Unit 6: COMPETITIONS
E- LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. PRONUNCIATION
/tr/ /dr/ /tw/
2. REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
a. tree
b. dress
c. twin tower
d. train
e. drum
tree
dress
twin
tr
dr
tw
Practise reading aloud these sentences.
1. John always enjoys travelling by train.
2. Jane’s teeth are troubling her.
3. George is driving dangerously.
4. Her new dress is an absolute dream.
5. She has an amused twinkle in her eyes.
6. Think twice before doing something.
Unit 6: Language Focus - Pronunciation
Unit 6: Language Focus- Grammar
1. “I’m happy to know that you win the game. Congratulation!”, Jim said to Mary.
Jim
2. Peter said “ I didn’t steal the painting. It’s not me”
congratulated
Mary on winning the game
3. Daisy said,” I want to be a famous singer worldwide”
Daisy
dreamed of
being a famous singer worldwide
4. “What about going to the cinema?” Susan said
 Susan
suggested
going to the cinema
5. “Let’s meet outside the cinema” he said
 He
suggested
meeting outside the cinema
6. “ Why don’t we work together on the report?” said the man.
 The man
suggested
working together on the report
 Peter denied stealing the painting .
Unit 6: Language Focus - Grammar
Reported Speech with Gerund
thank
S.O (O)
for
accuse
S.O
of
congratulate
S.O
on
warn
S.O
against
dream
of
object
to
apologise
for
insist
on
complaint
about
deny
admit
suggest
regret
appreciate
+
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Exercise 1. Change direct speech into reported speech
Unit 6: Language Focus - Grammar
1. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John sai to us.

 John congratulated_______________ on _______________________.
2. “I’m sorry I didn’ phone you earlier,” Mary said.

 Mary apologised for__________________________________.
3. “I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.

 Bob has always dreamed of_________________________________________.
4. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.

 I warned______________against____________________________.
5. “Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.

 Her mother prevented_______________from________________________________
us
passing our exam
not phoning me earlier
being rich
Ann
staying at the hotel near the air port
Jane
going out that night
Unit 6: Language Focus - Grammar
Exercise 2. Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, using Gerund.
1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
2. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop.
Customer: What’s that?
Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop.
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.
4. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so.
Tom insisted on_________________________________________________
The policeman stopped the customer (from) _____________________________
The boy denied ______________________________________________
Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to ________________________________________
paying for the meal
leaving the shop
breaking the window of the woman’s house
meeting their children soon
HOMEWORK
Do Exercise 1, sentence 3, 4, 8
Do Exercise 2, sentence 5, 6, 7.
Prepare Unit 7: Reading
Unit 6: Language Focus - Grammar
Reported Speech with Gerund
thank
S.O (O)
for
accuse
S.O
of
congratulate
S.O
on
warn
S.O
against
dream
of
object
to
apologise
for
insist
on
complaint
about
deny
admit
suggest
regret
appreciate
+
Ving