Unit all about Uzbekistan Lesson Where’s Uzbekistan?

Activity 4b Listen and check. 5 min
Objectives: to practise listening for specific information;
to develop the pupils’ listening skills
Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to check if they were right or wrong in Activity 4a.


DVD script:
Bob: Hi, friends! We went to Uzbekistan for the summer holidays. We were in Tashkent, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Bukhara and Khorezm and saw very beautiful old buildings.
Ann: And the weather in Uzbekistan ... ?
Bob: It was sunny and hot. There was no rain.
Tim: Is there winter in Uzbekistan? Does snow fall there?
Bob: I don’t know. I have a friend in Tashkent. Let’s phone and ask him!
Ring, ring, ring
Timur: Hello Bob! How are you?
Bob: Hi, Timur! I’m fine, thank you! And you?
Timur: So-so. What are you doing?
Bob: I’m with my friends. They’re asking about the winter in Uzbekistan. Can you tell us about it?
Timur: Yes! There are three months of winter in Uzbekistan. They’re December, January and February. The weather is usually cold and it often snows.
Bob: Is there rain in winter?
Timur: Yes, sometimes the rain pours. There are sometimes windstorms and thunderstorms in December.
Bob: Are there sunny days?
Timur: Yes, the sun sometimes shines in February.
Bob: Are there windstorms in February?
Timur: No, never. February is often cloudy, rainy, windy and warm.
Bob: Thank you very much, Timur. My friends are saying hello to you.
Timur: Say hello to your friends, too. Bye.
Bob: Bye, Timur.


Activity 4c Read and answer the question. 5 min
Objective: to practise reading for gist
Ask the pupils to read dialogue silently. Then ask them to answer the question: Do these children live in Uzbekistan?