vocabulary. Read the conversation. Use reported speech to complete the sentences. Mark: Sandra, sit down. Did you hear about Pan! Alvaro? Sandra: No, I didn’t. What happened? Mark: He got a promotion. Sandra: When did it happen? Mark: Yesterday. The official announcement will be made soon, 1. Mark told Sandra_to sit Aown. 2, He asked her 3. She said that 4. She asked Mark 5. Mark said that Paul 6, Sandra asked Mark 7. Mark said that it 8. He said that the official announcement ‘Complete this blog entry with expressions from the box. Sometimes mare than one answer is possible. weve : eee My technology teacher gave us a horrible assignment today. (1) She tela us that we I have to prepare a ten-minute oral presentation for Friday: | can’t stand speaking in front of class. Anyway, | asked my teacher if | could do a different assignment - like a written report. (2). why | didn't want to do the presentation, so | told her how nervous | get when | have to speak. (3) she couldn't change the assignment for me. But she did have some advice (6) get to work on | “the assignment night away. Then (6) practice my presentation with a frend. (6) if practiced my presentation ahead of ime, | would feet ‘more comortableon the day ! actualy had to give it. So, | hope Rita can come over tomorrow {and listen to my presentation. Ave you reading tis, Pita? Please eay yes! I coat Ad MALT t EE, i a Ws personal ERT ie 29Read the article. Find the boldfaced words thi strong connection _ hidden made something less important __ pond reading eliminate a feeling of closeness finalize A Ritual Loses Its ry most accounts; handshakes started as a way to show that neither person ‘was holding a weapon, Desmond Morris, the ‘anthropologist, calls the handshake a “tie-sign” because of the bond it creates, Through the ‘centuries, the growing use ofthe handshake reflected greater equality among individuals. and it was used to seal agreements, The handshake became a friendly greeting. a sign of respect, a bet that new faces would be remembered. Handshakes cen be bad for your health. The Massachusetts Medical Society recently started ‘an advertising campaign that encourages people to ‘wash their hands more often, pointing out in one ‘adio'Spot that "any friendly handshake can carry ‘many illnesses” Robert E Swindle, retired business professor Jn Peoria, Arizona, wants to abolish handshaking altogether Afterall now that most people don't ‘carry concealed weapons in their hands, the ritual has lost its usefulness, he aid. ‘Bt i Mr. Swindle got his way, something would clearly be lost in society, Allen Konopacki who ‘uns a sales training company in Chicago. tried at match the definitions. GRIP _an experiment last year to better understand the handshake effect. "A handshake.” Mr. Konopacki ‘said, "creates a higher level of trust, a degree of intimacy, within a matter of seconds” ‘Some sociologists say the apparent drop the traditional value of a handshake reflects a general decline of loyalty in American saciety to Institutions like marriage and between employers and their wore ‘But Alan Wolfe SBeioogist at Boston ‘University, disagreed: He said that while the handshake has been devalued by those ia the media spotlight, the gesture caries just as much ‘weight asit always has among most people because so many’ encounters have been replaced by phones, faxes, and e-mail “The hhandshake is realy reserved for special moment,” he said ‘And you never know when such moments might ‘anise. January, a small group of men were moved ‘to shake the hands of staff members ina bank ‘in central tly it was, afte ala special time for ‘everyone involved. The men were about to leave, having just finished robbing the bank, B_ Match each person or group to the statements they would agree with, Desmond Morris _A_ Massachusetts Medical Society __ Robert E. Swindle _ Allen Konopacki ___ b. Some sociologists \. Alan Wolfe 30 Communicati Shaking hands is an unnecessary ritual ‘The ritual of handshaking is just as important as it used to be. People shake hands less often because they are not as loyal to one another. Shaking hands brings people together. ‘There is a positive outcome when you shake hands ‘Shaking hands can be unhealthy.[) Whats theweal story? Lesson A - That's some story! Check (/) the sentences that have grammatical mistakes. Then rewrite them using the correct verb tenses. 1. & A government spokesperson has announced new economic policies yesterday. _Agovernment spokesperson announced new econowic'palicies yestevay. 2. C1 Unusual weather events have been happening across the country. mmar 3.-C. Police arrested several identity thieves so far this year. 4, 01 Burglars have stolen two paintings on Monday night. 5. G Several observers saw a fare butterfly in Central Park over the past week. 6. Ol Jazz pianist Jacqueline Gray gave a concert at the Civie Center last night. 7. Cl The stock market has fallen sharply the other day. Circle the verbs that best complete the news story, to find the shake. Crewmembers | ight | (4) have searched / have been searchingthe plane ¢ eer since. They sil (5) ane’ be cting/ he County Municipal Airport (Gerad) ht ba delaying to London. The delay (2) hus occurred / has grammar ‘en occurring because airline personnel (8) Aave been trying / tried wo locate a snake inside the plane. While information is incomplete at this time, we do know a few things. As fight attendants were preparing for takeof, several passengers saw a snake under their seats, The pilot alerted the flight control tower, and the fight was delayed in order ‘iaven’t located the snake. They think it \ (6) has hidden / hid under the floor of the first-class cabin, Technicians (7) have removed / have been removing section of the cabin foot. All the passengers 8) have lft have ben leaving the already. They (0) have sat/ ‘hace been sitting inside the terminal enjoying free soft drinks and snacks. ‘That's some story! 31