Green Book Thursday...

Reporting verbs

We use reporting verbs to report what someone said more accurately than using say and tell.

Verb + infinitive

agree, decide, offer, promise, refuse, threaten

• They agreed to meet on Friday.
• He refused to take his coat off.

Verb + noun + infinitive

advise, encourage, invite, remind, warn

• Tom advised me to go home early.
• She reminded me to telephone my mother.

Verb + gerund

deny, recommend, suggest

• They recommended taking the bus.
• She suggested meeting a little earlier.

Verb + noun + preposition (+ gerund)

accuse, blame, congratulate

• He accused me of taking the money.
• They congratulated me on passing all my exams.

Verb + preposition + gerund

apologise, insist

• They apologised for not coming.
• He insisted on having dinner.

Verb + (that) + subject + verb

admit, agree, decide, deny, explain, insist, promise, recommend, suggest

• Sarah decided (that) the house needed cleaning.
• They recommended (that) we take the bus.

Exercises:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=369

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_07_022e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/bch2/2bch2011/repvbR2bch1.htm

Homework Task for Friday

Young Lyrics - James Arthur

I said forgive us for what we have done,
We're young, we're young, we're young.
I said, forgive us for what we have done,
Oh we're young.

Ah ah, yeah.

I made a lot of mistakes in my past,
But I refuse to live there, nah.
I saw a lot of heartbreak in the past,
But I refuse to go there, ahh.

It hurts too much,
I’m looking for a crutch,
I’m looking for just any girl just for a touch.
I let my angst out,
I let myself go,
And when I let myself down, I swag it out.

Baby girl I’d like to dance, ah,
But I’m just looking for a brief romance.
What’s wrong with that? I’m young, forgive me,
I live fast die a legend, ohh Whitney…Forgive us for what we have done,

We're young, we're young, we're young.
Forgive us for what we have done,
We're young, we're young, we're young.

The X Factor - James Arthur

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tFoFtIqvkGE

In the right hand column, either answer the question or explain the quotation in your own words, as the vocabulary is a little tricky.

1.       Where’s he from?
2.       It isn’t the Ritz, more like a bedsit than a flat. (Explain)
3.       What happened when he was really young?
4.       I went off the rails (Explain)
5.       What happened at school?
6.       I ended up, like, sleeping rough sometimes so I volunteered myself into foster care. (Explain)
7.       Music was a coping mechanism. (Explain)
8.       Why was it a special day for James’ family?
9.       If anyone dares touch what you do… you should be very proud today. (Explain)
10.   What does Louis (the grey haired judge) tell him?
11.   I’m unbelievably overwhelmed right now (Explain)
12.   What surprised Tulisa about James’ version of  her song

Discussion on American society...

Problems in American Society

Comment on the problems highlighted in this video: 

• What are the problems?
• What can be done about it?
• Whose responsibility is it to change?
• Is this problem only in America?

Of Mice & Men Prep

Song listening exercise 1

There is a ___________ built out of __________
Wooden _____________, walls and window sills
Tables and chairs __________ by all of the _________
This is a place where I don't feel alone
This is a place where I __________ at home.

And I _________ a __________
for you
for me

Until it __________________.
from me
from you

And now, it's time to ____________and turn to dust........

Out in the garden where we _______________ the seeds
There is a ________ as old as me
_____________ were sewn by the color of _________
Ground had arose and ____________ its knees

By the cracks of the skin I _____________ to the top
I _____________ the tree to see the world
When the __________ came around to _________ me _________.
Held on as _____________ as you held onto me
Held on as _____________ as you held onto me......

And I ___________ a ___________
for you
for me

Until it ______________
from me
from you

And now, it's time to _________ and turn to dust___________.

Song listening exercise 2

They used to tell me I was _______ a ________.
And so I followed the mob
When there was _______ to plow or ______ to bear
I was always there, right on the job

They used to tell me I was ________ a _______.
With peace and glory ahead
Why should I be ___________ in line
Just _________ for bread?

Once I _______ a railroad, I made it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a ________, now it's done
Brother, can you ________ a ______?

Once I built a __________ up to the sun
__________ and rivet and lime
Once I built a _________, now it's done
Brother, can you _________ a _______?

Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum
Half a million _________ went ___________ through Hell
And I was the kid with the drum

Say, don't you ________________? They called me 'Al'
It was 'Al' all the time
Why don't you r__________? I'm your pal
Say buddy, can you _________ a ________?

Once in khaki suits, ah, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum
Half a million ______ went _________ through Hell
And I was the kid with the drum

Oh, say, don't you remember? They called me 'Al'
It was 'Al' all the time
Say, don't you remember? I'm your pal
Buddy, can you ________ a ________?

Reported Speech

USE THIS INFORMATION TO HELP WITH HOMEWORK - PAGE 86, EX. 3 IN STUDENT BOOK & PAGE 33, EX. 3 IN WORKBOOK. 

Tense Changes When Using Reported Speech

Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech:

She said, "I am tired."  She said that she was tired.

The changes are shown below:

Simple present		Simple past
"I always drink coffee", she said		She said that she always drankcoffee.
Present continuous		Past continuous
"I am reading a book", he explained.		He explained that he was reading a book
Simple past		Past perfect
"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.		He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday
Present perfect		Past perfect
"I have been to Spain", he told me.		He told me that he had been to Spain
Past perfect		Past perfect
"I had just turned out the light," he explained.		He explained that he had just turned out the light.
Present perfect continuous		Past perfect continuous
They complained, "We have beenwaiting for hours".		They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
Past continuous		Past perfect continuous
"We were living in Paris", they told me.		They told me that they had been living in Paris.
Future		Present conditional
"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said		He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.
Future continuous		Conditional continuous
She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".		She said that she would be using the car next Friday.

Educating the East End

This is a follow up series based on a school in London. Watch episode 3 and complete the exercises below. You must copy these into a Word document. Remember to save your work and to include today´s date:

·         What do you think makes a great Head Boy or Head Girl?

·         Malaika is described as a ´rough diamond´. Explain what this means, use examples from the episode.

·         This espisode concentrates on several different pupils. What do you learn about these pupils? You must use quotes from the episode to prove your point. These quotes can be what they say, what the teachers say, what the narrator says…

	What do you learn from the teachers?	What do you learn from the other students?	What do you think about their Head Boy/Girl potential? Explain your answers in detail.
Malaika
Dike
Sheneil
Rashidah
Joshua

·         Why were the teachers dressed in Fancy Dress?

·         Why do you think Malaika´s behavior deteriorated at school?

·         Who would you have voted for and why?

·         Would you like to be Head Boy/ Head Girl in this school? Explain your answer.