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May Day and the final review of the year

Lessons 77–78 · 2 lessons · L. Jurayev, S. Khan, L. Kamalova et al. Fly High 5 (English, Grade 5). O‘qituvchi Publishing House, Tashkent, 2017
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Project

Textbook: p. 83
GoalReview of the year and a project: a new spring holiday (date, name, activities, present).
New words
new holiday · yangi bayrampresent · sovg‘adescribe · tasvirlamoqpresent · taqdim etmoq
Explanation

Final project: we invent a new spring holiday. Plan: When is it? What’s its name? What do people do? What do children do? What do people eat? What presents do they give? Model: “Our new spring holiday is on the twelfth of April. Its name is Flower Day. People visit parks. Children dance. They eat cakes. They give flowers.” Guessing the present: “Is it soft? Can we eat it? What colour is it?” What we learnt this year: My favourite ..., family, jobs, appearance, the past, must, time, Present Simple, like + -ing, animals, can, Present Continuous, weather, holidays.

Worked examples
Our new holiday is Kite Day. It’s on the fifth of May. People fly kites in the park. Children eat ice cream. They give kites as presents.
— Is the present big? — No, it isn’t. It’s small. — Is it round? — Yes, it is. — What colour is it? — It’s red. — Is it a ball? — Yes!
Class activity

“Holiday presentation”: groups present their new holiday and describe the present. The class asks “Is it ...?” questions. At the end everyone checks themselves: “I can ...”.

Practice
1
Say the date: 12 April.
2
Ask: What do people eat?
3
Ask the colour of the present.
4
Name 3 things you learnt this year.