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Английский язык
от alesyakostyrko
Task 1. Read the text and fills the gaps in it.
ancient, settlement , outskirts, hectares,National, capital , birthplace ,
Almaty – The City of Apples
Almaty may have lost its status as capital of Kazakhstan, but it remains the country’s first city, cultural and business capital and main transport hub.
This beautiful town at the foot of the emerald Tien-Shan mountains rightly called a garden city. In spring, when its southern 1. ______________are drowning in apple, apricot and cherry blossom, Almaty looks like something out of a fairytale. Its luxuriant greenery and stunning mountain backdrop make Almaty unlike any other city.
Gardens, woods, parks, boulevards and flowerbeds account for over 8,000 2.__________of its area: indeed the city is located at the heart of the Ili-Alatau 3.___________Park.
The name Almaty comes from the word “alma”, meaning apple. It is the 4._____________of the famous Almaty apporte, which was obtained by crossing local apple varieties. According to some sources this was this location of the ancient trading 5. ___________ Almatu, on the famous caravan route known as the Silk Road. Almaty was sacked by Genghis Khans’ horde in the 13th century, and in 1854 the Russians built Vierney near the ruins of the 6. ______________town. Their fort renamed Alma-Ata in Soviet times, was the 7. ____________of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997.
Task 2. Answer the questions according to the text.
How does the author describe the former capital?
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How did the city get its name?
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What national park is this city located in?
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