O’zbekiston respublikasi ichki ishlar vazirligi akademiya m. A. Rustamov ingliz tili darslik
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M.A.Rustamov Ingliz tili 2010
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The city is located 455 m. above sea level in the valley of the Chirchik River. Its territory is 250 square kilometres and its population is more than two and a half million people. More than 100 nations and nationalities live in Tashkent. Tashkent is one of the ancient cities in the world. It is more than 2000 years old. The city was given its name, Tashkent, more than eight hundred years ago. In the middle ages the city was seized and destroyed by numerous invaders. By the middle of the 19th century Tashkent had become a major centre of trade with Russia. In 1865 it was captured by the Russian Empire, and two years later became the administrative centre of the Turkestan Governor. Over the years Tashkent has turned into the most important industrial, scientific and cultural centre in the Middle East. Tashkent is known as a ‘City of Plenty’, ‘Garden City’, ‘City of Peace’ and ‘City of Friendship’. During the years of independence Tashkent rapidly changed its appearance. In a few years after independence hundreds of dwelling houses, administrative buildings, cultural, communal and memorial centres of modern style were built. The current architecture is very different from what it used to be. The Tashkent underground railway is the pride of the Tashkenters. Each station of the Tashkent Metro is worth seeing. Tashkent is a city of international festivals, conferences and symposiums, and is an important tourist centre. Guests from all over the world come to Tashkent to enjoy its beauty and achievements. They note the great hospitality of Uzbek people. - 183 - TEXT 2 Arthur Conan Doyle People say that many visitors to London want to go to Baker Street and see the house where Sherlock Holmes lived. They get very surprised and disappointed when they learn that Sherlock Holmes never lived in Baker Street, or anywhere else, that he was not a real man but a literary character. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the famous English writer and author of the stories about Sherlock Holmes, wrote other books too, among them fantastic books, but the greatest popularity was brought to him by the books about this brilliant detective. Sherlock Holmes became popular as soon as the first stories about him appeared, and when, some years later, Conan Doyle wrote history about the death of the detective, his readers didn’t like it; they demanded new stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and the writer had to bring his hero back to life. Download 1.23 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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