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Continents, countries ...
Textbook: p. 54
GoalKnow continents, countries and capitals; say where places are (in the north of …).
New words
continent · qit’acountry · mamlakatcapital · poytaxtnorth, south · shimol, janub
Explanation
There are 7 continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia (sometimes called Oceania). Uzbekistan is in Asia, in Central Asia. Location: “Uzbekistan is in Central Asia.” “Kazakhstan is to the north of Uzbekistan.” Neighbours: Kazakhstan in the north and north-west, Kyrgyzstan in the north-east, Tajikistan in the south-east, Afghanistan in the south, Turkmenistan in the south-west. Capitals: Tashkent, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Ashgabat, Kabul. Question: “What’s the capital of Kyrgyzstan?” — “Bishkek.” No article before the names of countries and cities: in Uzbekistan, in Tashkent.
Worked examples
“Our neighbours”. Uzbekistan is in the centre of Central Asia. To the north there is Kazakhstan, and to the south there is Afghanistan. Turkmenistan is in the south-west, Tajikistan is in the south-east and Kyrgyzstan is in the north-east. The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
— Where’s Egypt? — It’s in Africa. — What’s the capital? — It’s Cairo.
Class activity
“Map hunt”: the teacher names a country; pupils find it on a map and say “It’s in Asia. It’s to the north of …”.
Practice
1
How many continents are there? Name them.
7: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia.
2
The capital of Kyrgyzstan?
Bishkek
3
Make a sentence: Kazakhstan / north / Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan is to the north of Uzbekistan.
4
Why “in Uzbekistan” and not “in the Uzbekistan”?
Most country names do not take an article.