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The great poet and thinker
Textbook: Part 3, pp. 42–44
GoalRead about Alisher Navoi and talk about his respect for the word.
New words
poet · shoirthinker · mutafakkirwise saying · hikmatcollection of poems · devon
Explanation
Alisher Navoi is the great poet and thinker of the Uzbek people. He was born in the city of Herat. Navoi wrote his poems in Uzbek and showed the richness of our mother tongue to the whole world. The textbook has a legend and wise sayings about him. A legend is an old story told among the people. A hikmat is a short, wise saying.
Worked examples
“A poet who loved books”. Alisher loved reading books from his youth. He learned poems by heart and tried writing them himself. Later he became a great poet. Navoi valued his mother tongue very much. He believed that “The word is a person’s priceless wealth.” We also read his poems.
Navoi is a poet. He was born in Herat. He wrote in Uzbek.
Class activity
“Magic of the word”: each child says one kind word and the class writes it on the board.
Practice
1
Who was Alisher Navoi?
A great Uzbek poet and thinker
2
In which city was Navoi born?
In Herat
3
In which language did Navoi write his poems?
In Uzbek
4
What is a legend?
An old story told among the people