Unit lesson Independence Day of Uzbekistan Reading: Birthday of new Independent Republic of Uzbekistan. Speaking

Lesson 2. Topic: Happiness
Reading: What makes others Happy
Listening: Conversations
Writing: a post card

Task 1. Read the passage and fill in each blank with the appropriate word or phrase given below. Each word or phrase can only be used once.

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What makes others Happy
There was once a man who was very rich but very tightfisted at the same time. The villagers disliked him. One day he said to them, “I know you _________ (1) me. When I die, I will give everything to charity. Then everyone will be happy.”
Even then nobody believed him. The rich man couldn’t understand why they didn’t believe him. One day he went _________ (2) a walk. Under a tree he overhead a pig and a cow __________ (3). The pig said to the cow. “Why __________ (4) appreciates you and nobody appreciates me? When I die. I __________ (5) people with bacon, ham, etc. I give three or four things to them. But you give _________ (6) one thing: milk. Why do people appreciate you _________ (7) the time and not me?”
The cow said to the pig, “Look, I give them milk while I’m alive. They see that I am generous with ________ (8) I have. But you don’t give them anything while you’re alive. Only after you’re ________ (9) do you give ham, bacon and so forth. People don’t believe in the future; they believe in the present. If you give while you are alive, people will appreciate you. It is ____________ (10) simple .”


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