1 BEFORE YOU LISTEN
© PAIRS THINK Think of three challenges.
facing the industries, society and
‘environment in your county. Have they been solved? If not, why not?
© #1 vocABuLARy Match the adjectives with the nouns. Then listen and check your answers
1. a diesel > project 5. Kinetic + background
2. ahydroolecti b. generator || 4 noxious £ country
3. anundorrepresented c. dam 7. developing 9. fumes
4 aninfastucturo a. community) [a adivere h. energy
>> FOR PRACTICE, PAGE 139 DEFINITIONS, PAGE 160,
LANGUAGE CHOICES Common reporting verbs
© Road the example sentences with common reporting verbs. Than match the group of verbs
with the reported speech patter in the chart. (Hint: Many verbs can take more than one
patter. The verbs in bold are used in only one pattem.)
Example sentences
1. She maintains that she wouldnt have been successful without herte
2. We recommend replacing the:
3. They instructed usto continue wi
4, [assure you that vel finish the work
reed not to use any ma
the ond of
imed to have a now solution tothe problem.
hinos that produce noxious fumo
Patterns
verb +(that)+ clause a
verb + direct object + (that) &
verb + infinitive i
verb + direct obj
infinitivo
verb + gerund .
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Common reporting verbs
Ser Ee esa
RE ere eee
ES
instruct,
admit agree, announce, answer, claim, complain, confirm,
‘decide, deny, explain, nas, mai
propose, reply report, say, suggest
‘advice, assure, convince, inform not, persuade, promise,
reassure, remind, tl, warn
agree, atk, claim, decide, demand, offer, promise,
propose, refuse, request threaten
© wat other verbs can replace the reporting verbin this sentence without significant changing
the meaning? lt necessary 1 change the sentence pater?
‘She told us that she wanted to address bigger problems.
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