————— Material world | / Fea Ta Lesson A ets oe Camo Bae ea ict Cram) oui + Report questions * Quote other people or * Write a survey article Peete Pee MeL at cE Poser cena Coreen S at - See au ence eee + Is having a lot of possessions a good thing or bad thing? * Do you think you are materialistic?[Crew atest (8 gy yy burs (TAT? EES as well as some by my friends. They said it OE was OK. They understand my project. At the end of this week, after my possessions . } are turned into granules, I want to bury “My goal is to destroy all my them underground in a shopping center. I possessions. I have been making an haven't found the right shopping center yet.” inventory of everything I own, ani comes to 7,006 items, from televisions to reading material to records to old love letters to my Saab 900. These are the things T have accumulated in the 37 years of my life. Some of them are hard to part with, like my father’s sheepskin coat, which he gave to me many years ago. But I have made a conceptual decision as an artist to shred Aiconsnor bilasher Mihad! Tarts and granulate everything” possessions toa shredding machine Dr a Getting started ‘A What kind of art do you see around your town or city? Make a list. Do you like it? “You see. lot of sculptures in the park. Some are interesting.” B_ Read what artist Michael Landy says about one of his projects. What is the project? Could you do the same thing with all your possessions? hee C 4/319 Listen to Ginny talk about the article. Which facts didn’t she get Do you agree with her opinion? “(read about this British artist who came up with a really unusual art project. He said his goal was to destroy all his possessions and that he wanted to bury them in a parking lot! Can you believe it? He explained that he had been making a list of everything he owned and that it came to 17,000 items! And that he had made an artistic decision to shred and granulate everything. You can actually watch him destroying all his things. Someone explained to me that this is ‘performance art.” | guess this guy really hates materialism. So do |, but | can’t throw anything away. Just the same, maybe I'll stop buying so much stuff... . You know, | wonder why he didn’t just give his stuff away. But I thinkit’s a really interesting idea. I'd like to know more about this type of art.” "PaxH D_ Complete these sentences to report what Michael Landy said, Use Ginny's interview to help you. 1. Landy said his goal___ to destroy all his possessions. 2. He explained some things hard to part with, 3. He said his inventory to 7,006 items. 86 4. He said he___a decision to bury them, but he _____ the right place yet.material world QE a Grammar Reported speech ))az0 When you report the things people said, the verb tense often “shifts back.” Direct speech Reported speech Michael Landy: He said (that) “My goal is to destroy all my possessions.” his goal was to destroy all his possessions. “I want to bury them underground.” he wanted to bury them underground. “My father gave me a sheepskin coat.” his father had given him a sheepskin coat. “haven't found the right shopping center.” _he hadn*t found the right shopping center. “1 have been making an inventory.” he had been making an inventory. Ginny: She said (that)... “can't throw anything away.” she couldn’t throw anything away. “Maybe I'll stop buying so much stuff.” maybe she would stop buying so much stuff When you report information that is still true, the verb tense often remains the same. Someone explained to me that this is what you call “performance art.” Here are some things people said about their possessions. Complete the sentences to report what they said. Compare with a partner. Do you know any people like these? 1. “I'm not at all materialistic ~ | have very few possessions.” A friend of mine said that he_wasn't materialistic _and that he _had very few possessions 2. “My closets are all full, but! can’t stop buying new clothes.” Someone at work told me that her closets ybutshe 3. “I'm always throwing things away. Once | threw out an antique vase by mistake.” My aunt said that she____and that once she 4. “We're in debt because we've spent too much money on stuff for our apartment.” My brother told his wife that they because they 5. “Ihave a huge collection of comic books that | just don’t have room for.” One of my teachers told me that he 6. “We'll have to have a yard sale to get rid of all the junk we've been buying at yard sales.” My neighbors said they 7. “I never throw things away. | just leave things in the garage.” Years ago, my cousin told me he a Speaking and listening Who's materialistic? “Youll A. Pair work Discuss the questions. How materialistic are you? Do you like to have all the latest gadgets? How thrifty are you? Are you careful with money? ‘Are you very attached to your possessions? Have you ever gotten upset because you lost or broke something valuable? Do you often buy things you don't need? wer ene ))321 Listen to Howard answer the questions above. Take notes on one thing he says in answer to each question. Then compare with a partner. How much detail can you remember? “Howard said that he wasn’t really interested in gadgets at all.” 7a Building language Material world A 4)/323 Listen. What did the market researcher ask John? Practice the conversation. John Mother John Mother John Mother John | was stopped by one of those market researchers today. She was doing a survey on money. Really? What kind of things was she asking? She wanted to know whether | was a spender ora saver and how I usuallly paid for things Hmm. Did you tell her! pay for everything? Uh, no... Anyway, then she asked me haw many times I'd used a credit card in the past month. | told her I didn’t have one, and the next thing | knew, she asked if | wanted to apply for one! But you're only 18! Well, | filled out the application anyway. The only thing is, «+ She asked ifa parent could sign it, so... “E218 B_ How would John report these questions? Write sentences starting with She asked me... 1. Are youa regular saver? 3. How many times have you spent too much? 2. Do youwanta credit card? 4. Canyou sign this form? a Grammar Reported questions 4) 324 Direct questions Reported questions The market researcher: She asked (me) ... / She wanted to know... “Are you a spender or a saver?” if / whether | was a spender ora saver. “How do you usually pay forthings?” how | usually paid for things. “How many times have you used a credit card?” how many times 'dused a credit card. “Can one of your parents sign the application?” _if/ whether one of my parents could sign it. A Imagine the market researcher asked you these questions. Write reported questions. 1, “What is your main source of income?” Use statement word order in reported questions. ‘She asked hove I usually paid for She asked me what my main source of income was. ae 2. “Are you relaxed about spending money?” (NOT She osked how ae stay 3. “Do you usually payin cash, or do you often charge things toa pey jor things.) credit card?” 4. “Can you stick to a monthly budget?” 5. “Have you taken anything back to a store recently?” 6. “How many times have you borrowed money from friends or family?” 7. “How much money can you spend on treats each month?” 8. “Doyou have any loans? Are you paying them off as soon as you can?" About ‘vou | B Pair work Take turns reporting the questions and giving your answers. “She asked me what my main source of income was, and I told her it was my parents!”66 Possessions A Complete the questions with the words and expressions in the box. accumulated materialistic part with goals “own possessions 1, Doyou ow _alot of valuable things? 2, How attached are you to the things you own - PE et 3, What things do you find hard to throw away or 2 4, What kinds of objects have you collected or ___ over time? 5, What are your main aims or for this coming year? 6. How are you? B Answer the questions from part A with your own information. 1, _LAcn’t owm anything o? great value, really, put | want to stavt collecting art. 1 Jot of personal it like clet 1601 etunt 3 ararena wort Read the statements. Then complete the sentences to report what the people said. 1. “Ithink I'll clean out my closets today.” Melissa said that she thought she ‘A clean out her closets today. 2, “I've been saving money to buy a new car.” Josh saidthathe money to buy a new car. 3. “Thaven't found a new dress for Junko’s party yet.” Leah said that she ___a new dress for Junko's party yer. 4. “Tcan'tpart with my favorite jeans, even though they're torn.” Hong said he. his favorite jeans, even thoughthey_____torn, 5. “My goal is to pay off my credit card debt by next year.” Rupert said that his goal_____to pay off his credit card debt by next year. 6. “I'm always buying CDs. [think T have about 1,000." Pedro said that he CDs and thathe he. about 1,000. 7. “Lwon't ever throw out my favorite photographs.” | Julia said that she her favorite photographs. 8. “My parents bought me a beautiful pearl necklace.” Erin said thather parents____hera beautiful pearl necklace. Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech. ‘Mel Did you have a good time on your date with Ariel last week? Isaw her at a café yesterday, and she said —the had enjoyed it a lot P (enjoyed it alot” Eric Yeah, it was fine, The only thing was I had to pay for everything. Ariel said Then she said (tin broke that ‘CTve been spending oo miveh ate) Mel So you paid for the movies and dinner, too? Eric Yes. She said Cean'talford wo buy the tickets") ‘Mel Are you going to see her again? Eric I don’t know. She told me (Chim goingaway fora we and that, Cif call you when Igetback") ‘Mel Thope she doesn't get back before your next paycheck! Where's she going anyway? Erie Well, she said Civsasurprise) Her mother was sending her someplace exotic, Mel Yeah. She once told me (My mother sa millionaire”)Imagine you met with a financial advisor to talk about your spending habits. Read the financial advisor’s questions. Then complete the reported questions. 1. “How much money do you save each month?” He asked me _how much money | saved each month. 2. “Do you have any credit card or other debt?” Hewantedtoknow__anycredit card or other debt. 3. “Can you stick to a monthly budget?” He wanted to know __a monthly budget. 4, “How many times have you taken money out of your savings account this month?” Heasked money out of my savings account this month, 5. “What do you spend most of your money on?” He wanted to know__ most of my money on. 6. “Have you taken outa loan recently?” Heaskedme________aloanrecently. Read what Amy says and the questions her family asks her. Then change the direct questions into reported questions by completing the sentences below. Have you looked How much did you in your purse? ‘Do you want to borrow uy ‘spend on clothes? some money? Did you lend some es, but | nly have Cs toa triend? z an you remember Jae for nc? where you went? 69 amy’ssister asked her 1. whether /1f she wanted te porwow seme money 2 Amy's father asked her . . 3. 4 Amy's mother asked her... 5. 6