Reported speech is a common way of speaking. We use it all the time when we tell what someone else tells us. We only have to pass the verb in present to past and the verb in past to past perfect. If we use will we have to change it for would: Dayra said she would buy a car next month.
It is important to know how to use reported speech because we use this type of language in our everyday interactions.
"If I were a dancer, I would receive money for doing what I love."
All the time we are thinking about hypothetical situations. It is normal for the human being. This kind of sentences is called second conditional. An imaginary situation form the if clause and the result or consequence is the outcome. We always have to use a verb in simple past for the first clause and the modal would or could for the second.
This kind of sentences is very useful and funny because is a way to show the power of our imagination. We can imagine incredible situations in our life or what we would do if we were someone else. The possibilities are endless.
If you could do wherever you want, what would you do?
Most of the time, when we are learning a new language, we tend to speak at a low volume. In English, and in any language, this is not good because it shows that we are not confident in talking. For that reason it is important to have a lou volume. How can we speak louder? There are a lot of tips for this. In Dick Massimilian´s page, this guy gives some recomendations, but I am going to give you some else:
Breathe deeply and use your abs. This will give you more energy and strength to your words.
Project your voice on the other side of the room. In this way you make sure that all members of the audience can hear you.
Open your mouth more than normal. This will help you to pronunce clearly each word and letter.
Sing in all the places you can. This will gives you confidence and you will practice your pronunciation.
Read in loud voice. This will help you improve your pronunciation an also you will learn more vocabulary. Read poetry could be very funny.
All this tips could help you to speak louder, but yo should remember that the most important is have confidence and practice all the time, beacuse this is going to be reflected in your tone of voice.
When you are learning a new language it is common make mistakes. In English, one of the most common is the use of "the". In my last English class I made this mistake. In this case "the" must be used like a definite article. To indicate something or someone in particular. We are talking about specific things. It is for that reason that always, before U.S.A.we should writing "the": the U.S.A.
We live in a globalized world. In all countries we interact with people from different cultures. This causes a cultural richness, but also, intolerance problems. Bullying because your origin, your skin color and even for the way you speak, is found in many places. This two videos show the levels of intolerance that we see or replicated, consciously or unconsciously.
It is important to think about this. About the stereotypes which we are accustomed. It is relevant to know the consequences that this kind of thinking causes. It is time to be more tolerant and empathic.
Writing is a basic skill when you learn a new language. It is complicated writing without mistakes. We can regularly make several mistakes. In my case, I had some problems with this little paragraph.:
I wrote a misspelling in the word abilities.
I forgot tath my text is in past and I wrote in present in the third line.
I used principal but is an informal text, so I should write main.
I didn´t remember that adverbs of degree are placed after the verb.
Finally I must write the letters well, because it could confuse lust with last! It is necessary to learn writing well to convey the idea that you want to spread correctly. What mistakes do you make?
To learn a new language could be difficult. Each language has different combinations of sounds and structures that we don´t know. But, learning a new language is an exciting experience. If you are a concerned person about learning you could attend this suggestions that you can find in TEDx page:
Make mistakes.
Scrap the foreign alphabet.
Find a strickler.
Shower conversatios.
Buddy formula.
This suggestions are incredible tools to remember at the moment in wich you feel stressful. I have other tips, like listening music in the language that I am learning. Reading a lot of novels, poetry and fables to expand your vocabulary. Finally you could learn a new word from a dictionary and practice it all day long.
It is important don´t forget that learning a new language is an activity that keep us constantly tested. Is an ability in wich we can meet a lot of people, understand the way of thinking of other persons and a tool for your entire life.
