UNIT 10: SPREADING THE NEWS

UNIT 10: SPREADING THE NEWS

1. GRAMMAR

   • REPORTED SPEECH
     • CHANGE THE VERB TENSE
       • When we report what someone has said we often change the verb tense. Present simple - Past simple Present continuous - Past continuous Present perfect - Past perfect Past simple - Past perfect Will - Would Can - Could
       • EXAMPLE
         • We HAD a great time at your house yesterday.  - They said that they HAD HAD a great time at my house the day before. 
     • CHANGE WORDS
       • We also change certain other words Here - There Now - Then This - That Today - That day Tomorrow - The day after Yesterday - The day before Tonight - That night
       • EXAMPLE
         • I'm missing you. I can't wait for TOMORROW! - She told me she was missing me and that she couldn't wait for THE DAY AFTER
   • REPORTED QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS
     • QUESTIONS
       • IF OR WHETHER
         • In reported questions we use if or whether and the same word order was in a statement. - He asked: "Do you want to come with me?" - He asked me if I wanted to go with him.
       • QUESTION WORD
         • In reported questions we use the question word and the same word order as in a statement. We do not use auxiliaries. - He asked: "What do you want to see? - He asked me what I wanted to see.
     • REQUESTS
       • In reported requests we use asked... + person + infinitive - He said: "be on time!" - He told me to be on time

2. VOCABULARY

   • SHARING NEWS
     • Let someone know - Tell someone
       • I'll LET YOU KNOW as soon as a I hear anything - I'll TELL YOU as soon as I hear anything - Te lo haré saber / te lo diré en cuanto oiga algo
     • Pass on the message - Tell someone
       • If you see Jim can you PASS ON THE MESSAGE? - If you see Jim can you TELL HIM? - Si ves a Jim, ¿puedes decírselo?
     • Get in touch - Make contact
       • And old friend of mine GOT IN TOUCH with me on Facebook the other day. - And old friend of mine MADE CONTACT with me on Facebook the other day. - Un viejo amigo mío contactó conmigo en Facebook el otro día.
     • Keep in touch - Stay in contact
       • It's so easy to KEEP IN TOUCH with all you friends these days. - It's so easy to STAY IN CONTACT with all your friends these days. - Es muy fácil mantener el contacto con todos tus amigos estos días
     • Break the news - Tell someone what's happened
       • When you tell her, BREAK THE NEWS gently. - When you tell her, TELL HER WHAT'S HAPPENED gently. - Cuando se lo digas, díselo con cuidado. 
     • Retweet - Send on / forward
       • His followers RETWEETED his message more than 10.000 times. - His followers SENT ON / FORWARDED his message more than 10.000 times. - Sus seguidores reenviaron su mensaje más de 10.000 veces.
     • Drop someone a line - Send someone a message
       • I'll DROP YOU A LINE when we get there. - I'll SEND YOU A MESSAGE when we get there. - Te enviaré un mensaje cuando llegue ahí.
     • Give someone a call - Phone someone
       • GIVE ME A CALL when you get home. - PHONE ME when you get home. - Llámame cuando llegues a casa.
   • REPORTING VERBS
     • Admit - Admitir
       • + gerund or that clause - He admitted taking her sandwich.
     • Apologise - Pedir perdón
       • + for gerund - He apologised for breaking my phone.
     • Regret - Arrepentirse
       • + gerund or that clause - I regret saying those things
     • Warn - Advertir
       • + (person) + infinitive / about - He warned me not to touch that dog because it bites.
     • Accuse - Acusar
       • + (person) + of + gerund - He accused me of telling Jim his secret
     • Deny - Negar
       • + gerund or that clause - He denied stealing the money
     • Criticise - Criticar
       • + (person) for gerund - He criticised me for driving so badly.
     • Agree - Estar de acuerdo
       • + infinitive / that clause - She agreed to take me to the party
     • Order - Ordenar
       • + (person) + infinitive - He ordered me to tidy my room at that moment
   • EXPRESSIONS WITH WAY
     • The way - Manera
       • How is Twitter changing THE WAY we do things?
     • The same way - De la misma manera
       • Twitter allows people who think THE SAME WAY to get together.
     • In my way - En mi camino
       • Liam, you're IN MY WAY I can't see the screen.
     • On my way - De camino
       • I was ON MY WAY to meet you when I saw a TV cameraman.
     • One way or another - De una manera o de otra
       • I don't know how but I'm going to fix the situation ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
     • Way too - Muy
       • This is WAY TOO difficult. I hate guessing.

3. PHRASES FOR FLUENCY

   • ... at least - Al menos
     • Can you lend me 20 euros AT LEAST?
   • Don't bother - No te molestes
     • There's no wifi in the camp where we're going, so DON'T BOTHER to write me any emails.
   • ...on earth... - Que demonios
     • Why ON EARTH did you dye your hair green?
   • ...or something - O algo
     • I'm bored. Let's go swimming OR SOMETHING
   • It's none of (your) business - No te importa
     • Stop asking me questions! It's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
   • ...in any case... - En cualquier caso
     • I don't really want to go to the party, and IN ANY CASE I haven't been invited.