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The seed of kindness, true bravery and the butterfly

Lessons 61–63 · 3 lessons · M.E. Toirova. Reading Literacy Grade 3, Part 1; U.B. Aydarova, N.Q. Azizova, M.E. Toirova. Part 2; U.B. Aydarova, N.Q. Azizova. Parts 3 and 4. Novda Edutainment, Tashkent, 2023
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Do you know, children?

Textbook: Part 4, pp. 18–20
GoalSee the difference between modesty and boastfulness; work with adjectives (botir, jasur, qo‘rqoq) and synonyms.
New words
brave · botircourageous · jasurcoward · qo‘rqoqarrogant · manman
Explanation

A true hero does not praise himself; he protects the weak. A boaster talks a lot but retreats when real work comes. The textbook has the poem “Bilasizmi, bolalar?” (Do you know, children?) by Tolib Yo‘ldosh. Tolib Yo‘ldosh wrote many poems for children; many of his poems take the form of riddles. We do not retell the poem; we read our own text. Botir – jasur, dovyurak, mard (brave); the opposite is qo‘rqoq (coward).

Worked examples
“Who is a true hero?” In our class Umid always boasted: “I am the strongest, I am afraid of nothing.” One day a big dog appeared in the school yard. Umid at once hid behind a pole. Modest Ravshan carefully led the little children inside and called the teacher. Everyone praised Ravshan’s deed. And Umid said: “Bravery is not in praise but in deeds.”
Synonyms: botir – jasur – dovyurak. Opposite: botir – qo‘rqoq.
Class activity

“Who is brave?”: children read situation cards and justify which character showed bravery.

Practice
1
What did Umid boast?
2
What appeared in the yard?
3
What did Umid do?
4
What did Ravshan do?
5
Say two synonyms for “botir”.