Scribd
Upload
175 views22 pages

Week 7 Thursday

The document discusses vocabulary review and reported speech. It provides examples of mistranslations and marketing blunders that companies have made when translating to other languages. It also discusses the quote "The limits of my language are the limits of my world" and having students discuss the meaning of various quotes. The document then reviews rules for reported speech, such as changing time and location words, and provides examples of direct and reported speech. It introduces reporting verbs and has students practice reporting an interview using different verbs.

Uploaded by

api-267540571
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
175 views22 pages

Week 7 Thursday

The document discusses vocabulary review and reported speech. It provides examples of mistranslations and marketing blunders that companies have made when translating to other languages. It also discusses the quote "The limits of my language are the limits of my world" and having students discuss the meaning of various quotes. The document then reviews rules for reported speech, such as changing time and location words, and provides examples of direct and reported speech. It introduces reporting verbs and has students practice reporting an interview using different verbs.

Uploaded by

api-267540571
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 22

Unit 12

A Way With Words


Nov 6, 2014

Vocabulary Review
pitfalls people face when they use
The TV program talked about _____

dictionaries to do literal translations.


bloopers when they tried
American companies had made many _______

to market their products in other languages.


hilarious
These mistranslations can be ________.

The mistranslation of a cola slogan said that using their product


grave
would bring peoples ancestors
_______ back from the ______.

Vocabulary Review
_________________ can be full of pitfalls because

e.g. Doing literal translations / Buying a house

Vocabulary Review
Example of a TV show blooper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfz0WXvOR0
Share TV/ advertising / news bloopers you have seen.
What might cause such bloopers?

The limits of my languages are


the limits of my world.

-- Lugwig Wittgenstein (Australian Philosopher)

Quote Exchange
Think about your favorite quote.
Share it with 2 other people. Explain its meaning.
Take note of your classmates quotes.

Reported Speech
(Someone) says that
Danchen says that her favorite quote is ...

(Someone) told me that ...


was
Danchen told me that her favorite quote ____ ...

Who said that?


Do you still remember who said that
the limits of his languages were the limits of his world?

The limits of my languages are the limits of my world. Lugwig Wittgenstein (Australian Philosopher)

Who said that?


Do you still remember who said that
the limits of his languages were the limits of his world?

The limits of my languages are the limits of my world. Lugwig Wittgenstein (Australian Philosopher)

Who said that?


Do you still remember who said that
the limits of his languages were the limits of his world?

The limits of my languages are the limits of my world. Lugwig Wittgenstein (Australian Philosopher)

Who said that?


Do you know who said ?
Find out who said the quotes on your handout.

Meaning of Quotes
Look at the dialogue on page 149.

What is the original quote?


How did the professor report it? Is there anything

different from the original quote?


cannot couldnt

Meaning of Quotes
Work with a partner.

Discuss the meaning of the quotations on your


handout.

Use the conversation as a model.


Take turns being professor and students.

Changes in reported speech


We change the adverbial expressions of
time and place when we report them in a
different place or at a different time.
Example:
o
o

I saw him here this morning, she said.


She said she had seen him there that morning.

Changes in reported speech


Direct
here
this week/month/year

now
today
tonight
tomorrow

Reported
there
that week/month/year
then
that day
that night

the next/following day

Changes in reported speech


Direct
yesterday
the day before yesterday

three days ago


next Monday

last Monday

Reported
the day before / the previous day
two days before/earlier
three days before/earlier
the following Monday
the previous Monday

Lets practice!
1. He said he was expecting Kathy.
2. He told me (that) his sister had not returned from her holiday
yet.

3. She promised she would give me a call as soon as she got


there.
4. Derek told me (that) they were moving into their new flat the
following month.
5. Ann said to her brother (that) she could not use the computer
without his help.
6. Tony told his uncle (that) he had had two teeth pulled out the

Reporting Verbs
Say and tell are reporting verbs with
neutral connotations.
We may use other reporting verbs,
depending on the context or the manner of
speaking.

Reporting Verbs
Do you know the meaning of the following reporting verbs?
brag
confess
remark
whisper
assure
convince
inform
notify

Reporting Verbs
Do you know the meaning of the following reporting verbs?
brag - say with too much pride
confess - admit that you have done something wrong
remark - say something as a comment
whisper - speak very softly
assure - tell someone something firmly to remove doubt
convince - cause someone to believe something
inform - tell someone something
notify - tell someone something officially

Activity - Reporter (revisited)


Do you still remember the interview with a
celebrity you did yesterday?
Report what you found out again, using at
least four of the reporting verbs we have
learned today.

Homework
Textbook P. 151
Workbook P89 - Practice 2
Workbook P90 - Practice 4

You might also like