Vocabulary. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with given Vocabulary items according to the context of the sentences.

Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with given Vocabulary items according to the context of the sentences.

1. To emphasize their superiority the rich Kazakhs wore several shapans at once ___.

a. all the year round

b. in winter

c. in cold weather

2. With the birth of her first child a woman put on the hat of a married woman, ___________.

a. which she wore until her first grandson was born

b. which she wore until her children got married

c. which she wore until the end of her life

3. Traditional women’s hats are really very interesting. They were _________of their marital status.

a. the reflections

b. the attitudes

c. the manners

4. For many centuries the Kazakh national clothes have been ________for their simplicity and rationality.

a. very ordinary

b. important and deserving attention

c. extraordinary

5. The main form of the street clothes for men was an ________robe of special style.

a. orient

b. interesting

c. large

Comprehension

A) Looking for main Ideas

Write complete answers to these questions

1. What were the traditional materials for national Kazakh clothes?

2. Why was the type of the hat very important for each woman?

3. What type of clothes was usually used as a gift for the most important and honorable people?

B) Looking for Details

One word in each sentence is not correct. Cross out the word and write the correct variant above it.

1. Shapan is a straight wide robe with short sleeves.

2. Clothes were common in their color for all sectors of the population, but there were some variations depending on certain social position and age.

3. In early years the male and female footwear did not differ from each other. They were high boots similar for each season.

4. Leather, plastic, thin felt and cloth were traditional materials for making clothes.

5.Many kinds of street clothes were made not only from skins and fur of wild and domestic animals but form felts as well. For this purpose mainly black wool was used.

Grammar

Complete the sentences with the prepositions below

Among, on, form, before, with

1. Clothes were decorated _______fur, embroidery and ornaments

2. In early years the male and female footwear did not differ ______ each other.

3. With the birth of her first child a woman put _________the hat of a married woman, which she wore until she became old.

4.The most interesting ______others is a Kazakh national female wedding cap.

5. This cap was a necessary part of the girl’s dowry and prepared long ________she reached marriage age.

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