2. Complete these sentences with the expressions in 1.
After years as a __________ citizen, John decided to rob a bank and flee the country.
Policeman: You were doing 160 kilometres per hour. Prince: Yes, but do you know who I am? Policeman: Yes, but __________.
There was a constable here earlier. I think Mark's __________ again!
I was tempted to __________ and wring his neck.
'Do this! Do that! Be back by 10!' My father was always __________.
You can never tell what Ruth's going to do. She's __________.
I'm the boss and __________.
Most Europeans are required __________ to carry ID cards.
In some countries it's __________ to chew gum.
/Inside Out. Advanced. Student’s Book. Ceri Jones, Tania Bastow, Sue Kay and Vaughan Jones/
Read the information in the box and fill in the gaps with the suitable word.
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LAW – what a country says that a person may or may not do; all the laws of a country: the law Is there a law against begging? Stealing is against the law. RULE – an official statement that tells you what you can or cannot do, say, etc, in an institution, a sport Smoking in the rooms is against the school rules. the rules of football REGULATION – a law or rule that controls how sth is done fire/safety regulations |
1. Without unwritten _______________ civilized life would be impossible.
2. If they entered the building they would be breaking the _________________.
3. This explains the _______________ under which the library operates.
4. In Sweden it is against the __________________ to hit a child.
5. British schools are now required by ______________ to publish their exam results.
6. Under the new _________________ spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled.
7. The reforms have recently become __________________.
8. Do not think you are above the ________________?
9. It is a _________________ of the sea to help another boat in distress.
10. There are strict __________________ governing the sale of weapons.
11. The golden _______________ in tennis is to keep your eye on the ball.
/adapted from Oxford Adavanced Learner’s Dictionary/
Unit 2
Grammar Spot Reported statements and questions
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Direct Speech is the exact words someone said. We use inverted commas in Direct Speech.
“I won’t be back before 7.00,” he said. |
Reported Speech is the exact meaning of what someone said but not the exact words. We do not use inverted commas in Reported Speech. He said he wouldn’t be back before 7.00. |
Say – Tell – Ask
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Say is used in Direct Speech. It is also used in Reported Speech when say is not followed by the person the words were spoken to. Tell is used in Reported Speech when it is followed by the person the words were spoken to. Ask is used in reported questions and commands. Ask is also used in direct questions. The boss said to work harder. He spoke/talked about his trips. He told us about his trips.
Expressions with say say good morning/evening etc, say something, say one’s prayers, say a few words, say so, say no more, say for certain etc
Expressions with tell tell the truth, tell a lie, tell (sb) the time, tell sb one’s name, tell a story, tell a secret, tell sb the way, tell one from another, tell sb’s fortune, tell sb so, tell the difference etc
Expressions with ask ask a favour, ask the time, ask a question, ask the price etc |
(Direct
Speech)“I
can fix it,”
he
said.
(Reported Speech) He
said he
could fix it.
(Direct
Speech)“I
can do it,” he said
to me.
(Reported Speech) He
told me he
could do it.
He
said to me, “Please, don’t go!”
He
asked me
not to go.
He
asked, “Are
you OK?”
He
asked me
if I was OK.
We
can use say
+ to-infinitive
but never “say about”. We use tell
sb, speak/talk about,
instead.