Text types and the essay
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write about your school yard first an informational then a creative-descriptive text (3 sentences each).
Sample: Hovlida 12 ta daraxt va ikki skameyka bor. / Hovli kuzda oltin barglar gilamiga burkanadi.
2
Write a five-sentence short opinion on “Why read books?”, quoting one thought from another source with its author.
The answer needs own thoughts and a clear attribution in the form “… wrote (author)”.
3
Show the difference between educational and test essays in a table.
Educational: home/class, sources allowed, research. Test: class, no sources, supervised, tests knowledge.
4
Write in your own words the meanings of xolis, obraz, mahorat, ko‘chirmakashlik.
Xolis — impartial; obraz — vivid image; mahorat — mastery; ko‘chirmakashlik — passing off others’ words as one’s own.