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English Guide
Reported Speech

Mac: Hello, I’m a Mac.
Pc: Greetings I´m a PC.
M: Why are you wearing all that?
P: I have to wear this to protect myself from lurking viruses. You must properly install software, and then run it for protection. Take care of yourself.
M: With Mac you are already covered. You don’t have to worry about that.
P: May be for you… But I’ll always be ready! Let thegames begin!
M: Ah, what´s that?
P: Protect me!

Reported Dialogue
Mac said hello and then that he was a Mac.
Pc greeted him and then said that he was a PC.
Mac asked why was he wearing all that.
Pc said that he had to wear that to protect himself from lurking viruses. He said that you must properly install software, and then run it for protection. Finally he suggested Mac to take care ofhimself.
Mac said that with him you were already covered. Then he said that he didn’t had to worry about that.
Pc said that might be for him, but that he would always be ready! Then exited said that let the games began!
Mac asked what that was.
Pc ordered to protect him.

Use of English

Bother: to make the effort to do something
You could have phoned us but you just didn't bother.
Care:the process of protecting and looking after someone or something
Mira's going to be very weak for a long time after the operation, so she'll need a lot of care.

Load: the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal
The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
Transport: when people or goods are moved from one place to another
Thecompany will arrange transport from the airport.

Experienced: having skill or knowledge because you have done something many times
She is very experienced in marketing.
Realize: to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
They didn't realize the danger they were in.

Number: (a sign or symbol representing) a unit which forms part of the system of counting and calculating
She's very goodwith numbers (= good at adding, subtracting, etc).
Figure: the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers
Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

Fame: when you are known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc
She moved to London in search of fame and fortune.
Substance: material with particular physical characteristics
What sort ofsubstance could withstand those temperatures?

Conclusion: the final part of something
I found the conclusion of the film rather irritating.
Close: to (cause something to) change from being open to not being open
Could you close the door/window please

Complete: to make whole or perfect
Complete the sentence with one of the adjectives provided.
Whole: complete or not divided
There's stilla whole month till my birthday.

Accident: something bad which happens that is not expected or intended, and which often damages something or injures someone
Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
Incident: an event which is either unpleasant or unusual
A youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on Saturday night.

Sign: to write your name, usually on a writtenor printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself
To sign a letter/cheque/contract/lease/agreement
Symbol: a sign, shape or object which is used to represent something else
A heart shape is the symbol of love.
Mark: a small area on the surface of something which is damaged, dirty or different in some way
His fingers had left marks on thetable's polished surface.

Join: to connect or fasten things together
The island is joined to the mainland by a road bridge.
Included: to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else
The bill includes tax and service.
Sum total: The sum total of something is the whole of it, or everything.
It's the sum total of what you eat over a long period that...