lesson 16. independent uzbekistan

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lesson 16. independent uzbekistan reading topic: independent uzbekistan listening: hero(song) grammar : past continuous tense. need to do/need doing speaking: new uzbekistan text: independent uzbekistan independent uzbekistan in a march 1991 union-wide referendum, 90 per cent of central asia voted to retain the union. in august, however, moscow shook to a hardline coup. and on september 30, as the revolution came crashing down from above, uzbekistan reluctantly declared its independence and 1924's jigsaw borders suddenly became real international boundaries. the communist party of uzbekistan committed suicide and was reborn as the people's democratic party, the kgb became the national security service and the former chief of the communist party, islam karimov, was sworn in as president with one hand on his heart and the other on the koran. an official opposition party called birlik (unity) was formed and promptly split into two. as western journalists heralded the victory of ill-defined …
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d 92 per cent of votes, and five more years in power, from presidential elections so rigged that his only permitted rival made just one appearance-to cast his vote for karimov too. in 2001, the uzbek 'parliament' discussed appointing him president for life. karimov's defenders point to tajikistan's 1992-1997 civil war, kyrgyzstan's recent (2010) political upheaval and ethnic bloodshed and afghanistan's perennial suffering, as compelling arguments for uzbeks to rally round a strong clan leader battling regional insecurity and extremist islam. his neighbours kazakhstan and krygyzstan present autocracy with greater style, and less paranoia. the former boasts an oil industry delivering enviable results amid allegations of massive corruption; the latter's liberal' stance has led to political instability. formerly hardline turkmenistan is in transition following the death of president turkmenbashi' niyazov, 'father of the turkmens', who enjoyed a vigourous personality cult that was only dampened by his death in december 2006. …
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models for a discredited system. as karimov jealously guards the status quo, international advisers grow frustrated with his administration's failure to develop the economy, curb corruption, free the media, slow the brain drain, and offer hope to millions of uzbeks trapped in desperately poor lives tied to the cotton monoculture. in december 2007 karimov was re-elected president for a third seven- year term, without either surprise or opposition, despite the fact that the uzbekistan constitution forbids a third term in office. in 2009 parliamentary elections 10% of the seats were won by ecological parties. plans to reintegrate the region into its natural environment include rail links to the persian gulf, a superhighway to karachi and the iron silk road to beijing. ancient religious, trade and cultural links are being redrawn as lifelines thrown to a disconnected past. yet regional co-operation between the five 'stans, crucial to solving complex water and …
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is the only sea to border uzbekistan? the black sea the mediterranean sea the caspian sea the aral sea 5. when did uzbekistan declare independence from the soviet union? 1992 1989 1990 1991 6. uzbekistan shares the kyzyl kum with kazakhstan (and partly) turkmenistan, what is it? a river a lake a mountain a desert 7. who was declared the first president of uzbekistan in 1991? nursultan nazarbaev kurmanbek bakiyev emomalii rahmon islam karimov 8. what is the total area of uzbekistan? 305,145 sq km 565,675 sq km 447,400 sq km 141,074 sq km 9. what is the name of the longest river in uzbekistan? amu darya dicletigris kaveri river aras 10. which major city in uzbekistan was destroyed by an earthquake in 1966? urgench tashkent samarkand bukhara listen to the song.fill in the gaps. hero(by mariah carey) there’s a hero if you look inside your__________________ you don’t have to …
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ent ўша вақтда каби вақт кўрсаткичлари билан ифодаланади. he was writing his exercises at five o’clock. у соат бешда машқларни ёзаётган эди. it was raining at noon. пешинда ёмғир ёғаётган эди. what was he doing at that moment. у ўша ерда нима қилаётган эди? pastcontinuous tense гапда иш-харакат содир бўлаётган вақт кўрсатилмаслиги ва бошқа гапларда бўлиши мумкин. бундай хол кўпинча бирор жойни тасвирлашда содир бўлади. it was evening. my mother was reading a book, and i was watching tv. suddenly the door opened, and my brother came in. оқшом эди. онам китоб ўқиётган эди. ва мен телевизор кўраётган эдим. тўсатдан эшик очилиб, акам кириб келди. it was ten o’clock in the morning when i entered the office. some visitors were waiting for the manager. the secretary was speaking to somebody on the phone, and the bookkeeper was dictating a letter to the stenographer. мен офисга кирганимда соат ўн эди. бир …

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lesson 16. independent uzbekistan reading topic: independent uzbekistan listening: hero(song) grammar : past continuous tense. need to do/need doing speaking: new uzbekistan text: independent uzbekistan independent uzbekistan in a march 1991 union-wide referendum, 90 per cent of central asia voted to retain the union. in august, however, moscow shook to a hardline coup. and on september 30, as the revolution came crashing down from above, uzbekistan reluctantly declared its independence and 1924's jigsaw borders suddenly became real international boundaries. the communist party of uzbekistan committed suicide and was reborn as the people's democratic party, the kgb became the national security service and the former chief of the communist party, islam karimov, was sworn in as president wit...

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