Ministry of the higher and secondary special education of the republic of uzbekistan urgench state university

must have a perfect knowledge of at least two foreign languages. After all, today 
it is difficult to achieve great results without learning a foreign language. 
Therefore it is necessary to pay great attention to learning foreign languages in 
the educational system.
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English is one of the oldest languages and it is currently the second most spoken 

language after Chinese, which proves how important English is to students. That is 
why, since 2011, English has been taught in Uzbekistan from elementary school age.
As a global language, English is taught as a second language in many countries of the 
world, including Uzbekistan. And the main reason for teaching English is to prepare 
young people to learn more knowledge, show themselves in many places, and 
introduce their country. Therefore, in Uzbekistan, great attention is being paid to the 
development of this language, and opportunities are being created as much as 
possible. 
Since then, alternative and untraditional ways of teaching were created by English 
language researchers and teachers, since they have not been used for long time in 
current educational system at primary and secondary schools. Therefore, some of 
them are really profitable and useful. They have seen alternative approaches and 
methods in practice. They were fascinated by them as well as with the results. Since 
that time, I am trying to get proficient in using at least some of the methods in my 
teaching. Therefore, it was decided to look closely at one of the alternative ways of 
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From the speech of Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the video selector dedicated to the priority tasks of learning foreign 
languages held on May 6, 2021.https://darakchi.uz/oz/119207 

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using authentic materials in teaching reading. They are underestimated. If they were 
used more, English teaching would be not only more effective, but also more 
interesting.