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Healthy food (B)
Textbook: pp. 54–57
GoalUsing relative clauses in recipes and advice; non-defining clauses (with commas); sequence words.
New words
ingredient · ingredientboil · pishirmoq (qaynatib)chop · maydalab to‘ramoqseason · tuzlamoq, ta’m bermoq
Explanation
A non-defining relative clause adds extra, optional information and is separated by commas; we do not use that in it: Plov, which is a national dish, is often cooked on weekends. A defining clause has no commas and may use that. In a recipe we use sequence words: first, then, next, after that, finally, and imperative verbs: Chop the onions. For safety, a young cook should use sharp knives and hot pans only with an adult’s help. In advice, combine should/shouldn’t with relative clauses: You should avoid drinks which contain a lot of sugar.
Worked examples
First, wash the tomatoes, which you bought at the market, and ask an adult to help you slice them.
Samsa, which is baked in a hot oven, is popular in many Uzbek homes.
Class activity
Recipe writing: a group writes a simple salad recipe (4–5 steps, sequence words, at least two relative clauses); another group checks the order.
Practice
1
Put commas where needed: My cousin who lives in Bukhara bakes excellent bread.
My cousin, who lives in Bukhara, bakes excellent bread. (if I have only one cousin)
2
Put the steps in order: serve / chop the vegetables / wash the vegetables / mix with oil.
wash the vegetables; chop the vegetables; mix with oil; serve
3
Write one piece of advice with should and a relative clause about sugar.
You should drink less of the fizzy drinks that contain a lot of sugar.
4
Why do we not say “Plov, that is delicious, ...”?
That is not used in non-defining clauses; use which: Plov, which is delicious, ...