Lessons 64–65 · 2 lessons · S. Khan, L. Kamalova, L. Jurayev. Teens’ English 8 (English, Grade 8). “O‘qituvchi” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2020
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He asked her to say ...
Textbook: p. 79
GoalBernard Shaw and “Pygmalion”; reporting commands and requests: told / ordered / asked + person + (not) to + verb.
New words
playwright · dramaturgstage direction · sahna ko‘rsatmasi (remarka)order · buyurmoqask · iltimos qilmoq
Explanation
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was an Irish playwright, born in Dublin; he moved to London in 1876 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925. In his play “Pygmalion” (1913) Professor Henry Higgins, an expert in phonetics, teaches a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to speak clearly and politely; Colonel Pickering pays for the lessons. Eliza succeeds, but she is hurt because Higgins does not treat her with respect. Reporting commands: direct “Open your books,” → told us to open our books. A strong command uses ordered; a polite request (“I’d like you to ...”) uses asked. Negative: “Don’t talk!” → told us not to talk. Pronouns and time words change: your → my/his/her/their, now → immediately / at once. Stage directions show how to speak: [softly], [loudly], [to Eliza].
Worked examples
Direct: The teacher said, “Close your notebooks.” Indirect: The teacher told us to close our notebooks. Direct: The director said sharply, “Stand on the stage now!” Indirect: The director ordered the actors to stand on the stage immediately. Direct: Madina said, “Please help me, Jasur.” Indirect: Madina asked Jasur to help her.
Stage directions: DIRECTOR [loudly]: Repeat the line! — The director told the actor to repeat the line, and he spoke loudly. ASSISTANT [kindly]: Please try again. — The assistant kindly asked him to try again.
Class activity
“Commander”: one pupil gives a command (Stand up!) and another reports it to the class: He told us to stand up.
Practice
1
Report: “Sit down,” the teacher said to us.
The teacher told us to sit down.
2
Report: “Don’t be late,” he told them.
He told them not to be late.
3
Report: Her mother said, “Please wash the dishes.”