体验商务英语2 Unit 9.ppt

Request Direct speech “Say hello to your mum for me.” she said to me. “Don’t give up, Bob.” he said. Reported speech She asked me to say hello to my mum for her. He told Bob not to give up. Request – to V- phrase Positive: to V-phrase Negative: not to V-phrase Choose a suitable verb She said – she asked me … He said – he told Bob … A Complete these sentences with the correct form of say or tell. 1 He ______ that he was finding it difficult to manage people. 2 He ______ me that he was finding it difficult to manage people. 3 She ______ him to improve his performance. 4 She ______ they would never agree. 5 My boss ______ me not to pay the invoice. 6 He ______ that he worked for General Electric. said told told said told said B Use say, tell and ask to report the dialogue between two company directors. Philip I want to motivate our managers more. Amanda Are you delegating the less important decisions? Philip I think so. And I’m making more time to listen to their suggestions. Amanda That’s good. Responding to their ideas is really important. Philip Is the department investing enough in training? Amanda Yes, it is. This year’s budget is bigger than last year’s. Philip said that he wanted to motivate the managers more. Amanda asked Philip if he was delegating the less important decisions. Philip said he thought so and also said that he was making more time to listen to their suggestions. Amanda said that it was good and that responding to their ideas was really important. Philip asked if the department was investing enough in training. Amanda said that it was and that this year’s budget was bigger than last year’s. C Your colleague is away and you have been asked to check their voice mail. Listen to each message. Note down who rang and what was said or asked. Then write a short note for your colleague. Jason phoned about the management training course. He said h