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Protect yourself from colds
Textbook: Part 2, pp. 45–47
GoalIdentify from whose point of view a story is told; tell ways of avoiding a cold.
New words
cold (illness) · tumovto catch a cold · shamollamoqhat · qalpoqdoctor · shifokor
Explanation
Some stories are told not by a person but by something else: “I am a hat...” The story “Chaqirilmagan tumov” (The uninvited cold) by Dilfuza Kamoljonova in the textbook is told from the cold’s own point of view. We read a text told by a hat. Proverb: “Kasalning kelishi oson, ketishi qiyin” (Illness comes easily, goes with difficulty).
Worked examples
“I am a hat”. I am Bahodir’s new hat. Every cold morning he puts me on his head. The wind wants to get into his ears, but I block it. Bahodir does not catch cold, and the cold goes back angrily. I am happy that I keep Bahodir healthy.
The text is told from the hat’s point of view.
Class activity
“If a thing could speak”: children say 2–3 sentences from the point of view of a thing they choose (scarf, soap, handkerchief): “I am a scarf. ...”
Practice
1
Whose point of view is the text told from?
The hat’s
2
Whose hat is it?
Bahodir’s
3
What does the hat do to the wind?
Blocks it from getting into the ears.
4
Why does the cold go back?
It cannot make Bahodir ill.
5
What else do we do to avoid a cold?
For example: dress warmly, wash hands.