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Exercise 3. Answer the following questions:

1. 
   Where and when was Abu Ali Ibn Sino born?
   
2. 
   Why did he obtain a lot of knowledge so fast?
   
3. 
   When did he become a great doctor?
   
4. 
   How many scientific works reached our hands?
   
5. 
   What was he occupied with besides medicine?
   
6. 
   What did his work “Konun at-Tib” contain?
   
7. 
   What name is he well-known in Europe by?
   
8. 
   What contribution did he make to world civilization?
   

Exercise 4. Speak on the topic using the following words and word combinations:

the pride of Central Asia; one of the greatest scientists; occupied with; in the village of Afshana; got his education; obtained a lot of knowledge; had learnt…by heart; had been known as a great doctor; devoted his whole life to…; the reasons of many diseases; works on medicine; to upcoming generation; traveled to many cities; died from serious infectious disease; in the city of Isfakhon; the number of works; exceeds; reached our hands; his main books; consists of; containing; information related to medicine; the main role in the development of many sciences; by the name of Avicenna; in honour of him; to sum up; an encyclopedic scholar; contribution to world civilization; incomparable.