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An honourable profession
Textbook: Part 2, pp. 23–25
GoalUnderstand the honour of the teacher’s profession; compose a short text about a teacher.
New words
teacher, mentor · ustozcoach, tutor · murabbiypatience · sabrrespect · hurmat
Explanation
Teachers and coaches give us knowledge and good manners, so their profession is honourable. Their holiday is celebrated every year on 1 October. The textbook has the poem “Ustozlar” (Teachers) by Kavsar Turdiyeva, in which teachers are likened to light and to a kind mother. Proverb: “Usta bo‘lsang ham, ustozingni unutma” (Even if you become a master, don’t forget your teacher).
Worked examples
“My teacher”. My teacher is Gulnora opa. Every day she welcomes us with kindness. She patiently explains again what we did not understand. She is the first to rejoice at our success. A teacher teaches us manners as well as knowledge. I respect my teacher.
Idea: a teacher shows the way like a light.
Class activity
“Thanks to the teacher”: children write a 2–3 sentence thank-you note and decorate it with a picture.
Practice
1
How does the teacher welcome the pupils?
With kindness
2
What does the teacher do about what pupils did not understand?
Patiently explains it again.
3
Besides knowledge, what else does a teacher give?
Good manners
4
When is Teachers’ Day celebrated?
On 1 October
5
Find a word with a similar meaning to ustoz.
For example: o‘qituvchi, muallim