Unit 8

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Content

Word study Word used in Computing and Telephoning

Grammar Pronoun Indirect speech with conditional sentences

WORD STUDY

PERSONAL COMPUTER

Match the pictures with the words or phrases

screen

keyboard

USB drive

Floppy disk

monitor

mouse

printer

Web cam

CD – ROM drive

Floppy disk drive

speaker

Hard copy/printout

CD - ROM

to someone

someone

e-mail

receive

forward

check

Reply to one’s

Send someone an

Contact someone by

Fill each blank with one of the following verbs.

1. I ______ my e-mail first thing every morning.

2. You can ________ us by e-mail or by fax.

3. Do you _______ e-mail? What’s your e-mail address?

4. _______ me when you have time.

5. Please ________ me an e-mail with the details.

6. It took them a week to ______to my e-mail.

7. We should _______ his e-mail to our head office.

8. How often do you ________e-mail from her?

9. They usually _______ with each other on the computer.

10. Do you often_______ on-line games?

receive reply e-mai contact playcheck have send forward chat

contact

have

check

E-mail

send

replyforward

receive

chat

play

Matching

1. I’ll call you next week and give you my new address

2. Could I speak to Nancy, please?

3. What phone number should I remember when I get into trouble?

4. Do you mind if I make a phone call?

5. The phone’s ringing. I’m busy.

6. Don’t disturb me at this time of night.

a. No, of course not. The phone is in the next room.

b. If I’m not in, just leave a message with my mom.

c. Don’t hang up on me. We must talk !

d. I’m sorry. She’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message?

e. In an emergency, please dial 113.

f. It’s OK. I’ll get it.

GRAMMAR

Who does “some” refer to?

Something is going to happen…

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

*Refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are.

E.g.: - Someone knocked at the door.

We don’t know who it is. We just heard a knock and assume it is a person.

- Something must have happened.

We know there is a problem but we haven’t found out yet what it is exactly.

Some indefinite pronouns

When an indefinite pronoun is the subject, it always takes a singular verb.

E.g.: Everyone knows that.

Everything was fine.

Is anybody there?

anybody everybody nobody

somebody

anyone everyone no one someone

anything everything nothing something

We often use a plural pronoun to refer back to an indefinite pronoun

E.g.: Ask anyone. They 'II tell you.

Has everyone eaten as much as they want?

You can't tell somebody why they've failed.

Fill in the blanks with the pronouns in the box

1. Nearly _________ on the Internet uses e-mail to communicate with each other.

2. _________ has left their bag behind.3. I’ve got some stamps here. Which is the _____ you like?4. Was there _______ you knew at the meeting?5. Goodbye, _________. I’ll see you next week.6. Does _________ else want to come?7. Would you make a copy for_______ in the office and a few extra

______ for the visitors?8. There’s _______ at the door.9. Hardly did ________ believe him.10. I’d like to go to the concert but ______ else wants to come.

One(s) someone anyone no one everyone

everyone

oneanyone

everyoneanyone

onesone

no one

no oneanyone

Someone

INDIRECT SPEECH WITH CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

“If you send the package tomorrow, she will be able to get it in a week” (Type 1)

He said that if I sent the package the next day, she would be able to get it in a week

IF + S +V (s. present)…, S + V (s. future)

S + SAID THAT + IF + S +V (s. past)…, S + would +Vo

could might

“We could not share our experiences and opinions so quickly and easily if there weren’t Internet connectivity” (Type 2)

Many bloggers said that they could not share their experiences and opinions so quickly and easily if there weren’t Internet connectivity

S + SAID THAT + IF + S +V (s. past)…, S + would +Vo

could might

IF + S +V (past sub.)…, S + would +Vo...

could might

“If the computer had not been invented, our way of life would not have changed so dramatically”

He said that if the computer had not been invented, their way of life would not have changed so dramatically.

S + said that + IF + S +had + Vpp …, S + would +have + Vpp could might

IF + S +had + Vp.p …, S + would +have + Vp.p

could might

Complete the second sentences in reported speech.

1. “If you don’t refund the money, I won’t have the service again.”

I made it clear that ______________________________

2. “What will happen if they don’t deliver the package in time?”

I wondered ___________________________________

3. “If you send her some roses, she will forgive you” I assumed him that _____________________________

I made it clear that if they didn’t refund the money, I wouldn’t have the service again

I assumed him that if he sent her some roses, she would forgive him

I wondered what would happen if they didn’t deliver the package in time

4. “If you changed your job, you would probably earn a lot of money elsewhere”

I told him that _________________________________

5. “If you explained your situation, your teacher would be able to help you”

My opinion was that ____________________________

6. “If you took the shoes back to the shop, they would change them for you”

His advice was that if I __________________________

7. “ If I didn’t know the answer, I couldn’t tell you” She told me that _______________________________

His advice was that if I took the shoes back to the shop, they would change them for me

She told me that if she didn’t know the answer, she couldn’t tell me

My opinion was that if he explained his situation, his teacher would be able to help him

I told him that if he changed his job, he would probably earn a lot of money elsewhere

8. “If I had a watch, I could tell you the time” He said that __________________________________

9. “If you had taken my advice, you wouldn’t have got into such difficulties”

She pointed out that ____________________________

10. “If the post office had packed the package carefully, it wouldn’t have got damaged.”

He was sure that _______________________________He was sure that if the post office had packed the package carefully, it wouldn’t have got damaged

She pointed out that if I had taken her advice, I wouldn’t have got into such difficulties

He said that if he had a watch, he could tell me the time