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Unit 2: places at school and “Where are they?”

Lessons 13–14 · 2 lessons · Susannah Reed with Kay Bentley. Guess What! Student’s Book 3 (Grade 3), Uzbekistan edition, 2022. Cambridge University Press; Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan, USAID
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Where are they? They’re on the sports field

Textbook: p. 27
GoalAsk and say where people are: “Where are they? — They’re on the sports field.”
New words
where? · qayerda?in / on / at · -da (ichida, ustida)they’re · ularwe’re · biz
Explanation

Question: “Where are you?” “Where is he?” “Where are they?” Answer: “We’re in the gym.” “They’re on the sports field.” Before place words: in — inside a room (in the library, in the classroom, in the gym); on — an open area (on the playground, on the sports field); at — a point (at school, at reception). “They’re” = they are, “we’re” = we are.

Worked examples
— Where are they? — They’re in the music room.
— Where is Anna? — She’s on the playground.
Class activity

“Where am I?”: a child mimes a place (reads a book, kicks a ball). The class asks “Where are you?” and the child answers “I’m in the library.”

Practice
1
Where are the football players? Use: sports field.
2
The children are in the library. Answer “Where are they?”
3
We are in the cafeteria. Say it.
4
“They’re” is short for what?