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A yard full of birds (Part 1)
Textbook: Part 2, pp. 61–65
ЦельFind the description of nature in a story; know ways to care for birds in winter.
Новые слова
description, depiction · tasvirgrain · donfood, fodder · ozuqabird feeder · donxona
Объяснение
The textbook has the story “Bir hovli qush” (A yard full of birds), Part 1, by Muhabbat Hamidova, about a boy who attracts birds to the yard in winter. We do not retell it; we read our own text. In a story the description of nature gives the events a mood: cold air, deep snow, birds’ voices. In winter it is hard for birds to find food, so they can be given grain. Salty or mouldy food must not be given, because it harms them.
Примеры
“Winter grain”. In the morning our yard was covered with snow, the air cold and silent. In an old dish by the window I put a handful of millet and sunflower seeds. First one sparrow landed carefully, then two more flew in. They began to peck hurriedly while I stood quietly and watched. Grandmother said: “Grain given to birds brings great reward.” I promised to fill the feeder every day.
Description: a snow-covered yard, cold and silent air. Help: millet, sunflower seeds; no salty food.
Работа в классе
“Make a feeder”: with an adult’s help children draw a simple feeder from cardboard or a container and write which seeds they would put in.
Упражнения
1
What was the yard like in the morning?
Snow-covered, cold and silent
2
What did the child put into the dish?
Millet and sunflower seeds
3
Who landed first?
One sparrow
4
What food must not be given to birds?
Salty or mouldy food
5
Why do birds need help in winter?
It is hard for them to find food.