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The best present
Textbook Part 1, pp. 45–46
GoalUnderstand why a book is the best present; find and read a character’s words in a text.
New words
present · sovg‘abirthday · tug‘ilgan kunto be surprised · hayron bo‘lmoqdear, precious · aziz
Explanation
The textbook has the story “The best present” by Erkin Malik. A toy soon gets boring, but a book brings joy for a long time and gives knowledge. In a story, a character’s words are shown with a dash (—) or quotation marks.
Worked examples
“Kamola’s present”. It was Zuhra’s birthday. Kamola gave her a picture book. At first Zuhra was a little surprised, because she had expected a doll. In the evening she opened the book and got lost in reading. The next day Zuhra said: “Thank you, this is the best present!”
Main idea: a book is the most precious present; it gives knowledge and joy.
Class activity
“A book for my friend”: in pairs, children tell each other which book they would like to give and why.
Practice
1
Whose birthday was it?
Zuhra’s
2
What did Kamola give?
A picture book
3
What had Zuhra expected at first?
A doll
4
Find and read Zuhra’s words in the text.
“Thank you, this is the best present!”