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Dreams that took wing
Textbook: Part 1, pp. 52–56
GoalMake a plan from a text and retell by the plan; name moral virtues (patience, diligence, honesty).
New words
virtue, good quality · fazilatexhibition · ko‘rgazmazeal, effort · g‘ayratplan · reja
Explanation
The textbook has the story “Qanot qoqqan orzular” (Dreams that took wing) by Hilola Hamdamova, in which a craftsman’s grandson prepares for a contest and meets difficulties. We do not retell it; we read our own text. A plan is a list of short sentences giving the main events in order. To make a plan we divide the text into parts and give each part a short heading. Then we retell the text in our own words following the plan. Moral virtues are good qualities such as patience, honesty, diligence and kindness.
Worked examples
“Embroidery”. Munisa decided to embroider a small piece for the school exhibition. Her grandmother taught her to draw the pattern and choose threads. To be careful with the needle she always worked sitting next to her grandmother. In a few evenings she finished the first flower, but it came out crooked. Munisa did not grieve; she unpicked the thread slowly and began again. At the exhibition she won no prize, but her grandmother said: “The main thing is that you were patient.”
Plan: 1) Munisa’s decision. 2) Grandmother’s teaching. 3) The crooked flower and starting again. 4) The exhibition and grandmother’s words.
Class activity
“Retell by the plan”: in pairs children take turns retelling the text following the plan points.
Practice
1
What did Munisa decide to embroider?
A small piece of embroidery
2
What did she do to be careful with the needle?
She worked sitting beside her grandmother.
3
Why was the first flower stitched again?
It came out crooked.
4
What did Munisa receive at the exhibition?
No prize.
5
What virtues does Munisa have?
Patience and diligence