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What’s the matter? I have a stomachache.
Textbook: p. 71
GoalAsk and say the problem: “What’s the matter? – I have a stomachache. He has a cold.”
New words
What’s the matter? · nima bo‘ldi?I have … · menda … borhe/she has … · unda … borOh dear! · voy, bechora
Explanation
“What’s the matter?” asks what is wrong. Answer: “I have a stomachache.” With he/she use “has”: “He has a cold.” “She has an earache.” (earache starts with a vowel sound, so we say “an”). Choose “a” or “an” by the pain word: a headache, an earache. To show sympathy: “Oh dear!” or “I’m sorry.” With “cough” use “a”: “a cough”, “a cold”. If someone is fine: “Oh, good!”
Worked examples
What’s the matter, Dilya? I have a toothache.
What’s the matter with Bekzod? He has a sore throat and a temperature.
Class activity
“What’s the matter?”: a child mimes a pain (holds the stomach), the class asks “What’s the matter?” and guesses “You have a stomachache!” The child who guesses mimes next.
Practice
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Ask what the problem is.
What’s the matter?
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a or an: “She has ___ earache.”
an
3
Fix: “He have a cold.”
He has a cold.
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What do we say to show sympathy?
Oh dear!