2017-08-12 Saturday: 11 Connections

Greg Malivuk
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“2017-08-12 Saturday: 11 Connections”
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Homework: 9-10 test
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p. 129 - What is happening in the picture? Why have linguists only recently discovered this woman’s language? What are some disadvantages of speaking an uncommon language? Advantages?
Where else in the world (besides the Himalayas) might there be undiscovered languages?
part 1 - Which newspaper section would probably have an article about this story?
part 2 - With your partner, complete these sentences with information that is true for you.
Example responses:
1 I get the headlines on my cell phone, so I can easily understand what the topic is about.
2 I don’t read the paper. It’s too impractical.
3 I don’t believe everything I read because sometimes information can be manipulated.
  ...because the news is often sensationalized.
4 I turn straight to the sports pages even though I don’t like sports.
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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” - What does this expression mean? Do you agree?
p. 130 - What is an uncontacted tribe? What is an “uncontacted” tribe?
The quotes mean this is a word used to describe the tribe, but it isn’t necessarily true.
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part 2 - Read the article and identify what role each group played in this story.
1 Funai released photos of an “uncontacted” Amazonian tribe.
2 Survival International said the photos were genuine.
3 The government first said the photos were a political strategy by groups opposed to development, then they agreed to work with the Brazilian government to stop illegal logging in the area.
4 The BBC made a documentary with footage of the tribe.
footage = a quantity of video (which at one time would have taken a number of feet of film)
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p. 131 part 5 - What were the exact words these people said?
1 is
2 Is
3 We
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Grammar: Reported Speech
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direct / quoted speech: David said, “We are worried that the people here are under threat.”
indirect / reported speech: David said that they were worried that the people there were under threat.
David asked, “What can we do to help the tribe?”
David asked what they could do to help the tribe.
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part 6 - Find the other examples of reported speech in the article and change them to direct speech
1 David Hill explained, “My organization isn’t suggesting that the tribe has never had any contact, 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 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 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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Tom asked how many countries had faught in World War Two.
= Tom asked, “How many countries faught in World War Two?”
Tom asked how many countries had joined the Europen Union.
= Tom asked, “How many countries have joined the EU?”
Tom asked how many countries had joined WW2 by the time the United States got involved.
= Tom asked, “How many countries had joined WW2 by the time the US got involved?”
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part 8 - Decide who said these things.
1 A Funai spokesperson said that...
2 A language expert asked how many...
3 A language expert explained that...
4 An anonymous poster asked if/whether...
5 A Peruvian government official said that...
6 A Funai spokesperson said that...
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The teacher asked, “If you had the opportunity, would you go to Mars?”
The teacher asked whether I would go to Mars if I had the opportunity.
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BREAK
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p. 133 part 8 - Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1 A Funai spokesperson said that they had taken the photos to show that those people existed.
2 A language expert asked how many tribes like that 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 they existed.
6 A Funai spokesperson said that if we didn’t save these tribes, this would happen to all of us.
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p. 132 part 1 - Complete the questions with the correct words from the box, then ask and answer them with your partner.
1 Twitter
2 texting
3 Flickr
4 broadband
5 Skype
6 blog / tweet
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p. 133 part 5 - Listen to the conversations and choose the correct information.
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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To report [ ], use [ ]
statement - that
wh- question - same wh- word as the question
y/n question - if/whether
request or instruction - infinitive
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ask/tell/remind/invite + person + infinitive (also: advise, require, instruct, order, command)
ask/promise/offer + infinitive
I asked you to close the window. = You should close the window. (request)
I asked to close the window. = I want to close the window. (permission)
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p. 133 part 11 - Report these sentences using the above verbs and infinitives.
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 offered Jose some money.

Amy promised to pay.
Amy promised Jose some money.
Amy promised Jose that she would pay.
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In your group, begin to write a possible conversation between two humans and two aliens who meet for the first time. Write it in direct speech:
Alien 1: Where do you live?
Human 1: I live in a house in Boston. Where do you live?
Alien 2: We live in a tree on Mars.
Human 2: What kind of tree do you live in?
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Homework: read the article on p. 147 and do p. 146 parts 4 and 5
	Also: imagine the rest of your human/alien conversation and write about the whole thing in reported speech

“One alien asked one human where she lived. The human said she lived in a house in Boston and asked the aliens where they lived. The other alien told the human that they lived in a tree on Mars. The other human asked what kind of tree they lived in. …”