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Good manners
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 56–59
GoalTell polite from impolite behaviour; use courtesy words in speech.
New words
good manners · odobapology · uzrmodesty · kamtarlikway of treating people · muomala
Explanation
Manners (odob) mean respect for elders, kindness to younger ones, pleasant speech and politeness. The author of the textbook story “Odob” is Muhabbat Hamidova, a journalist who worked many years for a children’s magazine. The story shows a child’s bad manners in work and speech. We do not repeat it; we read our own text. Courtesy words: salom (hello), rahmat (thanks), marhamat (please, go ahead), iltimos (please), uzr (sorry).
Worked examples
“Saying sorry takes courage”. Jamshid was playing near the gate. When an old neighbour passed with her bag, Jamshid’s ball hit her. At first Jamshid answered rudely: “You were in the way.” Then he remembered his mother’s words “What is good manners?”. He went to the woman and said: “Forgive me, auntie, may I carry your bag?” The woman smiled: “A well-mannered child is the jewel of the home.”
Polite expressions: “Kechiring” (forgive me), “Marhamat” (please, go ahead), “Rahmat” (thank you).
Class activity
“Manners scene”: pairs act out a rude and a polite conversation in turn and discuss the difference.
Practice
1
Whom did Jamshid hit with the ball?
An old neighbour woman
2
How did he answer at first?
He answered rudely.
3
What did Jamshid do afterwards?
He apologised and offered to carry the bag.
4
What did the woman say about a well-mannered child?
He or she is the jewel of the home.
5
Say three courtesy words.
For example: salom, rahmat, marhamat