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The Uzbekistan I live in
Textbook pp. 10–12
GoalUnderstand what a homeland is and recognise Uzbekistan’s cities and flag.
New words
homeland · Vatancapital city · poytaxtflag · bayroqliving in harmony · ahil
Explanation
The land where a person is born and grows up is their homeland. Our homeland is Uzbekistan. Our capital is Tashkent. Old cities like Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva are famous all over the world. People of many nationalities live together in harmony here.
Worked examples
Our flag’s colours: blue, white and green with thin red stripes between them; a crescent moon and 12 stars on the left.
Class activity
“City trip”: the teacher points to a city on the map; children say its name and something found there (for example, Registan in Samarkand).
Practice
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What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent
2
Name two more historic cities of ours.
For example: Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva
3
Which colours are on our flag?
Blue, white, green and red stripes