Урок 7: Кыргызстан
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About the lesson
This lesson will introduce you to the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan (in English its official name is the Kyrgyz Republic). In Kyrgyz it is called Кыргыз Республикасы, and in Russian Кыргызская Республика. This chapter will also focus on the topic of nature.
In this lesson, you will:
- learn some basic facts about Kyrgyzstan
- learn about Kyrgyz money
- learn about why people call the country by different names and how people feel about it
- learn about the population of Kyrgyzstan
- learn interesting facts about Kyrgyzstan
- learn about language in Kyrgyzstan, including Russian
- learn about some cities in Kyrgyzstan
- learn about Kyrgyz names
- learn a little about the history of Kyrgyzstan
- review and learn vocabulary and grammar on the topic of nature
- learn about the 40 clans of Kyrgyzstan
- learn about Kyrgyzstan’s mountains and glaciers
- learn about gold mining in Kyrgyzstan
- learn about the problem of smog in Bishkek
- learn about Lake Issyk-Kul and the nature around it
- learn about plants and agriculture in Kyrgyzstan
- learn about animals and their role in Kyrgyzstan, especially related to falconry and the sport Kok boru
- learn about the Kyrgyz / Soviet writer Chinghiz Aitmatov
- make a logo for a place
- write about your favorite place in nature
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Acknowledgments
Lesson main author: Shannon Donnally Quinn
Lesson contributing authors: Anna Tumarkin, Tolgonay Kubatova
