I. LÝ THUYẾT:
Nghĩa | Ví dụ | |
Say | Là động từ mang nghĩa “nói ra” hoặc “nói rằng”, chú trọng nội dung được nói ra. | |
Tell |
Là động từ mang nghĩa: ♦ “kể, nói với ai điều gì đó (tell somebody something) ♦ bảo ai làm gì (tell somebody to do something) ♦ cho ai biết điều gì (tell somebody about something)” |
♦ I need to tell you something. ♦ Mom told me to wash the dishes. ♦ I'll tell him about your problem. |
Speak |
♦ Nhấn mạnh đến việc “phát ra tiếng, phát ra lời” mang nghĩa “nói chuyện với ai (speak to somebody) ♦ “Speak” thông thường theo sau nó không có tân ngữ. nếu có thì đó là danh từ chỉ thứ tiếng. |
♦ Can I speak to Mr.Smith? ♦ She can speak English fluently. |
Talk |
♦ “talk” cũng mang nghĩa là “nói chuyện với ai”, “trao đổi với ai về chuyện gì” nhưng khác “speak” ở chỗ nó nhấn mạnh đến động tác “nói” hơn. ♦ Thuờng gặp trong các cấu trúc : talk to sb (nói chuyện với ai), talk about sth (nói về điều gì), talk with sb (chuyện trò với ai). |
♦ My sister is talking on the phone with her friend. ♦ They are talking about you. |
II. BÀI TẬP:
Complete the sentences with "say, tell, speak or talk"
- Don’t ................ him about our plans.
- I waited for an answer, but she didn’t ................ a word
- He ................ that he would wait for me at the library
- He ................ us that he was going to buy a new car.
- Do you ................ English?
- Come here, Mike. We need to ................
- To ................ you the truth, I don’t remember anything
- Did the director ................ at the conference?
- Do you know how to ................ good-bye in Arabic?
- We spent the whole evening ................ about old friends.
- Can you ................ me the time?
- Do you agree with me! – You are ................ me!
- His illegal work was ................ tales by the police.
- That problem does not need ................ of.
- The boy ................ to her very clearly about the task.
- “I’ll ................!” is a way to express the agreement.
- It’s hard ................ which is the right way leading to her house.
- That is ................, you are fired.
- – The Earth moves around the Sun. – Without................
- She ................ her husband down.