Lessons 1–2 · 2 lessons · B. To‘xliyev, B. Karimov, K. Usmonova. Literature: textbook-collection for Grade 11 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, 2018
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Introduction: literature and reading culture
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 3–7
GoalExplain why reading culture matters and describe methods of independent reading.
New words
reading culture · kitobxonlik madaniyatireading, study of a text · mutolaaliterary taste · adabiy didmaturity, moral and intellectual perfection · kamolot
Explanation
According to the textbook’s introduction, a good book is one of the main sources that shape a person’s spiritual life. Reading culture is not inborn; anyone can develop it through practice. A person who reads a lot thinks quickly, separates the important from the unimportant, and speaks and writes fluently. For independent reading the book recommends reading with understanding, marking the key places, copying useful sentences into a notebook and looking up hard words in dictionaries. Drawing on an ancient proverb that calls knowledge the beginning of every virtue, and on the attitude to books of Yusuf Xos Hojib, Navoiy and Bobur, the authors stress that literature is the main means of a person’s maturity.
Worked examples
Example: While reading a novel, a student finds an unfamiliar word in an electronic dictionary and writes the most striking sentence in a special notebook. This matches the independent-reading methods the textbook recommends.
Example: The proverb «Qut belgusi – bilig» can be understood as “knowledge is the sign and beginning of every virtue.” That is why the book, as a source of knowledge, leads a person towards maturity.
Class activity
Pair work: each of you names one striking place from the last work you read and explains why you would copy it into a notebook.
Practice
1
Which results of reading culture does the textbook list?
Quick thinking, separating the important from the unimportant, critical judgement, a strong memory and fluent speech.
2
If a friend says “reading is only for gifted people,” what do you answer, relying on the textbook?
Reading culture is not inborn; anyone can form and develop it in themselves.
3
Which sources can help you understand hard words correctly?
Dictionaries, electronic dictionaries, reference books and subject encyclopaedias.
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Why does reading also develop literary taste and speech culture?
Because good works contain beautiful, precise language and artistic imagery; the reader compares them and gradually sharpens his or her own views and words.