Менің туған елім Қазақстан туралы 10-сынып мақаласы

My mother land

The Republic of Kazakhstan is situated in the central part of the Euro- Asian continent. The area is 2753000 square kilometers. Its territory stretches from West to East for 3000 km and from North to South for 1600 km. In the West, Northwest and North Kazakhstan borders on the Russian Federation. In the South and Southwest are the Republics of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. In the Southeast and East, there is China.

Kazakhstan consists of 14 regions, 223 districts. There are 83 cities and 204 townships. The main cities are Astana, Aktobe, Atyrau, Taraz, Pavlodar, Karagandy and Kostanai.

The population of Kazakhstan is 15 million people. People of 120 nationalities live in the country. Kazakh is the state language but Russian is officially used on an equal basis with Kazakh.

In December 1991 a new independent country – The Republic of Kazakhstan – joined the World Community. The 16 th of December is now celebrated as an Independence Day of Kazakhstan. The Republic of Kazakhstan is a unitary country with a presidential form of the Government. The first president of Kazakhstan is N.A.Nazarbayev. He became the first president in April 1990.

Kazakhstan is rich in mineral resourses oil, copper, zinc, gold and silver. Mining, machinery manufacture, the production of petro – chemicals and agriculture are important sectors of the economy. The people of the country grow grain, fruit, cotton, millet, corn.

The Republic of Kazakhstan has played a great role in the history and development of the Central Asia. In 1957, the first satellite was short into space from the Baikonur Space Centre, which lies in the steppeland of Kazakhstan.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is a member of eleven international organizations including United Nation, UNESCO, UNICEF, IMF and others.

Study the active vocabulary.

1.Read the following words after the speaker.

Ancient- древний

Remarkablе замечательный, выдающийся

Landmass- территория

Stretch тянуться

Fit- соответствовать

Multinational- многонациональный

Affirmation- подтверждение

Value- ценность

To settle- поселяться

Guarantee- гарантировать

Creation- создание

Decent- приличный

Living condition- условия жизни

To divide- делить

Comprise заключать в себе

Steppe- степь

Semi-desert- полупустыня

Desert- пустыня

Occur- иметь место, случаться, приходить в голову

Dry- сухой

Clay глина

Sandy- песчанный

Stony- каменистый

Scatter- рассыпать

Gained- обретать

Independence- независимость

Shift- перемещать, переменять

Fill in the blanks using the active vocabulary

Kazakhstan________almost in the centre of the Eurasian ______________.

Kazahstan is a ____________ ______ with population is about 17 million people.

The ethno-cultural __________ of the Kazakhs in no way restricts the national

Values and rights of other people’’s who live or come ____________ in the Republiс

The are four main vegetational - climatic zones: _________, _____,

________________ and __________.

The desert zone ____________ much of the plains and consists of three types of

Desert: __________, __________ and _________.

There are about 50,000 lakes in Kazakhstan, which ________________________________

throughout the country.

7.In 1991 on the 16th of December Kazakhstan _______________ its _________________.

Kazakhstan is the second largest country of the former Soviet Union

True

False

Kazakhstan doesn`t share its border with China.

The country is rich in mineral recources.

The population of Astana is not expected to increase

Residents are happy to share hospitality with their visitors.

The official language is Kazakh.

Russian is the language of international communication.

Answer the following questions.

1.Where is Kazakhstan located?

2.What countries does Kazakhstan border on?

3.What is the total area of Kazakhstan?

4.Kazakhstan is a multinational state, isn't it?

5.How many provinces are there in Kazakhstan?

What are they?

6. What is the climate of Kazakhstan?

7. How many rivers does the Republic have?

What are they?

8. What are the biggest lakes of Kazakhstan?

9. When did Kazakhstan gain its independence?

Ecology in Kazakhstan.

Man is a part of nature. This is why his attitude to nature underlies his attitude to himself.

Looking around you – what do you see? What do you hear? What do you smell? If you live in a city, you probably see many people. You hear the noise of traffic, and you smell the pollution from cars and factories.