Unit lesson Independence Day of Uzbekistan Reading: Birthday of new Independent Republic of Uzbekistan. Speaking

Task 1.Match the words with their definitions

1	retrieve	A	University College London
2	cranes	B	a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances
3	archive	C	A person who appropriates or reproduces the work of another for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright.
4	gig	D	is the person or organization that you work for
5	established	E	Sustainability has often been defined as how biological systems endure and remain diverse and productive
6	competed	F	If one person or organization competes with another for something, they try to get that thing for themselves and stop the other getting it.
7	initiative	G	The ability to assess and initiate things independently.
8	sustainability	H	you get it back from the place where you left it
9	employer	I	to stretch in order to look at something
10	pirate	J	a collection of historical records relating to a place, organization, or family:
11	rifle	K	A gig is a live performance by someone such as a musician or a comedian
12	What is the abbreviation UCL –	L	accepted and recognized or followed by many people

Task 2. Read the text about 10 Famous Universities of the world and make up 10 questions to each paragraph.
1. Harvard University, the famous university of America, recognizes the top university in the world. Historically, its importance is immeasurable. This university was established in 1636. Many wise people in the world are born gifted from Harvard University. For higher education, Harvard University is the oldest institution of the United Sates. The goal of the life of a lot of students is to study at Harvard University.
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The other famous university in the United States is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Situated in Cambridge, this university is basically famous for Physical Education and Engineering. But, now Life Science, Economics, Linguistics, and management etc. subjects are also available at this university. In 1861, during the Industrialization in United States this university was established. Some brilliant Bangladeshi students also learnt from this famous university. MIT is one of the great dreams of the young talent.
3. Stanford University is one of the famous universities in the United States of America. This university is basically famous for research. This university was established in 1885. This institution started its journey just with 555 number of students on 1st October in 1891. In 1905, this university was damaged in a storm. In 1906, this university was re-established. SO many famous people studied in this university. This is one of the great dreams of the young talent.
4. University of Cambridge. This university is the second oldest university in between the English medium universities. It is one of the third oldest universities in all over the world. This university was established in 1209. Now only 31 colleges are affiliated with this university. 90 Nobel laureates are associated with this university. This is one of the great dreams of the young talent.
5. University of Oxford. Oxford University is one of the greatest and the oldest universities in the world. Although the exact date of the establishment of the university is not known, but is believed to have been founded in 1096. Now only 31 colleges are affiliated with this university. This is one of the great dreams of the young talent.