ПЗ 42: «Astana. Sequence of Tenses in Dialogues for Conversation about My Native Land»
Look at the emblem of Astana and describe it.
What can you say about the Baiterek Tower?
Use article where necessary.
1 According to … resolution of …UNESCO Astana was awarded with … medal.
A the, - ,a
B the, the, the
C a, the, -
D the, - , a
E a, a, a
2 …city of Astana was chosen as…most optimum alternative of all.
A. a, the,
B. a, a
C. the, the
D. - , -
E - ,the
3 … year in … year out ecological condition of… «southern capital» deteriorates dramatically
A. a, a, the,
B. - , - ,the
C - , the, -
D a, the, the.
E. the, the, the
4. Astana is… main town of the Astana County pertaining to …region of Siberian Keyholes on …Ishim river.
A. a, the, a
B .the, the, a
C. the, the, the
D. - , the, a
E. a, - ,the
Choose the right preposition
1. The Decree …the President was approved … the Parliament… the Republic of Kazakhstan
A. of, by, of
B of, with, at.
C. of, without, off
D. at, by, on
E. of, at, in.
2 . … 1925 the capital… Kazakhstan was transferred …Kzyl- Orda
A after, in, info.
B. in, of, to.
C. in, off, at.
D. on, of, at.
E .in, at, to.
3. An opportunity … bringing the number of… the population … … 4000000 was taken … consideration
A. on, up, to, to
B. in, up, to, into.
C. of, of, up, to, into
D. out, up to, with
E. of, up to, along
4. … the 19 century Astana was a substantial commercial and economic centre …the steppe
A. in, in
B. in, on
C. in, under.
D. in, over
E. in, into.
5. The history …Astana starts …the year… 1830
A. of, from, of.
B. of,at, in,
C. of, at on.
D. of, with, upon.
E. off, from, to.
Put the verb in the Passive Voice
1 Astana… …the capital of Kazakhstan on December 10, 1997.
A. is announced
B. has announced
C. was announced
D. announcing
E. will announce.
2. In 1925 the capital of Kazakhstan … …
A. is transferred
B was transferred
C. has been transferred
D. transferred
E. is being transferred
3. In fact the city … …
A .is overbuilt
B. built
C is building
D. has been building
C .was building
4. On july 16.1863 Astana … district city.
A. is announced
B was announced
C. has announced
D. had announced
E. announces.
5. As to the transfer of the capital from Almaty to Astana it … … by economic, ecological and
geographic expendiency
A. prompt.
B. prompted
C. is prompted
D. prompting
E. having prompted
Show how you know the dates
1. The international presentation of Astana has held in…
A. 1997 B. 1996 C. 1998 D. 1999 E. 2000
2. Astana was awarded with a medal and the nonourable title of sity of peace in…
A. 1997 B.1998 C. 1999 D. 2000 E. 2001
3. Orenburg had been the first capital of Kazakhstan since …
A. 1918 B. 1862 C. 1920 D. 1921 E. 1922.
4. The Akmolinsk region with its centre in the city of Omsk was set up in…
A. 1861 B 1862 C. 1866 D.1868 E. 1969.
Find out the Tense of the verb
1) Construction of the Turk sib railway served the basic reason for transferring the capital to Alma-Ata.
A. Present Simple Active.
B. Past Continuous Active.
C. Past Perfect Present Continuous Passive.
2) No less acute are transport problems.
A. Present Perfect Active
B. Past Simple Active
C. Present Continuous Active
D. Present Simple Pasive
E. Future Simple Active
3) Astana steppes have always been a territory of inter-ethnic communication of various nations and cultures
A. Present Simple Active
B. Present Simple Passive
C. Present Perfect Active
D. Past Perfect Active
E. Future Simple Active
4) Subsequently it turned into the well known Ground Silk Route
A. Present Simple Active
B. Past Simple Active
C. Future Simple Active
D. Present Perfect Active
E. Past Continuous Active
5) The first ever capital of Kazakhstan since 1920 had been the city of Orenburg
A. Present Perfect Active
B. Past Perfect Active
C. Future Perfect Active
D. Past Simple Active
E. Past Perfect Continuous