T: What is Astana?
S: It is the capital of Kazakhstan.
T: What do you know about Astana and what kind of sightseeing are there in this city ?
S. . . . . . . . . . .
2. Brain storming.
T: Good! And now please , look at the diagram and complete it. ( Учащиеся составляют диаграмму).
Аstana
II. Pre-reading activity. ( Демонстрация слайдов в сопровождении музыки).
III. Reading activity.
T: Listen and read the text, please!
Astana.
Astana is the new capital of Kazakhstan. The former names of Astana were Akmola, Tselinograd and Akmolinsk.
The city was originally founded as a fortress in 1824 and named Akmolinsk. It was Renamed to Tselinograd in 1961. Now it is one of the political and cultural centres of Kazakhstan. It is situated in Eurasian continent. In 1992 the city was returned its former name Akmola, but in 1998 it became Astana. It has a highly developed industry, agriculture, which produce meat and milk, cattle-breeding and poultry. It is also an economic center. Thousands of people from different parts of the former USSR came to build this city and stayed to live here. Within ten years a lot of institutes, schools, museums, cinemas, wonderful palaces, fashionable hotels, many supermarkets and different institutions were built in the city. It is a financial center in Eurasian continent, because there are many nets of banks here. Astana is one of the most beautiful cities in Asia. You can see quite a lot of splendid sightseeing in the city. They are: magnificent buildings of the House of Parliament, the Government building, the beautiful Saltanat Saraiy, the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministries House, Supreme Court, Astana International Airport
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