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How lovely summer is
Textbook Part 2, pp. 68–71
GoalKnow the signs and months of summer; count the sentences in a text.
New words
summer · yozmelon field · polizgift of nature (food) · ne’matto shine brightly · charaqlamoq
Explanation
Summer begins after spring’s gifts — strawberries, mulberries and cherries — have ripened. The summer months are June, July and August. In summer the days are long and the nights short. Melons and watermelons ripen in the fields, grapes and apples in the orchards.
Worked examples
“Summer has come”. After strawberries, mulberries and cherries have ripened, summer comes. In summer the days are long and the nights short. The sun shines brightly from early morning. Melons and watermelons ripen in the fields. The summer months are June, July and August.
Riddle: Green outside, red inside, with black seeds. (Answer: tarvuz — watermelon)
Class activity
“Fruit basket”: the teacher shows fruit pictures; children “put” the summer ones in the basket (melon, watermelon, grapes, apricots).
Practice
1
When does summer come?
After strawberries, mulberries and cherries have ripened
2
What are the days like in summer?
Long
3
What ripens in the melon fields?
Melons and watermelons
4
Name the summer months.
June, July, August
5
How many sentences are in the text?
5