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6.ASTANA – THE NEW CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN Focus on Reading 1.Write your associations to the picture. _  ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ _______________________________ ________________________________ 2.Give the equivalents to the following words.
3. Match the sentences in A with the ones in B. А В 1. On the 10th of December 1997 a. the administrative center to Tselinnyi Region. 2. For a long time Akmolinsk was b. also well developed. 3. The famous Kazakh writer and poet c. railroad and air transport communication. 4. From 1962 to 1965 Tselinograd was d. removing to the new capital in 1997. 5. Wheat and cattle breading are e. as Astana in May 1988 6. Astana is a big center of automobile f. Akmolinsk became to know all over the world 7. The Government of Kazakhstan started g. about 500 thousand people. 8. Akmola was formally renamed h. Saken Seifullin lived and worked here. 9.Only in the period of virgin lands i. a small provintional town. development 10.Astana is on the banks of the Ishim River j. the city of Akmola has declared the capital of sovereign the Republic of Kazakhstan 4. Read the text “Astana – the new capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan». On the 10th of December 1997, the city of Akmola has declared the capital of the sovereign Republic of Kazakhstan. Akmolinsk was founded in 1830 as a military fortress. In 1862, it became the city of Akmolinsk because of its ever-growing importance as it was on the trading way from Tashkent to the Urals. During the October Socialist Revolution in 1917, Akmolinsk was a revolutionary center. The famous Kazakh writer and poet Saken Seifullin lived and worked here. For a long time Akmolinsk was a small provintional town. Only in the period of virgin lands development Akmolinsk became to know all over the world. The whole Soviet Union helped our republic to build Akmolinsk became was renamed into Tselinograd. From 1962 to 1965 Tselinograd was the administrative center to Tselinnyi Region, which consisted of five Northern provinces of Kazakhstan. The wheat grown in the fields of these provinces was highly valued on the London stock exchange. In the Soviet time Kazakhstan produced I milliard pood of high quality wheat due to the virgin lands development. At present many different branches of industry such as machine – buildings, food, consumer goods production and building materials industries are well developed and are further developing here. Wheat and cattle breading are also well developed. There are five universities in the city, among them the State Euro-Asian University named after N. Gumilev. There are two theatres – the Russian Drama Theatre named after Stanislavsky and the Kazakh Music Theatre. Astana is a big center of automobile, railroad and air transport communication. It connects the Central Kazakhstan with its southern and western regions, with Siberia, Urals and Volga and other regions, Astana is on the banks of the Ishim River and its population is about 500 thousand people. In 1997-1998 the Government House, the Parliament House, the Palace of Congress was reconstructed in Astana. The new President`s Residence and may new social buildings and dwellings were and are built here too. The Government of Kazakhstan started removing to the new capital in 1997. Astana is 1200 km away from Almaty. Akmola was formally renamed as Astana in May 1988. On the 10th of June 1998 the international presentation of the new capital – Astana took place. Astana will become the center, of business contacts, as it is situated in the center of the Asian Continent. Nowadays Astana – is a big construction site and soon it will become one of the biggest and beautiful cities of the XXI century. Answer the questions to the text. 1.In what year has Akmola sovereign Republic of Kazakhstan? __________________________________________________ 2.I n what year Akmola was founded? __________________________________________________ 3.Who did the famous writer and poet live here? ______________________________________________________ 4.Was Akmolinsk a small provintional town for a long time? _______________________________________________________ 5.How many universities are there? What are they? _______________________________________________________ 6.What is the population of Astana? _______________________________________________________ 7.Is Astana a big center of automobile, railroad and air transport communication? _______________________________________________________ 8.What was reconstructed in Astana? _________________________________________________________ 9. Did the Government of Kazakhstan start removing to the new capital in 1997? _________________________________________________________ 10.What will become one of the biggest and beautiful cities of the XXI century? ________________________________________________________ 5.Read the text and underline the correct word in italics. 1.On the 10th of December 1997, the city of Akmola/Aktobe /Astana has declared the capital of the sovereign Republic of Kazakhstan. 2.Akmolinsk was founded in 1930/1803/1830 as a military fortress. 3.During the October Socialist Revolution in 1817/1917 1997/, Akmolinsk was a revolutionary center. 4.The famous Kazakh writer and poet Magzhan Zhumabaev/Abai Kunanbaev/ Saken Seifullin lived and worked here. 5.For a long time Akmolinsk was a small provintional town/city/ region. 6.There are seven/ ten/five universities in the city. 7. Astana is on the banks of the Ishim/ Thames/Volga River and its population is about 400/499/500 thousand people. 8.The Government /President`s Residence/ the Palace of Congress of Kazakhstan started removing to the new capital in 1997. 9.Astana is 1200 km away from Atyray/Almaty /Aktobe. 10. It will become one of the biggest and beautiful cities of the XX/XIX/ XXI century. 7. Match the definition with the words. 1.сapital ______________________________________________ 2.sovereign ____________________________________________ 3.famous ______________________________________________ 4.writer _________________________________________________ 5.poet __________________________________________________ 6.wheat _________________________________________________ 7.reconstruct _____________________________________________ 8.government _____________________________________________ 9.centre ___________________________________________________ 10.population ________________________________________________ the middle point or part: a plant whose yellowish-brown grain is used for making flour, or the grain itself: the group of people who officially control a country: a person who writes poems to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed: fall the people living in a particular country, area, or place: a person who writes books or articles to be published: having the highest power or being completely independent: known and recognized by many people: a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area: Focus on Grammar 8. Put the verbs into the correct tense Present Perfect Continuous All these days he has been talking about his new plan. Here is Mrs. Brown who we ____________________ (speak) about for a long time. You _________________________________ (watch) TV too long. He ______________________________ (sit) here all the time. Rose! What are you doing here? I ________________(wait) for you for hours! I’m sorry, Olga. I ____________________ (try on) these clothes for two hours. And I have not decided yet. Molly! We_________________ (sit) here for twenty-five minutes, and I’m not going to wait any more! Yes, he ______________________ (talk) to her since we came in. We ______________________________(learn) how to play chess What ___________ you _________________ (do) to the pet? 9. Circle the correct verb to complete each sentences. 1.I am writing in connection with the advertisement which appeared / has appeared on 12 April. 2.I originally studied/ have studied chemistry at university. I graduated / have been graduating with a first-class degree. 3.I now completed / have now completed a postgraduate degree in administration. 4.I’ve been trying / I’ve tried to find a permanent job for a considerable time. 5.Indeed, I have already worked /I have already been working for several companies on a temporary basis. 6.In my first job, I was / have been responsible for marketing, 7.I’ve been applying / have applied for several posts this year but I did not manage / have not managed to find what I’m looking for. 8.The last job I applied / have applied for required applicants to speak some Japanese, 9.I started learning / have been learning Spanish a few months ago I did not obtain / have not obtained a qualification in it yet. 10. I did not apply / have not applied for a job with your company before. 10.Use Present Perfect orb Present Perfect Continuous in the in interrogative sentences. 1.Your shirt smells terrible! Have you smoked? 2.How long_____________________________ (you/wait) for them? 3.How many glasses of beer_____________________ (he/drink) today? 4.___________________________ (you/ever/live) in a tent? 5.Where ___________________________(you/be)? 6.How much money_____________________ (Kevin/spend) in the casino? 7.________________________ (those vegetables/boil) since 2 o’clock? 8.______________________________ (you/defrost) the fridge yet? 9.How many messages ________________________ (she/send) today? 10.How long ________________________________ (your sister/travel)? 11.Read the dialogue and find the mistakes in verb tense. - Hello, Charles. I didn’t see you since yesterday morning. Where have you been? - Actually I work on my first novel. - I see. How long have you written it? - For three weeks already. I have made a lot of interesting characters. I’ve been so busy today. - You know I didn’t have a single cup of coffee since morning. - And how many chapters have you been writing so far? - 3chapters are ready! - And I have thought already of a nice title. - But I didn’t decide yet what happens next. - Well. Good luck to you! 12.Open the brackets and putting the verb in Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. 1.My child had eaten too much chocolate that is why he was so ill. 2.The car worked, but the mechanic________________________ (repair) it for a few hours. 3.When I arrived at the cinema, the film_________________________ (start). 4.The door was still wet. My father___________________ (paint) it. 5.We were late for the plane because we___________________ (forget) our passports. 6.They _____________________ (build) the house for many years already before they finished. 7.They said they _______________ (to translate) the text for three hours yesterday. 8.It was raining in the morning and it_________________ (to rain) for the whole night. 9.Yesterday he found the book which he _______________ (to look for) for several days. 10.She said that she _______________ (to travel) for two months last year. 13.Put the verbs into the correct tense Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous 1.Julia wanted to sit down as she had been standing at work all day long. 2.She ___________________________ (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by the autumn. 3.The rain stopped but there were a lot of puddles because it ___________________________(rain) cats and dogs. 4.Olivia and Victor __________________________ (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke. 5.They _____________________________ (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived 6.Bob __________________________ (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime. 7.My sister ______________________ (do) the laundry since early morning. 8.I knew that our parents ______________________ (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house. 9.He _______________________ (loose) much weight by the end of the year. 10.Brown understood the problems of his agency because he __________________ (work) for it since 2005. |