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UNIT 10 SPREADING THE NEWS, Accuse, Warn, Give me a call, News, Movie,…
UNIT 10
SPREADING THE NEWS
Reported speech
Reported questions
Yes or no questions
If / Wether + the same word order as in a statement
For example:
Juan
asked Alicia if
she liked the movie
Other questions
Question word + the same word order as in a statement
For example:
My mom asked me
where I had left
my backpack.
Reported requests
Asked + person + infinitive
For example:
He
asked me to run
ten kilometers
When we report what someone has said we often change the verb tense
Present continuous
Past continuous
Present perfect
Past perfect
Past simple
Past perfect
Will
Would
Present simple
Past simple
Can
Could
We also change certain other words
This
Here
Now
Today
Tonight
Tomorrow
Yesterday
That
There
Then
That day
That night
The day after
The day before
Sharing news
Retweet
Send on (via Twitter)
Drop a line
Send a message
Break the news
Tell someone what's happenned
Give a call
Phone someone
Keep in touch
Stay in contact
Get in touch
Make contact
Pass on the message
Tell something to someone
Let know
Tell something to someone
Expressions with way
On my way
Coming
One way or another
From one perspective
In my way
Between me and something else
Way too
Very / Really
The same way
In a similar manner
The way
The manner
Reporting verbs
Order
+person + infinitive
Accuse
+person + of +gerund
Criticise
+person + for + gerund
Admit / Regret / Deny
+gerund / that clause
Agree
+infinitive / that clause
Apologise
+for + gerund
Warn
+person + infinitive / about
Phrases for fluency
It's none of your business
A ti no te importa
In any case
De cualquier forma
Or something
O lo que sea
On earth
Que demonios
Don't bother
No te molestes
At least
Por lo menos
Introducing news
Have you heard about...?
¿Has oído hablar de...?
You'll never believe...
No te lo vas a creer...
Have you heard?
¿Te has enterado?
Did you know...?
¿Sabías que...?
Guess what!
¡Adivina qué!
I wish / If only
+present
+past simple
For expressing a present desire
For example:
If only
I
had
a car
We can use the same subject in both parts or we can use different subjects in each part
+past perfect
For expressing a regret
For example:
I
wish
I
had studied
harder for that test
We can use the same subject in both parts or we can use different subjects in each part
+would+base form
For expressing a complain (if the change is possible)
For example:
I
wish
he
would
be quiet
In each part we use a different subjects
