The Beruni text; consolidating homogeneous and set-off parts
Lessons 76–78 · 3 lessons · M. Qodirov, H. Ne’matov, M. Abduraimova, R. Sayfullayeva, B. Mengliyev. Ona tili (Uzbek language), Grade 8, 4th edition. Cho‘lpon Publishing and Printing Creative House, Tashkent, 2019
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Test and its analysis
Textbook: pp. 135–136
GoalTest and its analysis; Aesop’s fable “Sa’va” and the anecdote “Me’mor Sinon tadbiri”.
The test includes working with texts and written exposition. In the fable “Sa’va”, a caged bird sings at night; the bat asks why. The bird says it learned caution after being caught in a net while singing by day. The bat says: “You should have been careful before; it is no use having come to your senses now”. In the anecdote “Me’mor Sinon tadbiri” children point out that a minaret leans; the architect has it pulled with a rope, and so forestalls the children’s spreading a rumour. In the analysis pupils write the causes, describe the animals’ inner nature through their behaviour, and find new titles. The anecdote shows the architect’s cleverness (or trickery): justify your opinion when evaluating it.
Worked examples
Titles: “Wisdom that came too late”, “Song in a cage”, “Caution is needed”.
Cause chain: the bird was careless — fell in the net — then sings only at night.
Class activity
Debate: is Me’mor Sinon clever or deceitful? Two teams argue with reasons.
Practice
1
In the fable “Sa’va”, why does the bird sing at night?
Because it was caught in a net while singing by day; it is now cautious.
2
What does the bat’s remark mean?
Caution is needed beforehand; regret afterwards is useless.
3
Why did the architect have the minaret pulled by a rope?
So that the children would not spread a rumour that the minaret is crooked; he reassured them.
4
Express your attitude to the architect’s action in two sentences.
E.g. He is clever since he forestalled the rumour. But he cannot deny that he deceived the children.