Elliott discovers that his younger sister Gertie has dressed E.T. in doll clothes and taught him basic English. The scene reaches a pivotal emotional climax as E.T. uses his new vocabulary to express his desire to contact his family in space. The children realize the gravity of E.T.'s homesickness and the possibility of his departure.
GERTIE: Be good, be good.
ELLIOTT: Oh God!
E.T.: Elliott.
ELLIOTT: What?
E.T.: Elliott, Elliott.
GERTIE: I taught him how to talk. He can talk now.
E.T.: E.T.
ELLIOTT: E.T., can you say that? Can you say E.T.?
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