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In this last learning activity of English Dot Works 7, you will learn how to report
other people’s words in different contexts by changing the tenses of speech. For
that purpose, we will do a review of the different tenses learned so far, in order
to contrast direct speech with reported speech. In addition, you will learn
some vocabulary related to crime and punishment.
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Introductory material
Dear learner,
This material will help you study the topics related to learning activity 4.
You will learn about:
1. Reported speech.
2. Crime and punishment vocabulary.
Let’s begin!
1. Reported speech
Read the following stories about a girl who dated two different men.
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I met him on a blind date. He picked me up at my place. I couldn’t believe it
when I saw him. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt and of course I was
wearing a killer black dress. He didn’t say anything at all about it. He said his
vehicle was outside. He had a motorbike! I couldn’t believe it. He told me that
we were going to the best restaurant in the city. When we arrived I was so
disappointed, but I said to myself that everything was going to be okay;
however, everything got worse. He took me to a fast food restaurant. At the end
of the date, he said he had left his wallet at home and he didn’t have money, so
he asked if I could pay for the dinner. He asked if I could take the bus because
he was almost out of gas. I was waiting for a taxi when he told he had a great
time and asked me if he could call me for another date. I didn’t say yes and
before I got into the taxi he tried to kiss me, and I just ran into the car. It was
awful!
Note: We use reported speech to tell what another person said. We must
make a distinction between direct speech and reported speech.
Note: You can use said and told in reported speech but they are used
differently. You can’t use said with an object pronoun; you must use told with
an object pronoun.
Correct Incorrect
He told us he was coming. He said us he was coming.
Note: Questions also change in reported speech (where, when, what, etc.) or if
/ whether.
Reported
Types of questions Direct speech
speech
With question
“What are you He asked me
word (where, That
doing?” what I was doing.
when, what...)
Without
He asked me if /
question word “Did you call
Those whether I had
(yes or no her?”
called her.
questions)
In this part, we are going to study crime and punishment, and vocabulary
related to it.
Note: There is an important difference between criminal law and civil law.
Criminal law deals with matters such as murder. Civil law deals with matters
such as contracts or divorce. The police are not normally involved in civil law.
A. Types of crime
Crime Definition
Abduction /
Taking a person to a secret location using force.
kidnapping
Armed robbery Using a weapon to steal.
Arson Setting fire to a place on purpose.
Assault Hurting another person physically.
Attempted murder Trying to kill someone (but failing).
Burglary,
Going into another person's home or business with
breaking and
force.
entering
Child abuse Injuring a child on purpose.
B. Types of punishment
The following boxes will present common questions that are asked in
contexts related to crime.
Have a look the following images and their descriptions. See how the actual
speech is reported by someone else.
Watch the following news report about a robbery. Have you ever witnessed a
robbery?
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We have some breaking news coming from the downtown area. Apparently, a
group of armed men has broken in the Local Bank offices located at
Woodhouse Lane in an attempt to rob the bank. Bystanders report that the bank
employees have been subjected to force and threats by the criminals.
Let’s now move to the scene, where our reporter, John Payne has been
following the events.
John Payne: Good afternoon, Natasha. Tragic news happening here since, as
you mentioned before, an armed bank robbery is happening right now at the
Woodhouse Lane offices of the Local Bank.
The robbers entered the bank a few minutes after midday and, apparently,
threatened those inside in order to obtain cash. As far as we know, the robbers
are armed. At this point, they have been inside the bank for almost two hours.
During the events, a policeman has been hurt when he tried to approach to the
robbers to negotiate.
We are going to speak to police officer and a few bystanders who have
witnessed the events.
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John Payne: First thing I would like to ask you is about the people inside the
bank right now. What do you know about them? Are they alright?
Police officer: Well, it is difficult to know for sure because there were more
than 50 people inside the place when the robbers broke in. Four hostages who
were in bad health were released one hour after the assault started. What we
know about the other hostages is what they have told us.
Police officer: Well, basically, one of them said the rest of the hostages were
OK. He said that the hostages were not being treated violently and that they
had been kept apart in a room where they had access to water and toilet
facilities.
John Payne: It’s good to know that they are fine. But, what are the robbers
asking for? What do they want for the hostages?
Police officer: Again, what we know is what the hostages that were released
told us. We have not established any point of contact with the bandits.
John Payne: Did they send a message with the released hostages?
Police officer: Yes. That’s right. What they have reported to us is that the
robbers have actually taken up a large amount of money with them. So, what
they want is to leave the place with the cash without getting hurt by the police.
Otherwise, they will remain inside.
John Payne: Are you willing to negotiate with them under these conditions?
Police officer: Absolutely not. What we have stated is that there will be no
negotiation until we make sure all the hostages are perfectly safe and that will
only occur when they become free.
John Payne: Sure. We all hope the bandits release them as soon as possible. I
heard that a police Officer had been hurt. Is that true?
Police officer: Yes. Unfortunately, as soon as the events started, one of our
men tried to approach to the bank entrance in order to speak to robbers. He
was not armed at all; however, these criminals attacked him. They shot at him.
He was hurt in one of his shoulders. Fortunately, the medical team assisted him
right away and he is fine now. He is at the hospital at the moment and his life is
out of danger.
John Payne: Definitely. Officer Carter, thank you very much for your time. We
really appreciate you for joining us. We hope the situation gets solved soon and
that all people are safe.
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John Payne: Hello Sir. What’s your name?
John Payne: Mr. Owens, thank you for joining us today. So, you were inside
the bank for about an hour. What happened there?
Thomas Owens: Well, it all happened very fast, actually. I was inside doing
some business when suddenly I heard a man yelling at us.
Thomas Owens: He said we were under his control and that we had to stay
quiet. He also made us get on the floor.
Thomas Owens: No, there were three other men with him.
Thomas Owens: Heavily armed. They were carrying several types of weapons,
which frankly, I did not recognize, but, all of them were carrying arms.
Thomas Owens: It truly was. I mean, it is still very disturbing because there are
still many hostages inside the bank.
John Payne: Yes, that’s true. Let me ask you a final question. You are now free
and out of danger. How did that happen?
Thomas Owens: Yes, that’s right. I have a heart condition. I started to feel
really bad inside. I was sweating profusely and I was feeling breathless. Many
of the other hostages noticed I wasn’t doing well so they were all around me
trying to help. The robbers realized the situation; thus, they came and spoke to
me.
Thomas Owens: They told me they didn’t want me to get any worse. They
asked about my health. I told them the truth; that my heart was not strong
enough for that sort of situation.
Thomas Owens: They said they were not leaving nor releasing the hostages
until they were sure they were not going to be captured.
John Payne: I see. If that is their last word the Police are in the middle of a
tough situation here. Well, I’m glad you are outside now. I hope you and
everyone else can overcome these terrible events.
John Payne: Thank you for your time Mr. Owens. We really appreciate you
sharing your story with us.
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John: Well, we were not looking forward to it, actually. The three of us were just
round the corner at Ben & LPQ having some ice cream when we heard a
gunshot. We were very worried so we left the place for a while.
Nicole: Yeah. That’s right. We left and then we heard it was an armed bank
robbery at Woodhouse Lane. My dad is a police Officer and he usually works
near here so I was very worried because I knew he was close and that he might
have attended to this emergency.
Nicole: Yes, he is. But, he is safe, fortunately. He’s supervising the situation at
the moment.
Nicole: Yes. I spoke to him a couple of minutes ago. He told me that everything
was going to be alright. He also told me they had been speaking to the robbers
and that their conversations were being held in good terms because they were
willing to release the hostages.
Richard: He also said that he was really positive and that he was hoping the
hostages were released in the next hour.
John: Sure! Let’s hope the robbers let them go soon and that nobody gets hurt.
John Payne: That’s what we all are waiting for. Thank you, guys for the time.
Comprehension
A. After reading the news report about the bank robbery, decide if the following
statements are true or false:
Statements True False
About forty hostages had been released by the criminals.
Nicole’s dad is a police officer.
The robbers were asking for a ransom.
Thomas Owens suffered a heart attack during the hold up.
According to Officer Carter, the police were not willing to
negotiate with the criminals.
Nicole, Richard and John were having hot dogs when they
heard the gunshot.
A police officer was shot dead while trying to approach to
the criminals.
The robbers sent a message to the police with the
hostages that were released.
The Local Bank is located Downtown.
The robbers have been inside for about ten hours.
B. Drag the boxes to reorganize the news reported into the correct
chronological order.
C. Now, match the expressions to their correct definitions.
1. Assault _____.
2. Robber _____.
3. To break in _____.
4. Gunshot _____.
5. Ransom _____.
6. Weapon _____.
7. Hostage _____.
8. Witness (noun) _____.
A person who takes money or property The sound the shooting of a gun
illegally. makes.
a b
Someone who is made a prisoner
usually to force other people to do Hurting another person physically.
something.
c d
e f
An object used in fighting or war, such
Entering a building by damaging a
as a gun or a bomb; usually used
door or window, frequently to steal.
against someone.
g h
D. Read the following sentences that were extracted from the news story.
Select the correct expressions from the list to complete the sentences.
4. “He also said that he was really _____________ and that he was hoping
the _________________ in the next hour”.
Practice 1
A. Change the direct speech into reported speech sentences and questions.
Example:
She said (that) she hadn’t done anything new for ages.
C. There was a theft in a shop. Look at the following questions the police officer
asked the shop owner. Rewrite the questions using reported speech.
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Did you see the robbers? The police asked him ______________.
19 February 1473 - 25
May 1453.
25 December 1642 -
20 March 1726.
Charles Darwin “At some future period, not He said that at some future
very distant as measured by period, not very distant as
centuries, the civilized races measured by centuries, the
of man will almost certainly civilized races of man
exterminate, and replace the _______ almost certainly
savage races throughout the _______, and _______ the
world.” savage races throughout the
world.
12 February 1809 - 19
April 1882.
Dimitri Mendeleev “I suppose when my unknown He said he supposed when
elements are found, more his unknown
people will pay us attention.” elements_______, more
people _______attention.
8 February 1834 - 2
February 1907.
Sigmund Freud “Religion is an illusion and it He said that religion _______
derives its strength from the an illusion and it _______ its
fact that it falls in with our strength from the fact that it
instinctual desires.” _______ in with our
instinctual desires.
6 May 1856 - 23
September 1939.
Michael Faraday “Nothing is too wonderful to He said that nothing
be true, if it be consistent _______ too wonderful to be
with the laws of nature.” true, if it _______consistent
with the laws of nature.
22 September 1971 -
25 August 1867.
Thomas Alva Edison “I never did anything by He said he_______ anything
accident, nor did any of my by accident, nor _______any
inventions come by accident; of his inventions _______ by
they came by work.” accident; they _______by
work.
11 February 1874 - 18
October 1931.
14 March 1874 - 18
April 1955.
Stephen Hawking “My advice to other disabled He said that his advice to
people would be, concentrate other disabled people
on things your disability _______, concentrate on
doesn't prevent you doing things your disability doesn’t
well, and don't regret the prevent you doing well, and
things it interferes with. Don't don’t regret the things it
be disabled in spirit as well _______with. Don’t be
as physically.” disabled in spirit as well as
physically.
8 January 1942.
A. Look at the following cartoon and read it. Then, transform the sentences in
the bubbles into some form of reported speech.
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Bubble 1
Bubble 2
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
Bubble 3
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C. Who said what? Can you remember? Look at the image again and complete
the sentences in reported speech.
d. David said_________________________________________________.
e. Samantha asked____________________________________________.
f. Monica said________________________________________________.
D. A woman left a voice message to her husband. Go to the multimedia, listen
to the four extracts from the message and report each sentence.
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Extract 1:
Wife: “Hi sweety. How are you? I called twice but you didn’t pick up the
phone. I think you’re still at the meeting”.
Extract 2:
Wife: “I was in a supermarket but I forgot to buy some things for dinner. I
just arrived home.”
Extract 3:
Wife: “Can you, please, bring a bottle of wine, a baguette and a bouquet of
white roses?”
Extract 4:
Wife: “Oh, I almost forgot about the napkins. They just ran out. Can you
bring some of those, too? Thanks darling. Love you”.
Extract 1:
Extract 3:
Extract 4:
Pronunciation practice
Note: This practice must be completed using the multimedia version of the
study material. There you will find the corresponding audio files.
In English Dot Works 6 we learned about intonation and applied different tones
to simple yes and no answers. Now, it is time for you to practice tones with
more complex words. Before moving on, let’s take a look at the symbols and
how they are going to be used in this activity:
\ right or / riɡht
In polysyllabic words: The stressed syllable also carries the tone. In this
case, the stressed syllable is underlined and the symbol that represents tone
precedes the syllable. For example:
/ morning or \ morning
Now, let’s review the tones and see how they are used in mono and polysyllabic
words.
Fall
A falling tone usually conveys a feeling of finality. This means that it is all to
be said.
For example:
B. I’m \ sure.
Rise
For example:
A. Peter left the country today. I think he had legal issues here.
B. / Really?
Note: When English speakers are listing to items, they use a systematic
combination of falling and rising tones. Let’s go to the multimedia version, listen
to how this works:
A. Hey, Mike! Could you please tell me how many bags are there in the
garage?
B. Sure! I see / one, / two, / three and \ four bags.
As you can notice, the pattern for listing is using a rising tone for each item until
you get to the last one, which has a falling tone.
Fall-rise
For example:
B. \./ Maybe.
Fall-rise
For example:
1. Go to the multimedia, select one of the options from the box to match the
tone or tones used by speakers B in each dialog. Some options can be used
more than once. One example is done for you.
Example:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
B. Homophones are groups (usually pairs) of words that are pronounced the
same although they have different meanings and may have a different
spelling. Drag the words to match their homophones. One example is done
for you.
Clime.
a. Warn.
b. Weekly. Whet.
Lain.
c. Pore.
Row.
d. Steak.
More.
e. Sweet.
Suite.
f. Moor.
Stake.
g. Roe.
Pour.
h. Lane.
Weakly.
i. Wet.
Worn.
j. Climb.
a.
C. Homographs are groups (usually pairs) of words that are spelled the same
but pronounced differently. Go to the multimedia, listen to the following
words and choose the correct word class for each item based on its stress
pattern. One example is done for you.
a.
Noun or
Verb
adjective
b.
Noun or
Verb
adjective
c.
Noun or
Verb
adjective
d.
Noun or
Verb
adjective
e.
Noun or
Verb
adjective
f.
Noun or
Verb
adjective
Now, listen to the pairs of homograph words again and check their
pronunciation and stress. Then, record yourself and practice recording them.
Uplift
a.
ˈʌplɪft ʌpˈlɪft
(Noun) (Verb)
Segment
b.
ˈseɡmənt seɡˈmənt
(Noun) (Verb)
c. Object
ˈɑbdʒɪkt əbˈdʒekt
(Noun) (Verb)
Content
d.
ˈkɒntent kənˈtent
(Noun) (Verb)
Rebel
e.
ˈrebel rɪˈbel
(Noun) (Verb)
D. Read the following sentences. Type the correct spelling for the word that has
been transcribed.
Sentence Word
The ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ lasted for two weeks.
Now, go to the multimedia, listen to the sentences and check the stress and
intonation patterns used. Then, record yourself and practice pronouncing them.
References
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