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Using modal verbs in reported speech :
01 May 2023

Using modal verbs in reported speech :

Have you ever thought about how many conversations or things you’ve heard you talk about in the third person ? Probably not … Simply because you’re spending most of your time a actually reporting speech.

Ironic, don’t you think ?

Today we’re going to look at how to move from direct to indirect speech with the modal verbs “must/have to”.

Have to/must becomes “had to” when used in indirect/reported speech.
 
Examples :

Direct speech : “I have to/must leave town to go and see Bruce in concert.”
Indirect speech : My boss told me she had to leave town to go and see a guy called Bruce in concert. He’s a boss too, apparently.

Direct speech : “I have to/must focus on on the alpha project".
Indirect speech : He said he had to focus on the Alpha project first.
Joke of the week
03 April 2023

Joke of the week

"Buy machine factory"

An American manufacturer is showing his machine factory to a potential customer from Albania. At lunch time, when the boss blows his whistle, two thousand men and women immediately stop work and leave the building.

"Your workers, they're escaping!" cries the visitor. "You've got to stop them."

"Don't worry, they'll be back," says the American. And indeed, at exactly one o'clock he blows the whistle again, and all the workers return from their break.

When the tour is over, the manufacturer turns to his guest and says, "Well, now, which of these machines would you like to order?"

"Forget the machines," says the visitor. "How much do you want for that whistle?"

 
Joke vocabulary :
A customer : a client
A whistle : un sifflet (FR)
Guest : un invite (FR)
To order : commander (FR)
Competition - Win a voucher
27 March 2023

Competition - Win a voucher

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Move from B2 to C1 level
17 March 2023

Move from B2 to C1 level

Extending your vocabulary will not only allow you to sound more interesting but will also help you sound like dynamite.

For example, use “hasten” instead of accelerate.
 
Examples :
- “This new scandal will hasten the director’s departure.”
- “Credit Suisse crisis was hastened by risky investments.”