Independent work variant Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words

2.Listen to the text and write ten or more questions according to it.

3.Write a short essay on the topic: “I want to be a….”.(200-250words)
4. Speak on the topic: “Fashion”

Independent work 1
Variant 6
1.Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words
Uzbekistan is ----1----the four Republics of central Asia. Uzbekistan -----2-----between the Amu-darya and Syr-darya, the -----3-----Asian rivers. It is the region of flat-lands, ----4----and deserts. The territory of the Republic ----5---447,4 thousand square kilometers and is ---6----than Great Britain or Italy. Uzbekistan ----7----on Kazakhistan, Kirghizia Tajikistan and Turkmenia. In the South Uzbekistan borders on Afganistan. The Republic ----8----12 regions and the Karakalpak Republic. -----9---about 80 towns and 86 settlements of urban type here. The climate is -----10---a great number of bright ----11---days are good for ---12----growing. Uzbekistan is one of the most ----13----producers of cotton and silk. If you -----14----the map of the Uzbek Republic you will see coal, oil and ----15---gas resources, deposits of---16---, non-ferrous and other metals ---17----gold. According to the last ----18----the population of Uzbekistan is 20 million people. About 120 nations and ----19----live on its territory. Uzbeks ---20-----more than 70% of the whole population. Titanic work to develop all sectors of the economy, of industry in particular, has been done in Uzbekistan.
1. a) best b) one of c) more than d)the biggest
2. a) is situated b) situates c)was situated d) situated
3. a) great b) bigger c) greater d) greatest
4. a) deserts b) lakes c) mountains d)rivers
5. a) situates b) covers c) lakes d) comes
6. a)biggest b) larger c) large d)little
7. a) borders b) bigger c) deserts d) greater
8. a) situates b) situated c) consists of d) consists
9. a) They are b) Their c) There were d) There are
10. a)hottest b) continental c) changeable d)warmer
11. a) sunny b) foggy c) rainy d) snow
12. a)grapes b) cotton c) plant d)leaves
13. a) deserts b) mountains c) important d) unimportant
14. a) look at b) look c) looking at d) looked
15. a) foggy b) synthetic c) natural d) nature
16. a) parks b) marble c) plant d)flowers
17 a) included b) looks c) including d) includes
18. a) data b) datas c)days d)weeks
19. a) month b) nationalities c) nationality d)nation
20. a) represents b) represented c) includes d) represent