Language Circle Lesson

1. LanguageCircle:
Digital
basedon
DigitalIdioms
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Objectives
• Review and practice Digital Idioms. Use them in a related
activity
• Learn about reported speech
• Practice reported speech by passing on messages
• Read and article and discuss a paragraph
• Reflect on your learning today

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/language-training/digital-idioms/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“To be a digital nerd/geek” - To be an intelligent but
single-minded digital-technology expert
“To push one’s buttons”– To intentionally do specific things to anger (or please)
someone
“To be a digital nomad” – To be a person who travels freely while working
remotely using technology and the internet
“To be on the same wavelength” – To think in a similar way and to understand
each other well
“To use a hashtag” – To use a word or phrase preceded by a hash symbol (#) to
help those who may be interested in a topic to find it when they search the
internet

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
1. When she called him a “digital nerd”, she meant
a) he is socially awkward
b) he is intelligent but single minded about digital technology
c) a and b

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
1. When she called him a “digital nerd”, she meant
a) he is socially awkward
b) he is intelligent but single minded about digital technology
c) a and b

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
2. He told her to stop pushing his buttons. He meant
a) She needs to stop switching the TV on and off button
b) he wants her to stop doing things intentionally to anger him
c) he wants her to stop doing arts and crafts with buttons

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
2. He told her to stop pushing his buttons. He meant
a) She needs to stop switching the TV on and off button
b) he wants her to stop doing things intentionally to anger him
c) he wants her to stop doing arts and crafts with buttons

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
3. A person who travels freely while working remotely using technology
and the is called a…
a) digital normal
b) digital nomad
c) digital normand

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
3. A person who travels freely while working remotely using technology
and the is called a…
a) digital normal
b) digital nomad
c) digital normand

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
4. If two people are on the same wavelength, they...
a) listen to the same radio station
b) go surfing the ocean waves together
c) think in a similar way and understand each other well

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
4. If two people are on the same wavelength, they...
a) listen to the same radio station
b) go surfing the ocean waves together
c) think in a similar way and understand each other well

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
5. If I want to use hashtag “Learn English Online”, I write in my post
a) @learnenglishonline
b) #LearnEnglishOnline
c) % learn English Online

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
5. If I want to use hashtag “Learn English Online”, I write in my post
a) @learnenglishonline
b) #LearnEnglishOnline
c) % learn English Online

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Agenda
1. Vocabulary and Grammar
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Reflect on learning

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Vocabulary
And Grammar

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Reported Speech
We often use reported speech (also called indirect
speech) when passing on a telephone message to
someone else. For example:
Direct Speech (using the caller’s exact words)
The caller said, “I will call back tomorrow.”
Reported (Indirect) Speech
The caller said he would call back the next day.
When reporting what someone said, we may need to make certain changes
to the grammar for the sentence make sense.

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Reported Speech
Let’s have a closer look and see what changed when we
transformed sentence 1 (direct speech) into sentence 2
(indirect speech).
1. The caller said, “I will call back tomorrow.”
2. The caller said he would call back the next day.
Write in the chat the changes that you observe

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Reported Speech
Let’s have a closer look and see what changed when we
transformed sentence 1 (direct speech) into sentence 2
(indirect speech).
The caller said, “I will call back tomorrow.”
The caller said he would call back the next day.
Change 1: “I” became “he”
Rule 1: In reported speech we might need to change the pronoun from
“I” to “he/she/it” or from “we” to “they”.

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Reported Speech
Let’s have a closer look and see what changed when we
transformed sentence 1 (direct speech) into sentence 2
(indirect speech)
The caller said, “I will call back tomorrow.”
The caller said he would call back the next day.
Change 2: “will call” became “would call”
Rule 2: In reported speech we need to change the verb tense one step in
the past.

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Reported Speech
Let’s have a closer look and see what changed when we
transformed sentence 1 (direct speech) into sentence 2
(indirect speech).
The caller said, “I will call back tomorrow.”
The caller said he would call back the next day.
Change 3: “Tomorrow” became “the next day”
Rule 3: In reported speech we might need to change the adverbs of time
and place to fit the new timeline.

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Reported Speech
Let’s have a closer look at these example:
Mom said, 'I am working today.' ⇒ Mom told us she was working that day.
I became She (pronoun change as “I” is no longer the valid subject in our
reported speech)
Am working – became was working (present continuous – to past continuous)
Today became that day. (adverb of time changed to fit the new timeline
because “today” is not the today from the present, it is the “today” in that
past moment, therefore “that day”.)

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Reported Speech
Let’s practice:
Change the following sentences to reported speech. Fill in the blanks:
Jim said, 'I work in a bank.' ⇒ Jim said that ____ _____ in a bank.
Anna said, ”I was at the doctor all morning.” ⇒ Anna told me that ___ _____
at the doctor all morning.

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Reported Speech
Let’s practice:
Change the following sentences to reported speech. Fill in the blanks:
Jim said, 'I work in a bank.' ⇒ Jim said that he worked in a bank.
Present simple – became past simple
Anna said, ”I was at the doctor all morning.” ⇒ Anna told me that she had
been at the doctor all morning.
Past Tense – Past Perfect

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Reported Speech
The main verb tenses generally move backward in this way:
Present Simple Tense into Past Simple Tense:
“I am on the same wavelength with him.” She said she was on the same
wavelength with him. Write an example of your own in the chat.
Present Continuous Tense into Past Continuous Tense:
“I am pushing his buttons.” She said she was pushing his buttons. Write an example of
your own in the chat.
Present Perfect Tense into Past Perfect Tense:
“I have been a digital nomad for 3 years.” He told us he had been a digital nomad for 3
years. Write an example of your own in the chat.
Past Simple Tense into Past Perfect Tense: “I used a great hashtag”. He said he had
used a great hashtag. Write an example of your own in the chat.

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Reported Speech
The modal verbs generally move backward in this way:
Will into Would
Can into Could
Could (The verb remains unchanged)
Have to into Had to
Must into Must/Had to
May into Might
Provide an example of your own for each.
Source: https://7esl.com/reported-speech/#Reported_Speech_Rules

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Reported Speech
Changes in Time and Place in Reported Speech
Time and place references often have to change in Indirect Speech
Now –> Then
Today –> That day
What do you think these become?
Here –> _____
This –> ______
Tomorrow –> ____________________
Next week –> ____________________
Yesterday –> ____________________
Last week –> __________________
Source: https://7esl.com/reported-speech/#Reported_Speech_Rules

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Reported Speech
Changes in Time and Place in Reported Speech
Time and place references often have to change in Indirect Speech
Now –> Then
Today –> That day
What do you think these become?
Here –> There
This –> That
Tomorrow –> The following day/ The next day/ The day after
Next week –> The following week/ The next week/ The week after
Yesterday –> The previous day/ The day before
Last week –> The previous week/ The week before
Source: https://7esl.com/reported-speech/#Reported_Speech_Rules

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Speaking

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Reported Speech
Pass on the following messages using reported speech.
'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.'
'I'll lend you the money .'
'I did it without your help.'
'The meeting starts early.'
'You should talk to Jim.'
'I can’t babysit tonight.'

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Reading

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Read the following article and discuss the paragraph below:
Why the digital nomad lifestyle is on the rise?
Families embrace the digital nomad lifestyle
Digital nomads used to be thought of as twenty-somethings backpacking from hostel
to hostel, looking for anywhere they could plug in their laptop. But flexible work and
homeschooling have helped usher in a new type of digital nomad that wants to see
the world and create lasting memories with their families. It’s called the "anywhere
worker," according to a recent Lonely Planet survey. Most anywhere workers can be
found in high-tech jobs, with 61% working full-time. About 70% of people in this
category are between 24 and 44 years old, while 35% are between 45 and 54. Almost
half are married, and, unlike the typical digital nomad, 70% are parents who take their
families with them.
(https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2022/07/17/why-the-digital-nomad-lifestyle-is-on-the-rise/?sh=2a1e4bf74934)

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?
• Review and practice Digital Idioms. Use them in a
related activity
• Learn about reported speech
• Practice reported speech by passing on messages
• Read and article and discuss a paragraph
• Reflect on your learning today

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Homework
Choose the correct form for each gap below.
1 'I need to see Sarah this weekend.' ⇒ George said that
______.
a. he needed to see Sarah this weekend
b. he was needing to see Sarah that weekend
c. he needed to see Sarah that weekend
2 'I'm reading now.' ⇒ Sally told me ______.
a. that she was reading at that moment
b. that she read now
c. that she was reading now

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Homework
Choose the correct form for each gap below.
3 'I haven't seen Barbara since last year.' ⇒ Brendan told me
______.
a. he didn't see Barbara since last year
b. he hadn't seen Barbara since the year before
c. he hadn't seen Barbara since last year
4 'Have you signed the contract?' ⇒ Suzan ______ .
a. told me if I had signed the contract
b. asked me whether I had signed the contract
c. Said if I signed the contract
Source: https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/reported-speech-indirect-speech/2/

37. Thankyou!
Questions?
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