
- •Kazakhstan
- •In short stories
- •Введение
- •President nursultan nazarbayev
- •I would like to talk to you about…
- •I will make sure that all children in this country get a good education by hiring more teachers and spending more on education.
- •Economy of Kazakhstan
- •Leading Industries
- •Ferrous Metal Industry
- •Chemical and Oil-Processing Industries
- •Oil and Gas Industries
- •Transport and Communications
- •Agriculture
- •Foreign Economic Relations
- •Astana (2)
- •Astana - the capital of Kazakhstan
- •Eastern Ring
- •Insert prepositions:
- •Vocabulary:
- •My Native City
- •Vocabulary:
- •Semipalatinsk
- •Nurlan Omarov, City Akim Some data
- •It was the center of Semipalatinsk region till 1997.
- •The main branches of economy
- •Vocabulary:
- •1. In the post- war years in Semipalatinsk …
- •Rakhmanov hot springs
- •Vocabulary:
- •Markakol zapovednik
- •Vocabulary:
- •The irtysh river
- •Vocabulary:
- •Town near chinese gates
- •Animals are in danger in kazakhstan
- •Some interesting facts about east kazakhstan animals live “barometers”
- •Part VII: rare birds and animals of kazakhstan (entered in “red book”) The Golden Eagle (беркут)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Demoiselle Crane (журавль-красавка)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Great white pelican (розовый пеликан)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Black stork
- •Vocabulary:
- •Environmental problems
- •Vocabulary:
- •Almaty (2)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Karaghandy (1)
- •Karagandy (2)
- •Kokshetau
- •Translate into English:
- •Petropavlovsk
- •Vocabulary:
- •Kyzylorda
- •Baikonur cosmodrome
- •Vocabulary:
- •Abai Kunanbayev (!)
- •Abai Kunanbayev (2)
- •Word 4 (1891)
- •Word 6 (1891)
- •Word 31 (1895)
- •Word 14 (1893)
- •Mukhtar Auezov (1)
- •Mukhtar Auezov (2)
- •Kurmangazy Sagyrbayev (1)
- •Kurmangazy (2)
- •1. Most verbs add – ed to form the past tense which sounds [d] or [t]. Put the verbs below into the correct column:
- •2. Some verbs add –ed to form the past tense which sounds [id]. Find these verbs in the text, write them below:
- •3. Practice saying these words. Сhokan Ualikhanov (1)
- •Chokan valikhanov (1835 —1865) (2)
- •ZhambyL Zhabayev
- •Magjan Jumabayev
- •Altynai asylmuratova
- •Vocabulary:
- •Timur bekmambetov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Rosa rymbayeva - the pride of our country (1)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Abylkhan kasteev (2)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Roza rymbayeva (2)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Kanysh satpayev (1)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Alexander vinokourov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Talgat musabayev (1)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Talgat musabayev (2)
- •Kanysh satpayev (2)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Saken seyfullin – a martyr for freedom
- •Vocabulary:
- •Nurzhuman ihtymbayev
- •Vocabulary
- •Batyrhan shukenov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Kumash nurgalievich nurgaliyev - the people's teacher (1925-1988)
- •Vocabulary:
- •He is the best forward of the world fans
- •Vocabulary:
- •Shakharim kudiberdiev
- •Vocabuary:
- •Kazakhstan: Culture Back to Top
- •State holidays and national holidays. Meals of the people living in kazakhstan
- •Vocabulary:
- •Housing: the yurt
- •Vocabulary:
- •Traditions and customs
- •Vocabulary:
- •Cutting the hobble
- •Vocabulary:
- •Maslenitsa
- •Vocabulary:
- •Kelin Tusiru
- •Shildekhana
- •Cultural norms in kazakstan
- •The magic of old jewelry
- •Vocabulary:
- •Kazakh music culture
- •Asian games (asiads)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Sports and games in kazakhstan
- •Vocabulary:
- •In the Past the life and well-being of Kazakhs depended on their strength, endurance and courage. So, special attention was paid to teaching young generation good qualities.
- •Arkan tartu (tug–of –war)
- •Altybakan
- •To participate
- •National horse-sport games
- •Vocabulary:
- •Baige (horse race)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Kazakh National cooking
- •Vocabulary:
- •Sorpa in the kazakh manner
- •Kuyrdak
- •What is kazakh food like?
- •History and food.
- •Food for religious and holiday celebrations.
- •Kazakh Traditional Dishes
- •3. The meat is …
- •The kazakh legend of the lame onager (koulan)
- •Aldar kose and the snake
- •Vocabulary:
- •A deceived fat man
- •Vocabulary:
- •Intellect, science and happiness
- •My country (1)
- •I’m proud of my state.
- •It is so beautiful and great!
- •It has a lot of limitless steppes, high mountains,
- •My country (2)
- •My motherland
- •I love my country
- •Kazakhstan is good
- •Oh, my luckless kazakh
- •Oh, kazakhstan, I’m in love with you!
- •I love you deeply, dear land,
- •We love you, dear Kazakhstan
- •Addressing to a friend
- •Do the Clothes Make the Man?
- •The Rooster and the Peacock
- •There’s No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk!
- •The Elephant and the Monkey
- •The Nightingale, the Spider, and the Bat
- •The Three Bears
- •The Wolf, the Fox and the Donkey
- •What’s Tastier?
- •The Eagle and the Raven
- •Traditions and customs
- •Cutting the hobble
- •Sorpa in the Kazakh Manner
- •Во второе издание тексты и задания добавили:
- •Составители сборника:
- •Редакционная коллегия:
- •Выражаем особую благодарность
- •Literature:
- •Рецензия
Chemical and Oil-Processing Industries
There are more than 40 enterprises belonging to these industries which are located in the west and southwest of Kazakhstan. They are enterprises processing oil to produce petrol, diesel fuel, aviation paraffin and other products. They also make tires for cars and agricultural machines, rubber articles, plastics, chemical fibers and threads.
Find the English equivalents to:
предприятие
быть расположенным
нефть
дизельное топливо
изделия из резины
бензин
шины для автомобилей
химические волокна и нити
Oil and Gas Industries
Kazakhstan has sufficient reserves of oil and gas. This sector is represented by the industrial combines “Mangyshlakneft”, ”Embaneft”, “Aktubinskneft”, “Tengizneftegaz” and others.
* The oldest industrial combine is “Embaneft” (1899).
* The biggest is “Mangyshlakneft” providing 60% of the Republic’s oil extraction. It exploits the Uzen and Zhetybai oil deposits of the Mangyshlak peninsula and started to operate in the mid-60s.
* The most recent oil and gas extracting enterprise is “Tengizneftegas”, a joint with the American Chevron Oil Company project.
* The joint exploitation of the Aktubinsk oil and gas deposits is under the discussion with the French company Elf Akiten.
* The new oil deposits were discovered in the South Turgai and Western Kazakhstan with prospects of exploitation for 25-30 years.
Fill in the gaps:
Kazakhstan has … of oil and gas.
The oldest industrial combine is ....
“Mangyshlakneft” provides ... of the Republic’s oil extraction.
The Uzen and Zhetybai oil deposits are situated on ….
The most recent enterprise is ….
The new oil deposits were discovered in ….
Transport and Communications
All types of transport and communications have been developed in Kazakhstan: railway, air, road, sea, water transport and pipelines.
* There are 3 main railway lines with total route length of more than 14 000 km. The railway network stretches in all directions. In 1992 regular services were started with the Chinese People’s Republic.
* Total main road length is more than 80,000 km. Roads link Kazakhstan with all its neighbouring states. All the regions, districts and cities are part of an integrated transport network.
* Airlines connect Astana and Almaty with all regional centers, with many cities and settlements of the Republic as well as cities of the the CIS.
* There are about 5,000 km of oil and gas pipelines.
* There are more than 4,000 km of navigable rivers. Sea transport is mainly on the Caspian Sea.
* Electric, electronic and post office communications are being constantly modernized. In fact, there are extensive facilities to connect the Republic with practically any place in the world.
What do these numbers refer to?
1992 14 000 km 5 000 km 80 000 km 4 000 km
Agriculture
Agriculture in the Republic is highly developed. The country is a significant producer and exporter of agricultural products. The main cereal crop is wheat. Arable land occupies 35 hectares. Live-stock breeding is one of the main activities of the Republic’s agricultural industry (sheep, cows, goats, pigs and horses).
Give the Russian equivalents to:
- to be highly developed
cereal crop
live-stock breeding
a significant producer
an exporter of agricultural products
the main activities
Science and New Technologies
At present the Republic has more than 100 scientific and research institutes and laboratories carrying out research work in all fields of science and technology. The biggest scientific centers are located in Astana, Almaty, Karaganda, Ust-Kamenogorsk and Shymkent.
It was Kazakh scientists who started the important project at Baikonur cosmodrome. In 1992 The National Space Agency was founded to organize the cooperation in space research and technologies with many countries in the world. Work is in progress to build up space communications between Kazakhstan and Turkey.
Answer the questions:
What is the aim of a research institute or a laboratory?
Where are the biggest scientific centers located?
Who started the important project at the Baikonur cosmodrome?
When was the National Space Agency founded?