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Our actions: reputation and independence
Textbook pp. 48–49
GoalUnderstand that our actions form our reputation and what being independent means.
New words
action, behaviour · xatti-harakatreputation · obro‘independent · mustaqil
Explanation
When we meet someone new we tell our name and interests. But who we are is shown not by our words but by our deeds. People decide from our actions whether to trust us and whether to entrust us with important tasks. This is how a reputation forms. Being independent means doing our own tasks before adults remind us and answering for the result. Even if we make a plan and use a clock or reminder, the main responsibility stays with us: we do not rely on a gadget and forget the task.
Worked examples
“Water for the flowers”. Dilnoza told her mother: “From now on I will water the flowers in the yard myself.” The first week she watered them every day. In the second week the phone reminder rang, but she switched it off during a game. In the evening she saw the flowers wilted. The next day she set the reminder, watered first, and ticked it in a chart in her notebook.
Class activity
“A trustworthy person”: in groups children write 5 actions answering “What do we do to earn trust?” (keep a promise, arrive on time...). They choose the most important and tell the class.
Practice
1
What do people judge us by?
Mainly by our actions
2
How does a reputation form?
Through steady right actions, so that people begin to trust us
3
Which tasks do you do independently?
Answers will vary