SPEAK UP

Mar 2, 2017

Study box. Read these sentences carefully.

1. You’ll have to speak up, I’m afraid. Mrs. Newton is rather deaf.
2. Speak up! I can’t hear a word you’re saying!
3. Can you speak up a bit? People at the back of the room can’t hear you.
Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
- If you ask somebody to speak up, what do you want them to do? Choose one answer.
  - shout
  - speak faster
  - speak louder
  - repeat something because you didn’t understand it
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
  - Speak up!
  - She spoke up.
  - She was spoken up.
- In which of these situations might you ask somebody to speak up?
  - while you are studying in a library
  - at a rock concert
  - when you’re trying to get to sleep
Is ‘speak up’ the right thing to say in these situations? Choose the best phrase for each.
- A: Why are you whispering?
  B: . . .
  Speak up!
  - Speak up!
- A: You’re not making any sense!
  B: . . .
  Start again!
  
  Speak up!
  - Start again!
- A: You know I’m going deaf!
  B: . . .
  Speak up!
  - Speak up!
- A: You’re talking much too slowly!
  B: . . .
  Speed up!
  
  Speak up!
  - Speed up!
- A: There’s no need to shout!
  B: . . .
  Speak more quietly!
  
  Speak up!
  - Speak more quietly!