O’rta maxsus kasb-hunar ta’limi markazi

2.Discussion of the text.
1. What information do we get history of Samarqand from the text? How is the city described? What periphrasis is used to describe the beauty of the city?

2. Who is this story told by? How do you define this type of narration? Who was Alezandr the Great? When did he live? What other oppressors of the world do you know?

3. What was Ulug’bek? In what fields of the science did he work?

4. What are the ancient monuments o9f Samarqand?

5. Have you been to Samarqand?
3.Find in the text and learn them.
1.hammaga ma’lum. 2. bosib olmoq, 3. azob chekmoq, 4. barpo etmoq, 5. zavqlantirmoq, 6. noma’lum bunyodkorlar, 7. mahorat, 8. shahar chetida, 9. jihozlamoq, 10. catalog tuzmoq, 11. ilmiy qiymat, 12. saqlamoq, 13. gullab-yashnash davri, 14. ko’p yodgorliklar, 15. qimmatli durdona, 16. biror narsani dalil qilib keltirmoq.
4. Paraphrase the following sentences from the text.

1. The earliest history of Samarqand is lost in the mists of time. 2. Alexandr THE Great captured the Marakanda.3 Ancient geographers, historians, and poets reffered to it as “ a glittering point of the globe”, “ a precious pearl of the world”, and “ an Eastern Rome”. 4. It suffered Arab invasion and the devastating raids of the hordes of Genghis Khan. 5.It rose from the ruins and ashes. 6. We never tire of admiring wonderful relics. 7. They have been preserved since the 14^th century.8. It arouses admiration for the skill of its nameless creators. 9. The streets of Samarqand revive some glorious pages in its history.10. This observatory was equipped with the best and most perfect instruments of the time. 11. Ulug’bek compiled a catalogue which has lost none of its scientific value today.