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The sulky traffic light
Textbook: Part 2, pp. 6–10
ЦельUnderstand that unseen work matters too; discuss the results of sulking and forgiving.
Новые слова
grudge, sulking · arazorder · tartibattention · e’tiborgratitude · minnatdorchilik
Объяснение
Sometimes we do not notice work that is done constantly. But when it stops, order is broken. In the textbook story “Arazchi svetofor” (The sulky traffic light) by Nasiba Erxonova, traffic lights sulk and chaos starts at the crossroads. We do not repeat that story. In our own text we read about a school bell. When reading, we pay attention to “cause – result” questions: why did it happen? What was the result?
Примеры
“The silent bell”. The school bell rang on time every day, but nobody thanked it. One day it sulked, thinking “nobody notices me”, and went silent. Not knowing the lesson had ended, children stayed in the classroom, and one class went out early at the break. Disorder began in the school. The headteacher called a technician and the bell was fixed. Children placed a flower by it and wrote “Thank you”.
Cause: the bell fell silent. Result: order in school was broken.
Работа в классе
“Unseen helpers”: children list people who work unnoticed at school and write them thank-you notes.
Упражнения
1
Why did the bell sulk?
Because nobody thanked it.
2
What happened when the bell fell silent?
Disorder began at school.
3
Who solved the problem?
A technician fixed the bell.
4
What did the children do for the bell?
Placed a flower and wrote “Thank you”.
5
State a cause and result from the text.
The bell went silent, so order was broken.