5.3.2 Answer the following questions:

1) When did the Grand Silk Road run through Akmola steppes?

2) When does the history of Akmola start?

3) What was the status of the city by the end of the XIXth century?

4) What was the second stage in the development of the city?

5) Who came to build the city and stayed to live here?

6) When was the city returned its former name?

7) When was the city renamed to Astana?

8) How was the decision of transferring the capital from Almaty to Astana prompted?

9) Does the construction go on all round the city?

10) What is so attractive in new Astana?

5.3.3 Choose the right answer

1) In the middle of the … millennium BC the Grand Silk Road ran through Akmolа steppes.

a) first

b) second

c) third

2) In the XlXth century Akmola was a … center in the steppe.

a) commercial and economic

b) cultural

c) administrative

3) The history of Akmolinsk starts from the year of …

a) 1787

b) 1825

c) 1830

4) The Tseliny territory embraced all … regions of Kazakhstan.

a) western

b) northern

c) southern

5) Akmolinsk changed its name for Tselinograd in… .

a) 1955

b) 1973

c) 1961

6) Tseliny region became a great … center.

a) economic

b) cultural

c) agricultural

7) The city was returned its former name Akmola in… .

a) 1998

b) 1961

c) 1992

8) The capital was transferred from Almaly to Akmola in … .

a) 1996

b) 1992

c) 1998

9) The city was given a new name … in 1998.

a) Tsclinograd

b) Akmola

c) Astana

10) Construction goes on … the city.

а) all round

b) only in the center of

c) in some districts of

5.3.4 Give the English equivalents

1) Великий Шелковый путь –

2) караванные пути –

3) торговля и ремесло –

4) охватить все северные регионы –

5) с переносом столицы –

6) привлекать внимание жителей города и гостей –

7) коммерческий и экономический центр –

8) сельскохозяйственный центр –

5.3.5 Fill in prepositions

1) … the middle … the first millennium BC the Grand Silk Road, mentioned … the great ancient Greek historian Herodotus ran through these steppes.

2) The history of Akmola starts … the year of 1830.

3) Akmolinsk grew … a modern and beautiful city.

4) … 1992 the city was returned its former name Akmola.

5) Astana is the capital … the Republic … Kazakhstan.

5.3.6 Use the correct Passive Voice form

1. Saryarkha steppes … (to be) always the territory of interethnic communication of various nations and cultures. 2. In the middle of the first millennium BC the Grand Silk Road … (to mention) by the great ancient Greek historian Herodotus. 3. In 1830 the fortress … (to establish) with the name Akmola in the area of Karaotkel by the Russian Empire. 4. In 1992 the city … (to return) its former name Akmola. 6. By the end of 1970s 4 institutes, 10 schools, 2 museums, 4 cinemas, 2 wonderful palaces, 4 fashionable hotels, many shops and different institutions … (to build) in the city. 7. Our group … (to show) all the sights of Astana by tomorrow afternoon. 8. Our group … (to show) all the sights of Astana by 8 p.m. yesterday. 9. From the station they … (to take) straight away to be shown the “Baiterek”, the buildings of the Parliament and the Government by their guide tomorrow morning.