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Reported speech: questions and commands

Lessons 23–24 · 2 lessons · F. Rashidova, N. Tillayeva, Z. Karimova. Pupil’s Book (English), Grade 10, 1st edition. “O‘zbekiston” NMIU, Tashkent, 2017
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Youth organization in Uzbekistan (B)

Textbook: pp. 102–105
GoalReporting questions and commands; hobbies and youth organizations; antonyms.
New words
antonym · qarama-qarshi ma’noli so‘zto join · qo‘shilmoqto refuse · rad etmoqhobby · hobbi
Explanation

When we report questions the word order changes to the order of a statement and the auxiliary disappears: “Where do you study?” → He asked me where I studied. In yes/no questions we use if or whether: “Do you like sport?” → She asked if I liked sport. Commands use ask / tell / order + person + to-infinitive: “Close the door.” → He told me to close the door. A negative command uses not to. Time and place words change too: now → then, today → that day, tomorrow → the next day, here → there. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings: join – leave, active – passive, include – exclude, generous – mean. Some are made with prefixes: possible – impossible, polite – impolite, happy – unhappy.

Worked examples
“What are your hobbies?” the coach asked. → The coach asked what my hobbies were. “Join our club,” she said. → She told me to join their club.
Some members of our club are active, while others are rather passive. Most students join the club in September, but a few leave it in spring.
Class activity

“School club”: students ask club members three questions and report the answers.

Practice
1
Report: “Do you speak English?” the leader asked Sardor.
2
Report: “Don’t be late,” the teacher told us.
3
Write the antonym: active –
4
Why do we say “asked where I studied” and not “asked where did I study”?