Vocabulary Match the words with their meaning: answer

Lesson 4

Topic: Uzbekistan and the World. Travelling and Tourism Industry

Handout

Video title: What is UZBEKISTAN? (Incredible Central Asian Gem)

Length: 9:02 min

Author: Jacob Laukaitis

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0D1lv34Nmg

Vocabulary

Match the words with their meaning:

ANSWER	Word	Meaning
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___	to scatter merchant to preserve populous trait disrepair descendant ruthless to ravage	devastate, destroy dispersion, spreading merciless, pitiless offspring, inheritor densely populated, crowded save, protect feature, peculiarity tradesman, marketer poor condition, disorder

While watching:

Task 1: Watch the beginning of the video and fill in the blanks in the script:

Throughout my 1. _____________ years of full-time traveling, I 2. _____________ lots of things about the Central Asian 3. _____________ called Uzbekistan. Some people 4. _____________ it was one of the most 5. _____________ countries they had ever 6. _____________. While others said that the 7. _____________ were friendlier than anyone they had ever 8. _____________. Understandably, I’ve been 9. _____________ to visit this country for 10. _____________ years and now that I finally got the 11. _____________ I decided to make this 12. _____________ where I’ll tell you everything you need to know about this 13. _____________ place before actually coming here. Welcome to one of the 14. _____________ Central Asian countries Uzbekistan.

Task 2: Watch the video “What is Uzbekistan?” till the end and answer the following questions:

According to the speaker

1. 
   What was Uzbekistan the center of for centuries?
   
2. 
   Who were the famous conquerors of Uzbekistan?
   
3. 
   Why was Uzbekistan in the poor condition since 16^th century till it became the part of the Soviet Union?
   
4. 
   What are Uzbek people proud of?
   
5. 
   What sport did Genghis Khan use to train soldiers?
   
6. 
   What are the five facts about Uzbekistan the speaker mentioned?
   

Post-watching:

1. 
   Did the speaker say something you didn’t know before?
   
2. 
   Did you notice any mistake in the information the speaker presented? What is it (are they)? If there is any mistake, provide the correct information based on the reliable source(s)?
   
3. 
   What is the tone of the speaker and his attitude to Uzbekistan? How do you know that?