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Working with a text and vocabulary
Textbook: pp. 147–148
GoalFind and explain idioms while working on a text about hospitality.
New words
hospitality · mehmondo‘stliktablecloth, table · dasturxonhost · mezbonrespect · izzat
Explanation
Mini-text: “Our people are famous for hospitality. When a guest comes, the table is laid and the best dishes are brought. The host meets the guest at the gate, his face is bright. When leaving, the guest, satisfied, thanks the host.” Working on the text: find idioms (yuzi yorug‘ bo‘lmoq — to be glad, ko‘ngli to‘q — content), and clarify the words dasturxon, mezbon. Main idea: honouring a guest is our people’s custom.
Worked examples
Dasturxon — a cloth for food or the set table.
Mezbon — the host who receives guests.
Class activity
Role play: “Guest and host”. Use words and idioms from the text for greeting, inviting and thanking.
Practice
1
Find two idioms in the text.
Yuzi yorug‘ bo‘lmoq, ko‘ngli to‘q.
2
Who is a «mezbon»?
The host who receives guests.
3
State the main idea.
Honouring a guest is our people’s custom.
4
What do we do when a guest arrives?
We lay the table and receive them well.