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The forefather who studied the stars
Textbook Part 2, pp. 15–17
ЦельLearn about Mirzo Ulugh Beg and his contribution to science.
Новые слова
observatory · rasadxonagrandchild · nevarato observe · kuzatmoqlist · ro‘yxat
Объяснение
Mirzo Ulugh Beg was a great scholar and ruler, the grandson of Amir Temur. He ruled the country from a young age. He built an observatory in Samarkand and watched the sky, the Moon and the stars. The textbook has a legend about his amazing memory.
Примеры
“At the observatory”. There is Ulugh Beg’s observatory in Samarkand. Mirzo Ulugh Beg was the grandson of Amir Temur. Here he observed the sky, the Moon and the stars. Ulugh Beg made a list of the stars. Our class visited the observatory and listened to its history.
Main idea: Ulugh Beg is the forefather who studied the stars.
Работа в классе
“Memory game”: the teacher says 5 words (Moon, star, Sun, sky, observatory); children repeat them in the same order.
Упражнения
1
In which city is Ulugh Beg’s observatory?
In Samarkand
2
Whose grandson was Mirzo Ulugh Beg?
Amir Temur’s
3
What did he observe at the observatory?
The sky, the Moon and the stars
4
What did Ulugh Beg make a list of?
The stars