Look at these pictures
and guess what
they are doing.
Lesson 5 : Language focus
Saturday, September 18th , 2010
Unit 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING
TEACHER: TUAN TRAN
Pronunciation : Stress in two-syllable words
Grammar: Reported speech
Pronunciation
* Listen and repeat.
[ə`trækt]
[dis`kʌs]
[sə`pouz]
[`weiviη]
[`wɔ:kiη]
[`pɔintiη]
[`signəl]
[`instəns]
[`stju:dnt]
[pə`lait]
[pə`li:s]
[bi`twi:n]
COMMON RULES:
For verbs, stress is often put on the second syllable.
Ex: attract, begin, discuss…
For noun or adjectives, stress is often put on the first syllable.
Ex: polite, signal, English…
Linda Cupple is a social worker in my village.
William Makepeace Thackeray was a famous British writer.
David Warren is Linda’s teacher’s doctor.
Janet is having a number of problems.
Michael is sailing across the river.
Jenny is waiting for Michael to return.
* Practise reading these sentences:
Grammar: Reported Speech
1. Change in pronouns:
- I/We  Subject
Ex: I  He/She; me  him/her, my  his/her
We  They; us  them; our  their
- You  Object
Ex: You (S)  He/She/I/We/They
You (O)  him/her/me
your  his/her/my/our/their
- He/She/It/They  ø
2. Changes in tenses:
3. Changes in time, place and demonstrative heads:
KINDS OF REPORTED SPEECH
Imperative:
a. Positive: S + asked / told / ordered / …+ O + to Vo …
b. Negative: S + asked / told / ordered / …+ O + not + to Vo …

Ex: He said to them, “Don`t tell me such a nonsense!”
He told them not to tell him such a nonsense.
Notes:
Vo  to Vo
Don’t Vo  not to Vo
2. Statement:

S + told + O / said + (that) + S + V (lùi 1 thì)

Ex: ”I have just bought you a new hat,” my mother said to me.
=> My mother told me/said that she had just bought me a new hat.
3. Yes/No question:

S + asked + O + if/whether + S + V(lùi 1 thì)

Ex: ”Have you ever been to Europe before?” my friend asked me.
=> My friend asked me if I had ever been to Europe before.
4. Wh question:
S + asked +O+ Wh-word… + S + V(lùi 1 thì)

Ex: “How many books did you buy yesterday?” my mother asked my sister.
=> My mother asked my sister how many books she had bought the previous day.
5. Advice:
S + should/had better/ought to/be supposed + V0
or If I were you/ I would + V/ Why don’t you

=> S + advised (sb) + to do sth

Ex: “ You should clean your room tomorrow,” my mother said.
My mother advised me to clean my room the following day




6. Suggestion:
Let’s/why don’t we/shall we + V0
or What/ how about + Ving
S + suggested (that)+ S+ should +V0
S + suggested + Ving
Ex: “ Why don’t we tell her the truth?” he said.
=> He suggested telling her the truth.
7. Greeting:

S + said “ Hello/Good….” + to sb

Ex: “ Good morning,how are you?” he said to me.
=>He said “good morning” to me and asked how I was.
8.Offer :
S + offered + to do sth
Ex: “Shall I take off your coat?”,I said to her.
 I offered to take off her coat.
9. Apology:
I’m sorry for sth

=> S + apologized for doing sth

Ex: " I am sorry for being late"
=> He apologized for being late.
10. Invitation :
- Would you like sth
- Have sth
- Will you have sth
- Would you like to do sth
- Could you do sth
=> S + invited sb + to do sth

Ex: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me?“ he said to me.
=> He invited me to go to the cinema with him.

11.Thanks:

S + thanked + O + for + Ving

Ex: “ It was very nice of you to give me the present. Thank you,” Lan said to Nam.
 Lan thanked Nam for giving her the present.

Reported speech with to infinitive
S + V + O + (not) to infinitive
(Verbs: advise, encourage, persuade, order, warn, expect, tell…)
Reported speech with gerund
S + V + (O) + prep + (not) Ving
(Verbs: thank sb for, accuse sb of, congratulate sb on, warn sb against, apologize sb for, dream of, object to, prevent/stop sb from…)

Grammar
Exercise :1
“ going to work in Ho Chi Minh City .”
Tell your friend what Thuan said:
I`m
I`m
next July
next July
Thuan said going to work in Ho Chi Minh City .
he was
the next July
“ for a big company.”
I
work
2. Thuan said for a big company.
I
work
he
worked
“ their marketing manager.”
I’m
3. Thuan said their marketing manager.
I’m
he was
“The company an office in Ho Chi Minh City.”
has opened
4. Thuan said the company
an office in Ho Chi Minh City.
has opened
had opened
“It very successful.”
has been
5. Thuan said it
very successful.
has been
had been
“I chosen to run an office in District 5.”
’ve been
6. Thuan said he
chosen to run an office in District 5 .
’ve been
had been
“How long learning English?”
have you been
7. Thuan asked me how long I
learning English.
have you been
had been
“I much time to enjoy myself. run an office in.”
don’t have
8. Thuan said he
much time to enjoy himself.
don’t have
didn’t have
“I hope you will come and visit me in Ho Chi Minh City.
9. Thuan hoped I would come and visit him in Ho Chi Minh City.

“I hope I will be successful in Ho Chi Minh City.
9. Thuan hoped he would be successful in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tung
Lan
2. “I’m upset, too.”
3. “I’m not interested.”
4. “He promised to go to the cinema.
5. “but he didn’t turn up.”
6. “I don’t want to see you again.”
7. “I don’t believe he did.”
8. “I’ ll talk to him later.”
9. “I must be going now otherwise I’ll be late for school.”
EXERCISE 2:
2. was upset
3. was not interested
4. had promised to go to the cinema
5. hadn’t turned up
6. didn’t want to see you
7. she didn’t believe you tried
8. she would talk to you later
9. she had to go now otherwise she would be late for school.
KEY:
TUAN
TUNG
these
must
now
may
here
will
might
then
would
there
had to
those
these
must
now
may
here
will
might
then
would
there
had to
those
Homework
Do Test yourself A
Do exercises in the workbook
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENDING
Thank you for your attention!