Direct speech into reported speech.
"i used to be slim."
liz told us
"why are you wearing such a hat? "
he asked me
"i wouldn't do it if i were you."
terence said
"we will stay in madrid."
they claimed that
"don't open the door, please."
she told us
"i'm just looking."
susan replied that
"we came a year ago."
they explained that
"i have never eaten this cake."
he admitted that
"are you from france? "
he wanted to know
"you must help me."
she said
"i have not been doing anything."
he told me
"the amazon is the biggest river."
i knew that
"we couldn't swim in the sea."
they claimed that
"i can't go to school."
he said
"why don't you like it? "
she wondered
exercise 2 8 points
write the sentences in the passive voice.
example: a postman delivered this parcel. this parcel was delivered by a postman.
the firm uses white bricks to build the hall.
you must not cross the road now.
they were cooking the dinner at 7 o'clock.
mr. black will inform derek.
el greco painted this picture.
they are knocking down the old school.
has anyone switched on the light?
they may leave bicycles in the schoolyard.
Slavery is, in the strictest sense of the term, any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property. A slave is unable to withdraw unilaterally from such an arrangement and works without remuneration. Many scholars now use the term chattel slavery to refer to this specific sense of legalised, de jure slavery. In a broader sense, however, the word slavery may also refer to any situation in which an individual is de facto forced to work against his or her will. Scholars also use the more generic terms such as unfree labour or forced labour, to refer to such situations.However – and especially under slavery in broader senses of the word – slaves may have some rights and/or protections, according to laws and/or customs.
Slavery began to exist before written history, in many cultures. A person could become a slave from the time of their birth, capture, or purchase.
While slavery was institutionally recognized by most societies, it has now been outlawed in all recognized countries, the last being Mauritania in 2007. Nevertheless, there are still more slaves today than at any previous point in history:an estimated 45 million people remain enslaved worldwide.The most common form of the slave trade is now commonly referred to as human trafficking. Chattel slavery is also still practiced by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. In other areas, slavery (or unfree labour) continues through practices such as debt bondage, serfdom, domestic servants kept in captivity, certain adoptions in which children are forced to work as slaves, child soldiers, and forced marriage.
Slavery, this is a very bad thing. If you become a slave, then it will be difficult for you to get out of them. Of course, this is for life. All my life I work just like that, if only you were given a piece of food and water was given. Not what entertainment, not what kind of children, not what romance, personal life. It seems that the meaning of life is lost. You work hard, work hard, work hard, but you will not be thankful enough for yourself.
The worst thing about slavery is that innocent children are automatically slaves, and they do not have the right to choose. And most importantly, with slaves not when they were not treated like people, they were beaten, beaten, killed, sold.
Slavery, a very bad thing. I'm against slavery.