Uch beforeu1 what do you know about the Kazakh language? Discuss your ideas in pall2 Read the text and check your ideas.KAZAKH is a Turkic language. It contains words fromother Turkic languages, but also some words of Russianorigin.First written form of the Kazakh language was usingthe Arabic scriptKazakh is a language with rich history. Let's have a lookat some interesting facts. Can you guess which wordsor phrases are missing?✓ Stan is an ancient Persian word meaning(1)., and Kazakh means (2)When the Kazakh khanate split into threegroups in the mid-1400s, each group wascalled zhuz, which translates literally as (3) ...✓ The traditional nomad home of the Kazakhsis known as a yurta. Its name comes from theKazakh word meaning (4)'...Kazakhstan's national dish is beshbarmak, whichliterally means (5):.' because of the way it istraditionally eaten.Kyz kuu is a Kazakh competition in which a young man on horseback pursues a young womanriding in front of him. The competition's name means (6)3 Read the text again and complete it with the words and expressions A-F.A adventurer B hundred C land D family E five fingers F catch that girl​

2 A: … (Have you/ever/been) to Australia?
B: No, it … (had been closed) by the time I got there.
B: No. I … (have lived) in this area for three years.
B: Yes, I … (had been trying) to fix the old one for ages when I decided to buy a new one.
B: No, he … (is) in a meeting at the moment.
B: I … (went) to the new Chinese restaurant in town.
B: My keys. I … (have lost) them.
10 A: I'm tired. We … (have been walking) all morning.
11 A: What … (have you/bought) your mother for Christmas?
12 A: What time … (are you/leaving) tomorrow?
b: Yes. She … (has been doing) the same job for thirty years.
B: While I … (was waiting) at the bus stop yesterday morning.
B: Yes, I … (am going) to the cinema with Ed.
B: I … (was having) a lesson.
B: Yes, but I was nervous because I … (had not/flown) before.

1 A: There's a lovely smell coming from the kitchen.
B: Yes, I have been cooking biscuits.
2 A: Have you ever been to Australia?
B: No, I haven't.
3 A: Did you manage to get to the bank yesterday?
B: No, it had closed by the time I got there.
4 A: Are you new to this area?
B: No, I lived in this area for three years.
5 A: I see you finally bought a new video.
B: Yes, I had been trying to fix the old one for ages when I decided to buy a new one.
6 A: Is Mr Dixon free yet?
B: No, he is in a meeting at the moment.
7 A: Where did you go for dinner on your birthday?
B: I went to the new Chinese restaurant in town.
8 A: What are you looking for?
B: My keys. I have lost them.
9 A: Did you find the papers you were looking for?
B: Yes. They have been on my desk all the time.
10 A: I'm tired. We have been walking all morning.
B: Let's stop and have something to eat, then.
11 A: What have you bought your mother for Christmas?
B: I got her a new jumper.
12 A: What time are you leaving tomorrow?
B: Very early. At 6 o'clock in the morning.
13 A: Linda is very good at her job, isn't she?
b: Yes. She has been doing the same job for thirty years.
14 A: When did you see Janet?
B: While I was waiting at the bus stop yesterday morning.
15 A: Have you made plans for Saturday yet?
B: Yes, I am going to the cinema with Ed.
16 A: Where were you at 5 o'clock yesterday?
B: I was having a lesson.
17 A: Did you enjoy your flight?
B: Yes, but I was nervous because I had not flown before.