The First Day

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Verb Adjective Adverb Expression

Sherbek walks. The road is long. The new school is at the end of the street.

The gate is open. Children run. A teacher waits near the door. She smiles.

Sherbek stops. He breathes. Then he walks in.

In class, a girl sits near the window. She reads. Her name is Afsona.

"Hello," she says. "Sit here."

Sherbek sits. He opens his bag. He takes a pen. The lesson starts.

Outside, the wind blows. Inside, twenty children listen. Sherbek smiles. The first day is not difficult.

Vocabulary from this story

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gate
darvoza
waits
kutadi
breathes
nafas oladi
starts
boshlanadi
wind
shamol
blows
esadi
listen
tinglaydi
difficult
qiyin

Grammar from this story

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Subject + verb

Ingliz gapining yuragi — ega va kesim. Matndagi har bir gapda kim (yoki nima) va nima qilishi bor. Qolgan hamma narsa — shu ikkitasining ustiga qoʻshiladi.

  • Sherbek walks.
  • Children run.
  • The lesson starts.

A sentence needs a verb

Oʻzbekchada “Men oʻquvchiman” deyish mumkin — feʼl qoʻshimcha ichida yashiringan. Inglizchada esa feʼl koʻrinib turishi kerak: I am a pupil. Feʼlsiz gap yoʻq.

  • Sherbek is a pupil.
  • The gate is open.

he / she / it + verb-s

Uchinchi shaxs birlikda feʼlga -s qoʻshiladi. Matnda buni koʻrishingiz mumkin: he walks, she smiles, the wind blows. PE-9 da batafsil oʻrganamiz.

  • She smiles.
  • He opens his bag.

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1. Where does Afsona sit?

2. In the sentence "Children run.", which word is the verb?

3. How is the first day for Sherbek?