This document provides an overview of a unit on natural disasters and discusses conveying messages through indirect speech using imperatives. It explains that when reporting commands or requests indirectly, the imperative verb becomes an infinitive using "to" plus the base verb form. Examples are given where the direct commands "Be careful..." and "Call me..." become indirect speech as "to be careful..." and "to call..." respectively.

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• Indirect speech with imperatives to
convey a message.
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Indirect speech: Imperatives
Convey a
message
Look at the following sentences and identify the
differences:
Peter said: ‘Be careful if you go out during the storm.’
Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm.
She told Dan: ‘Call me tomorrow.’
She told Dan to call her the next day.

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Indirect speech: Imperatives
Convey a
message
The imperative in indirect speech becomes an
INFINITIVE:
TO + verb in simple form
Peter said to be careful if you go out during the storm.
She told Dan to call her the next day.