WEEKLY SCHEDULE: 18-20 May

Weekly Schedule 18-20 May

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LISTENING NO. 13: The United States Flag

Let's listen to Randall's videos again. This time, let's learn a little bit more about the American flag.

Click below:

http://www.esl-lab.com/tradition/usflag-video.htm

LISTENING NO. 13: Breakfast at home

Today, we will work on a listening exercise from Randall's lab.

Click below to do the listening:

http://www.esl-lab.com/breakfastrecipes/breakfastrecipes-video.htm

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: 11-13 May

Weekly Schedule 11-13 May

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LISTENING NO. 12: 007 - The Living Daylights

The expression "living daylights" is a very limited one in English, restricted to a couple of expressions:

"To knock/beat the living daylights out of someone"
"To scare the living daylights out of someone"

beat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb

to hit someone very hard, many times

I'll knock the living daylights out of him if he says that again!

frighten/scare, etc. the (living) daylights out of sb

to frighten someone very much

Don't jump out on me like that! You scared the living daylights out of me!

In our listening session today, we will watch a trailer from the movie "007 - The Living Daylights". After watching the trailer, you will need to complete a gap-filling exercise.

GRAMMAR NO. 12: Tell vs. Say

EXPLANATION

Say and tell have similar meanings. They both mean to communicate verbally with someone. But we often use them differently.

The simple way to think of say and tell is:

• You say something
• You tell someone something

You say something	You tell someone something
Ram said that he was tired.	Ram told Jane that he was tired.
Anthony says you have a new job.	Anthony tells me you have a new job.
Tara said: "I love you."	Tara told John that she loved him.

But, of course, it is not always so easy. Here are a few rules to help you.

Personal object
We usually follow tell with a personal object (the person that we are speaking to). We usually use say without a personal object:

• She told me that she loved John.
• She said that she loved John.
• He told everybody that he had to leave.
• He said that he had to leave.

Say "to someone"
With say, we sometimes use "to someone":

• He said to me that he was tired.
• Tara said to Ram that he had done very well.
• Anthony said to her, "I hope you come soon."
• "I'd like to sleep," she said to him quietly.

Direct speech
We can use say with direct speech. We use tell only with direct speech that is an instruction or information:

• Amanda said, "Hello John. How are you?"
• "That's great'" she said.
• He told her: "Open the door quietly."
• She told me, "I have never been to England."

We can use say with direct questions, but we cannot use tell:

• She said: "Do you love me?"
• The policeman said to the prisoner, "Where were you at 8pm?"

Reported speech
We can use say and tell to talk about reported information:

• She said that it was raining.
• She told me that she would call at 2pm.

Orders, advice

We use tell + object + infinitive for orders or advice:

• She told him to sit down.
• They told me not to wait.
• Tell Neil to have a holiday and forget her.

Phrases
Here are a few fixed phrases with tell. We cannot use say with these phrases:

• tell (someone) a story
• tell (someone) a lie
• tell (someone) the truth
• tell the future (= to know what the future will bring)
• tell the time (= know how to read a clock)

PRACTICE
http://unamsanantoniolab.com/eng/troublesomeverbs/saytell.htm
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/say-tell.html
http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2007/oct/08quiz.htm
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/saytell.htm
http://www.quia.com/jq/17862.html

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: 4 - 6 May

Weekly Schedule 4-6May

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