Funai spokesperson said that they had taken the photos to show that those people existed.
2 An anonymous poster asked how many tribes like that 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/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 we didn’t save those tribes, that would happen to all of us.
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p. 170-171 has extra explanation and practice with this grammar
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p. 132 part 1 - With your partner, use these words to complete the questions, then ask and answer them.
1 Twitter
2 texting
3 Flickr
4 broadband
5 Skype
6 blog/tweet/an ebook
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broadband = a fast connection to the Internet
Wi-Fi = a wireless connection to a router
write - writer - writing - written
ride - rider - riding - ridden
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part 3 - Listen to the conversations. Which news headline is each one about?
UFO = Unidentified Flying Object
p. 133 part 5 - Listen again and complete the sentences.
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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Reported speech connectors:
statements - “that”
	She said that she was sick.
	She said that she wasn’t feeling well.
y/n questions - “if” or “whether”
	He asked if she felt okay. He asked whether she needed anything.
wh- questions - same wh- word
	She asked what time it was.
instructions (and other sentences about actions) - infinitives
	He invited aliens to meet him.
	They told people not to show up.
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Verbs like “remind”, “tell”, and “invite” include a listener who does the action, who you need to say before the infinitive:
	She reminded me to lock the door.
	I invited them to come to my party.
Verbs like “promise” and “offer” involve the same person doint the action, so there’s no object:
	I promised to lock the door. (I promised, and I would lock the door.)
	She offered to pay. (She offered, and she would pay.)
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part 11 - Report these sentences with the verbs from part 10 (ask/tell/remind/invite/promise/offer)
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 flat screen 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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Amy offered to pay. (Amy will pay, so I can’t say “me” in this sentence.)
Amy offered me some money.

Amy promised to pay. (Amy will pay, so I can’t say “me” in this sentence.)
Amy promised me some money.
Amy promised me that she would pay.
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Imagine that you are one or two humans and one or two aliens, meeting for the first time.
Write the conversation that you have (assuming everyone speaks English).

Example:
Human 1: Where did you come from?
Alien 1: We came in a space ship from Mars.
Human 2: How long did it take to get here?
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Homework: finish the conversation if you didn’t in class. Then write about it with reported speech.
    Also: read p. 147 and do parts 4, 5, and 6 on p. 146 (In part 6, identify exactly where in the paragraph each sentence should go.)

Example:
The first human asked the aliens where they had come from. The first alien said they had come in a space ship from Mars. The other human asked how long it had taken to get here. …