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Happy birthday! The sound t
Student’s Book p. 31
GoalSay “Happy birthday!”; pronounce the sound t.
New words
happy birthday · tug‘ilgan kuning bilanturtle · toshbaqatwo · ikkiteddy bear · ayiqcha
Explanation
Greeting: “Happy birthday!” Giving a present: “This is for you.” Answer: “Thank you!” For the English t, the tongue tip touches just behind the top teeth and a puff of air comes out: turtle, two, ten, teddy.
Worked examples
— Happy birthday, Shahzoda! This is for you. — Thank you!
Tongue twister: “Ten tiny turtles.”
Class activity
Birthday role-play: one child is the “birthday child”. The others give paper “presents” and say “Happy birthday! This is for you.”
Practice
1
Wish your friend a happy birthday.
Happy birthday!
2
Which word starts with t: turtle, ball, doll?
turtle
3
Say a number with the sound t.
two, ten or twelve