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Alphonse Daudet and the year’s conclusion

Lessons 40–42 · 3 lessons · B. To‘xliyev, B. Karimov, K. Usmonova. Literature: textbook-collection for Grade 10 of secondary schools and for students of secondary specialised and vocational institutions, Parts 1–2. 1st edition. “O‘zbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi” State Scientific Publishing House, Tashkent, 2017
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Conclusion

Textbook: Part 2, pp. 179–180
GoalRead the textbook’s conclusion (on books, reading and spirituality) and review what was studied over the year.
New words
reading, study · mutolaaspirituality, inner culture · ma’naviyattreasure · xazinalibrary · kutubxona
Explanation

In the textbook’s “Conclusion” it is said that over the year you drew on examples of classical literature, modern literature, folklore and world literature. A work of art will give guidance in future life and improve relations with people. To become a skilled specialist in any field one must read: reading sharpens thought; Oybek’s saying “A book is the wing of thought” is cited. A book is an invaluable, inexhaustible treasure discovered by humankind; those who read and those who do not, the wise and the ignorant, are not equal. A heart without knowledge is weak, a home without books is dark. Libraries are the spiritual beauty of society. A good book is a trusty companion for a lonely person and a wise adviser. The world of books is like an ocean; a cultured reader, valuing time, selects the beautiful examples of national and world literature to read. The lessons of Part 1 (inscriptions, Yassaviy, Navoiy, Bobur and others) and of Part 2 (Behbudiy, Qodiriy, Olimjon, Said Ahmad, Oripov, Hoshimov, London, Daudet) are part of this treasure.

Worked examples
Example: in the saying “a home without books is dark” a book is likened to light: it lights up not the house but the minds of the people in it.
Example: linking one work read in the year (for instance “Padarkush”) to a present-day event is a good way to review what you have learned (our own).
Class activity

Each student writes the titles of 3 works read during the year and one lesson from each; then 1–2 are shared in class.

Practice
1
What ideas about books are given in the textbook’s conclusion (at least 3)?
2
Whose words are “A book is the wing of thought”?
3
How does a good reader read?
4
Which work you read during the year affected you most, and why?