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Truth and Lie
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 21–23
GoalCompare the results of truth and lies; say what a poem is about.
New words
true, honest · rostlie, false · yolg‘onhonest, fair · haloltrust · ishonch
Explanation
The truth brings trust; a lie destroys trust. The textbook has the poem “Chin va Yolg‘on” (Truth and Lie) by Po‘lat Mo‘min, an Uzbek author who wrote many poems and stories for children; his works such as “Hunardan unar” are famous. In the poem Truth and Lie are shown as persons. We do not retell the poem; we read our own text. The great poet Alisher Navoiy also always called people to speak the truth.
Worked examples
“The broken vase”. Playing with a ball indoors, Dilshod broke his mother’s favourite vase. At first he wanted to say: “The cat knocked it down.” But the lie sat in his heart like a heavy stone. Dilshod went to his mother and said: “I broke the vase, forgive me.” His mother was a little upset, but pleased by her son’s honesty, she hugged him. Dilshod felt relieved.
Proverb: “Yolg‘onning umri qisqa” (A lie has a short life). A lie is soon found out.
Class activity
“Two roads”: in groups children prepare two answers to one situation, a true one and a false one, and say the consequences.
Practice
1
What did Dilshod break?
His mother’s favourite vase
2
What did he first want to say?
That the cat knocked it down
3
How did the lie feel in his heart?
Heavy like a stone
4
Why did his mother hug him?
She was pleased by his honesty.
5
What does a true word bring?
Trust