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Conversation
Textbook: Part 4, topic 24, pp. 38–47
GoalKnow what a conversation is and understand a conversation when reading it.
New words
conversation · suhbatquestion · savolanswer · javobto listen · tinglamoq
Explanation
A talk between two or more people is called a conversation (suhbat). One person asks, another answers, then the turns swap. In a conversation each person must both speak and listen. In writing a dash (—) is put before each speaker’s line.
Worked examples
“Greeting”. — Assalomu alaykum, Zafar aka! — Va alaykum assalom, Madina! How are you? — Fine, thank you. And are you well? — I am well too, thank you.
Two people are talking in this conversation: Madina and Zafar aka.
Class activity
“Phone call”: pairs play a conversation with a toy phone. One calls, the other answers. The other children report who said what.
Practice
1
According to the text: who is talking in the conversation?
Madina and Zafar aka
2
What sign is put before each line in a written conversation?
a dash (—)
3
What do we call a conversation?
A talk between two or more people.