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Story: get involved with your local community. How about …? The sounds ow and ou
Textbook: pp. 10–11
GoalUnderstand why it is good to get involved in the community; make suggestions with “How about …?”; read the sounds ow/ou.
New words
suggestion · taklifregister · ro‘yxatdan o‘tmoqcommunity · mahalla (jamoa)What should we do? · nima qilaylik?
Explanation
The value in this unit is to get involved in your community – for example, clean a playground or plant a tree. Two ways to make a suggestion: “How about + -ing?” and “Let’s + verb”. For example: “How about planting a tree?” “Let’s clean the yard.” To agree: “OK, good idea!” To say no and suggest something else: “No, let’s …”. Sounds: “ow” and “ou” are often read the same way: owl, down, cow; sound, house, cloud.
Worked examples
What should we do on Saturday? How about cleaning the park?
No, let’s plant flowers. OK, good idea!
Class activity
“Neighborhood plan”: groups suggest a good job for their neighborhood: “How about … ?” Another group answers “OK, good idea!” or “No, let’s …”. The class picks the best idea.
Practice
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Make a suggestion: cleaning the street.
How about cleaning the street?
2
Use “Let’s” to suggest painting the playground.
Let’s paint the playground.
3
Ow or ou: “cl___d” (a cloud)?
ou
4
Write the word with “ow” for a bird that hunts at night.
owl