Lesson 4. Ажратилган вақти – соат Дарс мақсади: Матн

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Comprise-qamrab olmoq Trail-yo`l, so`qmoq Path-yo`lak Cross-kesib o`tmoq Demand-талаб қилмоқ Palace-сарой Heritage-мерос

1. What countries did the Great Silk Road pass through? 2. What is the role of the Great Silk Road in the history of Central Asia? 3. What is the influence of the Great Silk Road to the culture of the nations? 4. What did the caravans bring to Europe?

Exercise 1. Make up sentences with the following words and expressions.

Ancient, caravan trails and paths crossing the enormous Asian continent, sung by the writers and poets of old, great scholars and architects, great demand for silk, Siyab irrigation canals, hot summer, fairly cold winter, light rainfall, average temperature, turbulent past, great empire adorned with buildings of unsurpassed splendor, elegance and luxury?Missionaries and pilgrims

Exercise 2. Change the following sentences intointerrogative and negative sentences.

1. The Great Silk Road comprised thousands of caravan trails and paths crossing the enormous Asian continent. 2. These routas passed through Central Asia and Asia Minor to the Eastern Mediterranean ports and further on to the West. 3. There was a great demand for silk in Europe and at that time it was worth its weight in gold. 4. Missionaries and pilgrims followed caravans from East to West and from West to East bringing with them their religions, their costums, rites, and their culture. 5.This facilitated the lively exchange of material and cultural values. 6. Many foreign tourist companies display great interest in ancient culturul centres located along the Great Silk Road .8. The Republic`s Culture Fund has drawn up a long-term program «The Great Silk Road» which aimed at re-creating the cultural and historical heritage resulting from centuries-old contacts along the road and in regions adjoining it.9. The Acalemics of Sciences of the Uzbek, Kirghiz, Kazak, and Turkmen republics organized a joint expedition along the major routes of the Great Silk Road.

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