Hand in my pocket/Alanis Morisette - Adjectives

Three songs for the Present Tenses

Famous Failures

Reported Speech

Direct speech		Indirect speech
Present simple She said, "It is cold."	›	Past simple She said it was cold.
Present continuous She said, "I'm teaching English online."	›	Past continuous She said she was teaching English online.
Present perfect simple She said, "I've been on the web since 1999."	›	Past perfect simple She said she had been on the web since 1999.
Present perfect continuous She said, "I've been teaching English for seven years."	›	Past perfect continuous She said she had been teaching English for seven years.
Past simple She said, "I taught online yesterday."	›	Past perfect She said she had taught online yesterday.
Past continuous She said, "I was teaching earlier."	›	Past perfect continuous She said she had been teaching earlier.
Past perfect She said, "The lesson had already started when he arrived."	›	Past perfect NO CHANGE - She said the lesson had already started when he arrived.
Past perfect continuous She said, "I'd already been teaching for five minutes."	›	Past perfect continuous NO CHANGE - She said she'd already been teaching for five minutes.

will She said, "I'll go to the zoo tomorrow."	›	would She said she would go to the zoo the following day.
can She said, "I can cook."	›	could She said she could cook.
must She said, "I must have a computer to teach English online."	›	had to She said she had to/must have a computer to teach English online.
shall She said, "What shall we learn today?"	›	should She asked what we should learn today.
may She said, "I may work in London."	›	might She said that she might work in London.

Note - There is no change to; could, would, should, might and ought to.

Direct speech	Indirect speech
"I might go to the cinema", he said.	He said he might go to the cinema.

You can use the present tense in reported speech if you want to say that something is still true i.e. my name has always been and will always be Lynne so:-

Direct speech	Indirect speech
"My name is Lynne", she said.	She said her name was Lynne. or She said her name is Lynne.

You can also use the present tense if you are talking about a future event.

If the reported sentence contains an expression of time, you must change it to fit in with the time of reporting.

Expressions of time if reported on a different day
this (evening)	›	that (evening)
today	›	that day ...
these (days)	›	those (days)
now	›	then
(a week) ago	›	(a week) before
last weekend	›	the weekend before last / the previous weekend
here	›	there
next (week)	›	the following (week)
tomorrow	›	the next/following day

Affirmative commands	Negative commands
Father: "Do your homework."	Teacher. "Don't talk to your neighbour."
Father told me to do my homework.	The teacher told me not to talk to my neighbour.

Reported Questions
 
These general rules for reported speech also apply.

1. When we report questions, the subject comes before the verb.
   • Direct speech: "Where are you going?"
     Reported speech: He asked me where I was going.
   • Direct speech: "Why is he shouting?"
     Reported speech: He asked me why he was shouting.
   • Direct speech: "What do you want?"
     Reported speech: She asked me what I wanted.
2. We report yes / no questions with if or whether.
   • Direct speech: "Do you want me to come?"
     Reported speech: I asked him if he wanted me to come.
   • Direct speech: "Have you fed the dog?"
     Reported speech: She asked me whether I had fed the dog.

Think Teen B' - Introduction to Unit 1

If I had to give a soundtrack to unti 1 of Think Teen B', I believe I would choose the following song...

The lyrics of the song are a plea for racial tolerance.

The title of the first unit is "Unity in Diversity". The title implies that although there are many differences in terms of customs and traditions, architecture, sports and entertainment, education, arts, food and eating habits, relationships and attitudes all over the world (DIVERSITY), yet people are fundamentally the same, with the same needs, fears and hopes for the future (UNITY).

A question that is posed in unit 1 is "What is Culture?"

According to Ruth Benedict, “Culture is what binds (people) together”(Brown, p. 46). Culture is all the accepted and patterned ways of behavior of a given people. It is that facet of human life learned by people as a result of belonging to some particular group; it is that part of learned behavior shared with others. Not only does this concept include a group’s way of thinking, feeling, and acting, but also the internalized patterns for doing certain things in certain ways . . . not just the doing of them. This concept of culture also includes the physical manifestations of a group as exhibited in their achievements and contributions to civilization. Culture is our social legacy as contrasted with our organic heredity. It regulates our lives at every turn.

 

On Friendship...

It is obvious that every friend is very special to us! So I want a friend with whom I can be myself, quite as much as it sounds. I want a friend who respects me and never tells me lies or never tells my secrets. It is very important to have a friend who always makes you laugh and with whom you have fun. Moreover, I want a friend who is very active and has similar interests to me, so that we can spend together beautiful moments. Finally, I want my friend to be honest, self-confident and very patient...of course!

By Dimitra K., C1
14/01/2013

On Friendship...

In my opinion, my best friend should stand by me in difficult times in my life and must try to change my mood. Another thing that I want is to listen to the same music as me. I want us to spend the most beautiful moments of our life together and hung out or watch films. My best friend should be self-confident, have sense of humour, be comfortable and not judge me. Finally, my best friend never goes and tells wha is dear to me...My best friend loves me, anyway!

By Vasiliki K., C1
14/01/2013