Unit 5 Convey a message

History of natural disaster in Colombia

The Eje Cafetero earthquake occurred on January 25, 1999 and greatly affected the departments of Quindío and Risaralda, where approximately 1,000 of their inhabitants lost their lives. This figure increased with the first aftershock, where an undetermined number of people died while trying to rescue their property from the semi-destroyed structures. Added to this were deaths caused by vandals, attacks on shops and houses, and fights over food, water and shelter, leaving an approximate number of 2,000 deaths in total. Nearly 4,000 people were injured and around 500 were reported missing. As the disaster destroyed the main control and aid structures in the city of Armenia (the police headquarters collapsed immediately, as well as the fire station, the Office of Forensic Medicine and the Civil Defense) there were no means for proper reporting and Good casualty count.

The main economic activity in the region, the Colombian coffee industry, was highly affected. About 8,000 coffee farms were completely or partially destroyed, as well as 13,000 structures of many types of companies and industries were affected and temporarily or permanently out of service. Banks and financial institutions were unable to deliver money for several weeks.

Convey a message

What did your parents tell you yesterday?

- My parents told me to come home early.

IMPERATIVE SENTENCES

- Speak aloud!

- Close the door

- Open the window 

- Don't eat in class

- Don't come so late, please. 

What's an imperative sentence? 

An imperative sentence is one which is used to express a command/order or request and also to give an instruction or some advice. Imperative sentences can be used to perform the following functions:

- To make a request

- To give a command

- To lend an invitation

- To give an instruction

Examples: 

- Don't ever touch my phone.

- Clean your room.

- Wash your hands!

- Tell me the truth!

INDIRECT SPEECH

When we change an imperative from direct speech into indirect speech we use the verbs told, ordered or commanded and we use the infinitive with to instead of the imperative.

Examples: 

Direct speech: Open the door! 

Indirect speech: He told me to open the door.

Direct speech: Give me the money!

Indirect speech: He told me to give him the money.

How would you say these sentences in English?

Mamá: "Llámame temprano, por favor"

Mom: "call me early, please"

 

Mi mamá me pidió que la llamara temprano

My mom asked me to call her early. 

Pedro: "No vayas a la fiesta"

Peter: don't go to the party

Pedro me dijo que no fuera a la fiesta.

Peter told me not to go to the party.

Personalize conversation

- I'm on the phone with your sister. Would You like to say hello? 

- I Would but.. I don't have time, I'm late for work

- Anything you'd like me to tell her.

- yes. Please tell her not to forget to do the laundry.

- Will do.

Practice Imperative sentences

Practice Indirect speech