Unit 6: COMPETITIONS
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Group: 1
Class: 11A1

While a twin was trying to drive his dramatically dreadful truck to a travel agent at twelve he hit a tree.
Warm-up: Practice saying the sentence below
I. Pronunciation
treasure
drill
twig
drop
train
tweezers
Listen and repeat
Practise reading aloud these sentences


John always enjoys travelling by train.
Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
George is driving dangerously.
Her new dress is an absolute dream.
She has an amused twinkle in her eyes.
Think twice before doing something.
II. Grammar
Reported Speech with gerund
N.B. Tenses and expressions of time used in the reported speech
Present simple/ continuous
Past simple/ continuous
Present/ Past perfect
Will + V (bare inf.)
Modal verbs (must, should, may…)
This/ These
That/ Those
Today
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Now
Past simple/ continuous
Past perfect simple/ continuous
Past perfect
Would + V (bare inf.)
Modal verbs (must, should, may…)
That/ Those
The
That day
The previous day/ The day before
The following day/ The next day
Then
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
Verbs followed by gerunds
- accuse ... of
- admit
- advise
- apologise for
- congratulate … on
- deny
- insist on
- look forward to
- prevent … from
- thank … for
- stop … (from)
- suggest
- warn … against
Exercise 1. Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.
Example:
“It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
- Tom thanked me for helping him.
1. “I hear you passed you exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
- John congratulated ___ on ____________________________ .
2. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
- Mary apologised for __________________________________ .
3. “I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
- Peter insisted on ____________________________________ .
4. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to the boy.
- The teacher accused______of __________________________ .
5. “I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
- Bob has always dreamed of ___________________________ .
6. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.
- I warned ____ against _______________________________ .
7. “Stay her! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane
- Her mother prevented _____ from ______________________ .
8. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack
- Miss White thanked _____ for __________________________ .
us
the boy
Ann
Jane
Jack
passing our exams
not phoning me earlier
driving Linda to the station
not paying attention to what he’d said
being rich
staying at the hotel near the airport
going out that night
visiting her
Exercise 2. Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, using gerund.
Example:
Teacher: Come in, Peter!
Peter: I’m sorry I’m late.
- Peter apologised for being late.
1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
- Tom insisted on __________________________________.

2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so.
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to __________________.

3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
Boy: Oh… no, I’ve just arrived here. I don‘t know anything about it.
- The boy denied __________________________________ .


paying for the meal
meeting their children
breaking her house’s window
4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
Customer: What’s that?
Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
- The policeman stopped the customer (from) _________
_____________________________________________ .

5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes…! But…
- The thief admitted _____________________________ .

6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?
Ann: What about having a party?
- Ann suggested ________________________________ .

7. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John: I think so.
- John and his wife were thinking of _________________ .
leaving the shop
stealing Mrs. Brown’s car
having a party on Saturday
buying the house
THE END
Thank you for listening !
Group’s members:
1. Bui Anh Chau
2. Nguyen Cao Lan Anh
3. Luong Tran Gia Huy