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A parent’s heart, a parent’s worth
Textbook: Part 3, pp. 63–65
GoalValue parents’ work and heart; understand a character’s feelings.
New words
worth, value · qadrself-sacrifice · fidoyilikgratitude · minnatdorlikpride · g‘urur
Explanation
Parents work day and night for our tomorrow. Their hearts always burn for their children. The textbook gives the poem “Ota-ona qalbi, ota-ona qadri” (A parent’s heart, a parent’s worth) by Po‘lat Mo‘min. We do not repeat it; we read our own text. To understand a character’s feelings we pay attention to his or her deeds and words.
Worked examples
“My mother’s hands”. Mother gets up first every morning and bakes bread. Her hands are calloused from work, but they are very warm. One day I had a fever, and mother spent the whole night beside me. In the morning, although her eyes were tired, she smiled: “Are you well, my son?” I kissed her hands and said: “Thank you, dear mother.” That day I truly understood my mother’s worth.
Feelings: gratitude, love, pride.
Class activity
“Thank-you letter”: children write a letter of gratitude to their parents and hand it over at home.
Practice
1
What does mother do each morning?
Gets up first and bakes bread.
2
What are mother’s hands like?
Calloused but very warm
3
What did mother do when the child was ill?
Spent the whole night beside him.
4
What did the child say to his mother?
“Thank you, dear mother”
5
What feelings are in this text?
Gratitude and love