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Working with a text and vocabulary
Textbook: p. 118
GoalUse antonyms while working on a text about work and laziness.
New words
work, labour · mehnatlazy · dangasadiligent · tirishqoqresult · natija
Explanation
Mini-text: “Two friends planted a crop on the same land. One watered it every day and kept pulling the weeds. The other said «I will do it later» and let the days pass. In autumn the diligent friend’s harvest was rich, while the lazy one’s field stayed empty.” Working on the text: find opposites (tirishqoq — dangasa, mo‘l — bo‘m-bo‘sh), choose a title, state the main idea: one who works achieves results.
Worked examples
Tirishqoq — dangasa; mo‘l — kam.
«Bo‘m-bo‘sh» means completely empty.
Class activity
Find a fitting proverb, such as «Ishlagan tishlaydi» (he who works, eats). Say why it fits.
Practice
1
How did the two friends differ in the text?
One was diligent, the other lazy.
2
Name an antonym of «tirishqoq».
Dangasa.
3
Suggest a title for the text.
E.g. “The fruit of labour”.
4
State the main idea.
One who works achieves results.