Lesson 7 6 form Plan
Theme “Human values through the Kalmyk epos Djangar”
Aims of the lesson:
Warming-up:
Look at these pictures, please. What do they inform us about? Right you are they are symbols of the Year of Culture and Literature in Russia.
2015 is a year of Literature. Heroic epic “Djangar” is the most outstanding literary work of our nation that has become sacred for Kalmyk people. It is one of the 7-th wonders of Kalmykia.
Seven Wonders of Kalmykia
- 1. The Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni
1. Хурул «Золотая обитель Будды Шакьямуни».
2. Khosheutovski Buddhist temple
2. Хошеутовский хурул
Lotus flowers
3.Лотосы
4. Heroicepic “Djangar”
4.Героический эпос «Джангр»
5 . City-chess
5.Город шахмат Сити чесс
6. Steppebarrows
6.Степные Курганы
7. Tulips
7.Тюльпаны
What words associate with the word “Djangar”?
Djangar
“It was at the beginning of times
In the ancient golden age
Of Djangar’s dawn beginning to break,
Of Bumba’s flowering starting to be conceived,
Of the Burkhan’s holy era”
Pre- reading tasks:
Look through the new lexical units, pay attention to their pronunciation and translation
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Read the text and try to find the information.
Pay attention to the following words:
Bumba,Djangar,batyr, mangus,djangarchi. Give their equivalents in Russian and Kalmyk.
The Kalmyks have a very rich folklore tradition. The Epic of Djangar is a masterpiece, which has been passed down orally for ages. We do not know who created it or when it was created. The main idea in the DjangarEpic is the battle between Good, Djangar and his heroes; and Evil, the Mangus or evil monster. It describes how Djangarand his heroes defended their native land fabled Bumba from enemies. Djangar reflects the dreams of people of human happiness.
It consists of song-poems about the deeds of heroes.As a rule, the hero of these songs is Djangaror his batyrs. Each hero has its own individual traits of character.
Djangaris sung by “djangarchi” – the most famous of them are:ElyanOvla, DavaShavaliev, MukebyunBasangov, AndzhukaKozaev and others.
Post – reading tasks:
Answer the questions to the text:
Ребята, мы с вами вспомнили знаменитых «Джангарчи», то есть тех людей, которые помогли сохранить для потомков этот шедевр народного искусства. Давайте попробуем, и мы показать свое умение в прочтении эпоса «Джангр».
Song 2. How married hero Ulan Khongr Scarlet Lion
Девушки составили круг.
Let’s compare the main heroes and their descriptions.
Величие – greatness
АлтанЦееджи – Мудрый
Witty
Мудрость – wittiness
Хонгор – Алый лев Благородный
ScarletBrave Lion
Храбрость – bravery
Савр - Тяжелорукий
Mighty-armed
Сила – strength
Санал - Смуглолицый Строгий
Honest Black
Честность – honesty
Мингиян - Сладкоголосый
Beautiful
Красота – beauty
Look at these pictures. Match the pictures with the names of heroes
1 .Djangar 4. AltanTcsedzhi
2. Khongor 5. Saavr
3. Sanal 6. Mingiyan
About epics of different peoples. There are a lot of them.
The most famous are:
Summing-up
Эпос отражает борьбу добра со злом
Выражает мечту народов о счастливой жизни
Прославляет положительные черты человеческого характера (символы)
Подчеркивает значимость общечеловеческих ценностей
