Shakhrisabz is one of the most beautiful cities of the 1) Surxondaryo/Qashqadaryo Region. It is located 2) 80/18 km south of Samarkand. It is one of the oldest cities of Uzbekistan. It is more than3) 250/ 2,500 years old. Many years ago people called it ‘Kesh’ or ‘Kish’. It was the center of the Sogdiana region. Shakhrisabz is known as the place where Amir Temur was born. Amir Temur built an amazing Ak-Saray Palace in 4) 1380/1418. It was 65 metres high and had blue, white and gold mosaics. His grandson 5) Bobur /Ulug Beg built the KokGumbaz Mosque here in 1437. Not far from this place there is another mausoleum Hazrat-i Imam Complex. The famous Uzbek band 6) Bojalar/Yalla sing a song about Shakhrisabz.
2 Choose the correct word. (6x1=6)
e.g. These rooms are/is cleaned every day.
1 Coffee is/are grown in Brazil.
2 Books is/arebought in bookshops.
3 Streets are clean/cleaned every morning.
4 Vegetables is/are sold in the grocery.
5 These rooms are clean/cleaned every day.
6 English is/are spoken in South Africa.
3 Write the sentences in the Present Passive. (6x1=6)
4 Read and complete the sentences with words. Find the meaning of the new words. (7x2=14)
Fruit famous tourists traditions friendly country nature
Uzbekistan is a beautiful1)… e.g. country, which has many advantages. Uzbekistan is 2)… for its old cities (Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz, Termez, Tashkent). In Uzbekistan3)… is beautiful. You can see great mountains, rivers and lakes. In Uzbekistan there are delicious and natural 4)… and vegetables.We have amazing national food which is loved by 5)…. In Uzbekistan we have an original culture with interesting customs and 6)… . But the most important thing is that Uzbekistan is famous for its people. The Uzbek people are kind and 7)….
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The First Geographer
What is geography? We learn about different places, continents and countries as well as oceans, rivers, deserts or mountains on our planet. However, we do not only look at facts about nature and animals but we also learn how people live in different parts of the world, learn about different languages, cultures and different traditions. We also learn how to help our planet.
The Greek scientist Eratosthenes was the first person who used the word “geography” 2,000 years ago. He is called the 'Father of Geography'. Eratosthenes was the first to draw a world map. He was a mathematician, astronomer and poet. That map was different from modern maps because people did not travel much and they did not know anything about the Americas. The word “geography” consists of two Greek words which mean “earth” and “writing”. This means to draw, describe or write about the earth. The word “geographer” means a person who studies geography, the environment and people. Maps are made by geographers.
... and choose TRUE or FALSE. (6x2=12)
1 Geography is a science which only studies continents and countries.
2 Geographers do not study nature’s problems.
3 The scientist Eratosthenes lived in Greece many years ago.
4 Eratosthenes made the first world map.
5 We use Eratosthenes’s map nowadays.
6 In the first world map there were two Americas.
7 The word “geography” means to draw, describe or write about the earth.
