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Working with a text and vocabulary
Textbook: p. 132
GoalLearn craft words while working on a text about pottery.
New words
potter · kulolearthenware · sopolglaze · sirto fire (bake) · pishirmoq
Explanation
Mini-text: “Pottery is one of the ancient crafts of the Uzbek people. The master potter kneads clay with water, shapes a vessel on the wheel, then fires it in a kiln. Fired earthenware is decorated with glaze and patterns.” Working on the text: find craft words (loy, charx, pech, sir, naqsh); explain each briefly; divide the text into 3 parts: preparing clay, shaping, firing and decorating.
Worked examples
Charx — the potter’s rotating wheel.
Sir — a shiny coating applied to earthenware.
Class activity
Write 4 sentences about a craftsman (potter, baker, blacksmith, carpenter) and underline three craft words.
Practice
1
According to the text, on which tool does the potter shape a vessel?
He uses the wheel (charx).
2
Write three words related to pottery.
Loy, charx, pech, sir.
3
Into how many parts can the text be divided? Which?
Three: preparing clay, shaping, firing and decorating.
4
Explain «sopol».
A vessel made of clay and fired.