Презентация на тему Have you been to Central Asia?

John Keats

Have you been to Central Asia?

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travelling on the same ______________
She was _________________________
He was __________________________
He

looked at her.
She seemed _______ and __________
Before getting of the _______________
He slipped a _____________________
into the pocked her coat.

ON THE ____________

largest city in Kazakhstan with population close to 1.5

million. From 1929 till 1998, it was the country's capital called Alma-Ata. The real Almaty's glory comes from famous "Silk Road" times, when the city was a major stop for passing caravans between West and East.

of Kazakhstan. It is the third largest city in

the country and among top major stops of the Turkestan-Siberian Railroad. First signs of Chimkent as a settled place go back to the 12th century and directly connected to the Silk Road.

.The city is most noted for its central position

on the Asian Shadow of the Silk Road between China and the west.It is located at the altitude of 702 meters. In 2001, UNESCO inscribed the 2750-year-old city on the World Heritage List as Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures 

mosque was built by Timur's Mongol wife, Bibi-Khanym while

Timur was away campaigning. According to one of the legends, the architect fell madly in love with her and refused to complete the job unless she agreed to kiss him. The kiss left a mark and the outraged Timur ordered both killed.

builder
2) Bibi-Khanym was:
a) the oldest wife b) the most

important wife c) not beautiful
3) To honour her husband Bibi-Khanym decided:
a) to wear a veil b) to build a mosque c) to go a war
4) Bibi-khanym allowed the master builder to kiss her because:
a) she loved him b) the master-builder didn’t want to finish the mosque c) she wanted to make the master builder happy

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