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On Thursday I ...
Textbook: p. 27
GoalA weekly chore diary; invitations and refusals: “Let’s ... Sorry, I can’t. I must ...”.
New words
wash the dishes · idish yuvmoqmop the floor · polni yuvmoqtake the rubbish out · chiqindi tashlamoqgo shopping · xarid qilmoq
Explanation
Chores: wash the dishes, mop the floor, feed the animals, take the rubbish out, go shopping, clean the room. In a diary we use on with days: “On Monday I must wash the dishes.” We can say it about others: “On Tuesday Dilnoza must mop the floor.” Invitation: “Let’s go to the park on Friday.” Refusal: “Sorry, I can’t. I must visit my granny.” Agreeing: “OK, great!” Remember: after must we use the base form of the verb directly.
Worked examples
My diary: On Monday I must feed our hens. On Tuesday I must take the rubbish out. On Wednesday I must wash the dishes. On Thursday I must clean my room.
— Let’s go to the swimming pool on Tuesday. — Sorry, I can’t. I must help my dad in the garden. — What about Thursday? — Great!
Class activity
“Sorry, I can’t”: in pairs A makes an invitation, B looks at their diary and refuses or agrees: “Sorry, I can’t. I must ...”.
Practice
1
Say in English: “On Monday I must wash the dishes.”
On Monday I must wash the dishes.
2
Invite a friend to the cinema on Wednesday.
Let’s go to the cinema on Wednesday.
3
Refuse politely: you must visit your granny.
Sorry, I can’t. I must visit my granny.
4
Why is it useful to write chores in a diary?
We don’t forget what to do and we can plan our time.