Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

3 
Examiner question: 
What w ould you say to someone who th in ks that globalization is 
ruining the w orld?
Conditional:
____________________
4 
Examiner question: 
Can globalization make the w orld a more equal place?
C onditional:
____________________
Now listen to Track 25 on the CD and the model answers given by the student.
Exam practice: Speaking Part 3
Answer the questions on globalization below using the techniques from Unit 12 (giving
reasons fo r your answer, adding more information, giving examples of what you mean).
Try to use conditional structures where possible.
1
What are the main disadvantages of globalization?
2
Do you th in k globalization has made the w orld a b e tte r place?
3
How has globalization changed the way we tra ve l and com m unicate?
U
How has globalization benefited people in your country?
5 
W hat are the consequences of allow ing targe com panies to se ll th e ir products a ll over the 
w orld?
Now listen to the model answers on Track 26 of the CD. How were they better or different to
your answers?
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15 Culture and modern
society
R eported speech
Reported or indirect speech is used to report the words of another person. For example:
'/ 
am an a rtis t.' = She said that she was an artist.
In order to report another person's words we need to change the tense, pronoun and tim e w ord s 
and use a re p o rtin g ve rb such as 
say
or 
tell.
Say and tell:
Say
and 
te ll
are the most common reporting verbs. 
Say
never has an indirect object and uses a 
that
clause. 
Tell
always has an indirect object and uses a variety of structures.
He said that he was interested in philosophy.
He told me that he was interested in philosophy.
(see g ra m m a r reference fo r other 
tell
structures)
Tense changes:
Some of the tenses of the original direct speech have to be changed in reported speech are as 
follow s:
Present sim ple:
‘I like opera.’
->
past simple:
She said that she liked opera.
Past simple:
'We w ent to the theatre.'
->
past perfect:
He said that thev had qone to the theatre.
Past perfect:
‘I had read the novel.’
past perfect:
She said that she had read the novel.
Present modals [can, may, must, will):
‘IJ1 sta rt photography classes soon.’
->
past modals [could, might, had to, would):
He said that he w ould sta rt ohotoaraohv classes soon.
See page 122 in the G ram m ar reference fo r more inform ation.