XVII. Here are the quotes of the famous people in the field of Technology. Change the quoted speech to reported speech.

Bill Gates said: “The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting”.

Dave Barry claimed: “Real programmers can write assembly code in any language”.

Larry Wall stated: “Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications”.

Samuel Wilson mentioned: “One of the biggest challenges to medicine is the incorporation of information technology in our practices”.

Richard Feyman suggested: “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled”.

Jean Arp pointed out: “Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation”.

Reported Questions

Quoted speech	Reported speech	Comments
Have you ever transferred pictures from phone to computer? Did you install software that you downloaded from the Internet for free? “How often do you change your passwords?” “What Internet provider do you use?”	She asked whether I had ever transferred pictures from phone to computer He asked if I had installed software for free. He asked how often I changed passwords She wanted to know what Internet provider I used	Reported questions The word order is the same as in statements Yes / no questions: 'ask' + 'if / whether + clause Question words: 'ask' + question word + clause. The clause contains the question, in normal word order and with the necessary tense change.
Reporting verbs used in indirect questions: ask, inquire, know, remember, want to know, wonder

To learn rules for the change of adverbs in indirect speech see Appendix 3.

XVIII. Form groups of three. Speaker A whispers a question about Communications Systems to Speaker B. Speaker B makes sure he/she understands the question. Speaker C asks Speaker B something like “What did Speaker A want to know/ say / ask you? Speaker B begins response with “He (she) asked me …”. Then discuss this question in your group.

Example:

Speaker A to B (whispered): What are the advantages of distance learning?

Speaker C to B (aloud): What did (Speaker A) want to know?

Speaker B to C (aloud): He (she) asked me what the advantages of distance learning were (or are).

Speaker A, B and C discuss this question.

XIX. Rewrite an extract from the journal article “Cyber Monday: Nine Tips for Shopping Online Safely” by Mark Clayton, staff writer in “The Science Monitor”. Use only reported speech.

How do you shop safely online and avoid becoming a victim of scams and malicious software?

“One key problem for online consumers: knowing which "unbelievable, this week only" deals are real and which are fake, considering all the crazy discounts out there”, Chester Wisniewski, an expert, wrote on the global cybersecurity firm’s blog.

“How can you tell the difference? Easy! Don't trust any of them,” he wrote.

“Lots of people are looking to make money off of the Christmas giftgiving bonanza and many of them are scammers,” Mr. Wisniewski said. “If you receive an email or online solicitation you are interested in, don't click any links, even though that may seem counterintuitive”.

“Surprisingly, the volume of e-mailed malicious spam has actually fallen.”, Wisniewski added.

“When you see a post on someone's wall or a tweet from a colleague, treat it the same as an unsolicited email,” he noted. “Don't click it. Go to the real source and if necessary contact the sender to confirm its veracity”.

Beyond that, here are some steps that the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) and cybersecurity experts recommended:

Secure your computer and mobile devices;

Use mobile applications with caution;

Consider using a credit (not debit) card or an online payment system;

Don’t click on pop-up advertising;

Don’t use public computers or public wireless.

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