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1.Speaking. Describe your future profession
2.Reading.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Republic is one of the four Republics of Central Asia. Uzbekistan is situated between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya,the greatest Asian rivers. It is the region of flat- lands, mountains and deserts. The territory of the Republic covers 447,4 thousand square kilometers and is larger than Great Britain or Italy. Uzbekistan borders on Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan and Turkmenia. In the South Uzbekistan borders on Afghanistan. The Republic consists of 12 regions and the Karakalpak Republic. There are about 80 towns and 86 settlements of urban type here.
The climate is continental. A great number of bright sunny days are good for cotton growing. Uzbekistan is one of the most important producers of cotton and silk. If you look at the map of the Uzbek Republic you will see coal, oil and natural gas re sources, deposits of marble, non-ferrous and other metals including gold.
According to the last data the population of Uzbekistan is 20 million people. About 120 nations and nationalities live on its territory. Uzbeks represent more than 70% (per cent) of the whole population. Titanic work to develop all sectors of the economy, of industry in particular, has been done in Uzbekistan. Once there was no industry there; today the Republic has more than 100 industries. Now planes, tractors, cotton harvesters, technical equipment for the textile and chemical industries are being manufactured in Uzbekistan .
3.Answer the question.
What do you know about the study of law in Uzbekistan?
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1.Speaking. If you had a chance,would you change your job?Why?
2.Reading
Historical cities in Uzbekustan
Ancient cities of Uzbekistan - Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List delight tourists with historical architectural monuments that inhaled spirit of the Great Silk Road caravans. Though sights of Uzbekistan are not only about monumental madrasas and minarets, mausoleums of rulers and spiritual leaders.
Nature of Uzbekistan, its traditions, culture, cuisine and handicrafts are amazingly diverse.
National crafts of Uzbekistan deserve a separate story: silk fabrics and carpets, bright ceramics and oriental knives, wood carving and metal coinage, lacquered miniatures and golden embroidery, famous suzanes and old styles of embroidery ‘basma’ and ‘iroqi’, paper production according to an ancient technology and construction of seismic-stable houses from clay.
Uzbek cuisine that at the behast of destiny turned out to be at the crossroads of the culinary preferences of civilizations and absorbed the best of centuries in itself. Talk about the sights of Uzbekistan is impossible without touching gastronomic attractions. Plov (also known as polo, pollo, pilav, pilau, plov, pulao, polu and palaw), bread, sweets - the list is endless. Besides, there is a specialization in dishes: there are centres of plov, or lagman (homemade noodle soup with seasonal vegetable topping) places, shashlik (local barbeque) spots and samsa (also known as samosa) stalls. Each city has many chayhanas (tea-houses), every chayhana has quails singing in it, canals with honey melons cooling in them, and gardens are there with ripe peaches, pomegranate and grapes.
Natural landmarks of Uzbekistan are so that in winter one can do mountains sports; in summer eco tours on camels in the desert and swim in a mountain lake; and in autumn practice some paragliding in Chimgan mountains or have a walk on the shrinking Aral sea bed in Karakalpakstan.
You should definitely find some time to visit museums: Savitsky Museum in Nukus, Local History Museum in Kokand, “Afrosiyab” Museum in Samarkand, House-Museum of Fayzula Khodjaev in Bukhara and Locomotive Museum in Tashkent. There are dozens of them - choose to your interests.
3.Answer the question.
What are the rights of Uzbek citizens according to the Constitution of Uzbekistan?
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1.Speaking. If you had a chance, what job would you like to have as a second one? Explain.
2.Reading
The role of mass media
The mass media play an important role in our lives. Newspapers, radio and especially TV inform us of what is going on in this world and give us wonderful possibilities for education and entertainment. They also influence the way we see the world and shape our views.
Of course, not all newspapers and TV programmes report the events objectively, but serious journalists and TV reporters try to be fair and provide us with reliable information.
It is true that the world today is full of dramatic events and most news seems to be bad news. But people aren't interested in ordinary events. That is why there are so many programmes and articles about natural disasters, plane crashes, wars, murders and robberies. Good news doesn't usually make headlines. Bad news does.
Some people say that journalists are given too much freedom. They often intrude in people's private lives. They follow celebrities and print sensational stories about them which are untrue or half-true. They take photos of them in their most intimate moments. The question is — should this be allowed?
The main source of news for millions of people is television. People like TV news because they can see everything with their own eyes. And that's an important advantage. Seeing, as we know, is believing. Besides, it's much more difficult for politicians to lie in front of the cameras than on the pages of newspapers.
Still, many people prefer radio. It's good to listen to it in the car, or in the open air, or when you do something about the house.
Newspapers don't react to events as quickly as TV, but they usually provide us with extra details, comments and background information.
The Internet has recently become another important source of information. Its main advantage is that news appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life and you don't have to wait for news time on TV.
3.Answer the question.
What are the differences of the Constitution of Uzbekistan with those of foreign countries? Give examples.
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