Lessons 5–7 · 3 lessons · S. Khan, L. Kamalova, L. Jurayev. Teens’ English 8 (English, Grade 8). “O‘qituvchi” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2020
5
New Year around the world
Textbook: p. 10
GoalReading and talking about New Year customs around the world; phrasal verbs.
New words
New Year · Yangi yilsymbolise · belgilamoq, ramz bo‘lmoqlook up · lug‘atdan izlab topmoqlook forward to · intizor bo‘lib kutmoq
Explanation
Not every country celebrates New Year on 1 January: China follows the lunar calendar, and Iran and Uzbekistan welcome spring at Navro‘z (around 21 March). Customs differ too: in Spain people eat twelve grapes at midnight, in Scotland there is Hogmanay and the “first-footer”, many Brazilians wear white, and in Uzbekistan families put up a New Year tree and Qor bobo visits children. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a particle, and the particle changes the meaning: look up (find in a dictionary), look for (search), look forward to (wait with pleasure, followed by -ing or a noun). They are common in speech; learn each meaning from a good dictionary.
Worked examples
In Spain people eat twelve grapes, one with each bell stroke at midnight, and they make a wish with each one. In Scotland the first visitor after midnight often brings small gifts, for example bread or coal, for good luck. I look forward to meeting my cousins on New Year’s Eve.
— I don’t know this word. — Look it up in your dictionary. — I am looking for my pen. — It is on the desk. — We are looking forward to Navro‘z. — Me too! The sumalak smells wonderful.
Class activity
“Find the custom”: the teacher says a country (Spain, Scotland, Brazil), pupils recall its custom. Then each pupil makes one sentence with a phrasal verb.
Practice
1
Fill in: I ___ ___ ___ the weekend. (wait with pleasure)
look forward to
2
In which country do people eat twelve grapes at midnight?
Spain
3
Around which date is Navro‘z?
21 March
4
Why do people follow special customs at New Year?
They wish for luck, health and a good year, and customs bring families together.