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Introduction:Do you read any news from America or the U.K?Do you read it in your language or in English?What news have you heard about President Trump?Gist reading:Read the extract from this article from the UK newspaper, the Guardian. Do you think it is pro-trump?( )“In Hindi, the country’s national language, Trump’s fumbles are barely noticed. English-speaking urbanites may laugh along with the rest of the world, but those who don’t speak English are left with a handful of quotations. Speeches are rarely translated in full, and even short quotes are chosen deliberately to leave out the confusion caused by Trump’s language.“Donald Trump is difficult to make sense of, even in English,” said Anshuman Tiwari, editor of IndiaToday, a Hindi magazine. “His speech is unclear, and sometimes he contradicts himself or rambles or goes off on a tangent. Capturing all that confusion in writing, in Hindi, is not easy,” he added.“To get around it, usually we avoid quoting Trump directly. We paraphrase what he has said because conveying those jumps in his speech, the way he talks, is very difficult. Instead, we summarise his ideas and convey his words in simple Hindi that will make sense to our readers.”Vocabulary focus:Examine the words / phrases in bold above. What do you think they mean? Can you think of a translation in your language or a synonym in English that will work instead? Underline any words / phrases that describe how Trump speaks. Are they positive or negative? Using the context, can you think of a synonym in English or a translation that will work instead? Use a dictionary to check your ideas.Detailed comprehension discussion:What is the problem facing translators in India?What do they do to solve this problem?What result might this have, in your opinion? When you’re finished, read this extract from the same article to check your ideas. Do you agree?“In English, Trump may not sound very intelligent, but when you translate him with context in Hindi, it makes him sound much better than he is,” Tiwari added.Language focus 1: Reported speech / indirect speechCheck what you know:“Any negative polls are fake news…,” said Donald Trump.Trump said that any negative polls _____ fake news.When we are reporting what someone has said, we step back a tense.Direct SpeechIndirect SpeechPresent simplePast perfectPresent perfectWillCanAm going to“Do you want a cup of tea?” he askedHe asked ,me ____ I ______ a cup of tea.“What kind of tea?” he askedHe asked me _____ kind of tea I _________. Tip: In the real world, we very often focus on the message and not the grammar. People don’t always use full sentences, they don’t always complete their ideas and they often speak at length. When you are reporting what they’ve said, you’ll have to use a combination of the rules of reported speech and deciding what the key information is.Try to report the core meaning of the quotes below.“Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!”“Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.”“Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.”“Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn’t know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a?Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never “mocked” a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him?“groveling” when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!”?“I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”? ................
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