Muqbil Toshota I

2. After reading the story, indicate if each statement is true (T) or false (F).
1. ___ One day, Mehrinigor went hunting with nine hundred young men and walked to a mountain. (T)
2. ___ Just two steps before the tiger reached the princess, a nearby shepherd struck a stone on the tiger's forehead. (T)
3. ___ The shepherd was the favorite son of the mountain people and his name was Muqbil. (T)
4. ___ Muqbil Toshotar had an old father, mother, sister and brother. (NG)
5. ___ Muqbil’s father followed two men and went to the king's daughter as a matchmaker. (F)

II. Expanding your vocabulary.
1. Getting meaning from context.
1. Find each word in the paragraph indicated in the parentheses. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word. Choose the best definition.

1.predator	2 capital punishment	5.cut-off
2.growth of bushes	3.booty	4.kill
3.pasture	4.animal lives by preying on other animals	3.oppression
4.covered with grass	5.executioner	2.self-pity
5.thicket	1.goods obtained illegally	1.depression

2. 
   Practice using the new word in the context.
   

Put each word from the box (from ex. 1) into the gap to complete the sentence.

1. 
   Muqbil looked after the herds of the mountain people and protected them from ……. . (predators)
   
2. 
   The predators would not go near the mountain people to the …… where the herds were kept. (pastures)
   
3. 
   Finally, he reached a …… . (thicket)
   
4. 
   My condition is that you ……. …….. Hotamtoy's head and brought to me. (cut off)
   
5. 
   Maybe the people will be saved from ……… . (oppression)
   

III. Talking and Writing.
Discuss the following topics. Then choose one of them to write about.
1. Topic 1. Think about the concept of wise and tyrant of the people, give your own idea.
2. Topic 2. How the dream of the Muqbil is described through the image of the story?
3. Topic 3. Which character is basically condemned in the story?