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Wise sayings (continued)
Textbook: p. 154
GoalComment on wise sayings and use them appropriately in speech.
New words
commentary · sharhcontent · mazmunapt · o‘rinlichoice · tanlov
Explanation
To comment on a wise saying, state its content in your own words, find what the author meant and give an example from life. For instance, Navoiy’s saying «Tilga ixtiyorsiz — elga e’tiborsiz» says that a person who speaks without thinking and cannot hold his tongue finds no respect among people: everyone listens to someone who weighs his words. Avloniy compared language and literature to a nation’s mirror: a people who protect their language keep their place in the world. When using a wise saying in speech, put it in quotation marks and name the author. A proverb is quoted without an author.
Worked examples
«Tilga ixtiyorsiz — elga e’tiborsiz»: everyone respects a friend who weighs his words.
Citing Avloniy’s thought: “If we protect our language, our nation lives.”
Class activity
The saying–commentary pair: one reads a saying, the other comments in their own words with an example. Swap roles.
Practice
1
What do we do to comment on a wise saying?
State the content in our own words and give an example.
2
What does «Tilga ixtiyorsiz — elga e’tiborsiz» mean?
A person who speaks without thinking finds no respect among people.
3
How is a wise saying written?
In quotation marks, with the author.
4
What did Avloniy compare language and literature to?
To a mirror (oynayi hayot) showing that the nation exists in the world.