How to Summon Others - December 31, 2024

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1. 0:00Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we consider part of a message from Henry.
2. 0:08Here is one of Henry's questions.
3. 0:12Greetings, VOA learning English team.
4. 0:15I am a regular listener of your learning English program.
5. 0:20I would like to ask this question about the correct or proper way to summon someone, i.e.
6. 0:27asking someone to come and see you, at home, school, or work, in English.
7. 0:34What expressions are used in summoning someone?
8. 0:38Thank you for your question, Henry.
9. 0:41It is an important and useful one.
10. 0:44To summon means to call for a person or persons to be present, often for an important meeting.
11. 0:52Please note that there are many ways to summon others.
12. 0:57In this lesson, we will present a few general ways.
13. 1:02When we speak to others directly, we can summon them with the following.
14. 1:08Could you come here, please?
15. 1:11We might also be more exact about the meeting place.
16. 1:15For example, a supervisor or principal, might say,
17. 1:21could you come to my office please?
18. 1:24You might also be more exact with what you would like to do.
19. 1:29For example, you might ask,
20. 1:31could I talk to you for a moment?
21. 1:34These questions are very general, polite, and useful in a lot of situations.
22. 1:41But the way in which we summon others can differ depending on the situation,
23. 1:46how familiar people are with each other, and the rank or status the speakers have.
24. 1:54For example, consider a situation at home or school.
25. 1:58A parent or teacher might summon a child or student with language like this.
26. 2:05Come over here.
27. 2:07Generally, this kind of summons is followed by scolding or criticism.
28. 2:15So far we have considered how English speakers might directly summon another person.
29. 2:21But what do we say if we ask another person to communicate the information for us?
30. 2:28When an intermediary communicates the information,
31. 2:32they might use the very general formula blank would like to see you,
32. 2:38or blank wants to see you.
33. 2:42We can use an example to clarify this point.
34. 2:47Tanya, could you ask Joe to come see me?
35. 2:50Sure. Joel, the boss would like to see you.
36. 2:54Okay, I'll be there right away.
37. 2:58Our examples can be used in a number of situations.
38. 3:02At school, a teacher might say, the principal would like to see you, or the principal wants to see you.
39. 3:11At home, a brother or sister might say, mom would like to see you, or mom wants to see you.
40. 3:20English speakers usually consider the structure would like to be a little more polite and formal.
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