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Tidy up your room!
Textbook: p. 14
GoalTalk about tidying a room with commands and prepositions of place.
New words
wardrobe · kiyim shkafishelf · javon, tokchacarpet · gilamtidy up · yig‘ishtirmoq
Explanation
A command starts with the base form of the verb; there is no subject: “Tidy up your room.” “Put your books on the shelf.” Add please to be polite. Negative commands use Don’t: “Don’t leave your shoes on the carpet.” Prepositions show where things are: on, in, under, behind, next to, between, in front of, near. For example: “The lamp is on the desk. The shoes are under the bed.” Room furniture: bed, desk, chair, wardrobe, shelf, carpet, lamp.
Worked examples
“Mum’s orders”. Mum says: “Please tidy up your room, Sardor! Put your books on the shelf. Hang your jacket in the wardrobe. Don’t leave your shoes on the carpet. Don’t put your plate on the desk.” Sardor works hard for twenty minutes. Now the room is clean and Mum smiles.
The wardrobe is between the window and the door. The cat is under the desk, and the ball is behind the armchair.
Class activity
“Simon says”: the teacher gives orders like “Put your book under your chair!” or “Don’t stand up!” and the pupils act them out.
Practice
1
Make a negative command: Leave your bag on the floor.
Don’t leave your bag on the floor.
2
Where is the cat? (cat – under – chair)
The cat is under the chair.
3
Give 3 commands for a tidy room.
For example: Put your books on the shelf. Make your bed. Don’t leave clothes on the floor.
4
Why is “you” not said in a command?
The command is addressed to the listener, so the subject you is left out and the verb stays in its base form.