kazakhstan
A Stewardess from
Almaty
Laura talks about her work and goals.
Vocabulary
| contest | expensive | grow/grew/grown |
| airline | dream (2) | international |
| earn | standard | country (2) |
| afford | thing (2) | all kinds of |
| cheap | depressed | good living |
| worry | cheerful | stewardess |
| used to | wonderful | all over the world |
| friendly | carnival | would like to |
| mood | first place | good mood |
| prize | loved ones | grew up in |
Video
Transcript
Hello My name is Laura. I was born and grew up in Almaty in beautiful Kazakhstan. I’m 28 years old.
What do you do for a living?
I’m a stewardess with an international airline. I earn a good living by our country’s standards. I can afford the things I want.
What does globalization mean to you?
You can travel to different countries and visit all kinds of people. You can buy things you only used to dream of.
In some places everything is very cheap; in others it’s very expensive.
What worries you?
I have little worries sometimes. But I’m a very positive, cheerful person. I never get depressed.
What makes you happy?
My loved ones…my job…my friends. Maybe peace all over the world.
What country would you like to visit?
I would really like to go to Brazil. Friendly people. The carnival. The good mood. Rio de Janeiro. Sao Paulo. I’d like to visit them.
How do you spend your free time?
I like to sing. Last year I took first place in a karaoke contest. I even got some prize money. That was wonderful.
Questions
1. Who is this person? Who is she? Where is she from?
2. What is her profession or job?
3. Is she upper class (rich), upper-middle-class, middle-class, working class or lower class (poor)?
4. Does she feel positive or negative about globalization? Why does she feel this way?
5. She is a worrier. True or false?
6. Jewellery, new clothes and shopping makes her happy. Yes or no? What makes her happy?
7. She would like to visit . . . . . because . . . . . . . .
8. What is her hobby? What does she do in her spare time?
A. Do you live in Kazakhstan? Are you from Kazakhstan? Have you ever been to Kazakhstan?
B. Have you meet anyone from Kazakhstan? Who were they? What were they doing?
C. Describe the climate and geography of Kazakhstan.
D. Describe the economy of Kazakhstan. What are its imports and exports?
E. What are some of Kazakhstan’s problems or challenges?
F. What is the food of Kazakhstan like? Describe its cuisine.
G. What are some tourist attractions (cultural, historical, natural)?
H. What comes to mind when you think of Kazakhstan? What do you associate with Kazakhstan?
A Home in Astana
Gulnaziya invites guests into her living room.
Vocabulary
| gather | Let’s go | surf the internet |
| typical | fir tree | region/regional |
| scene | stream | nowadays |
| fur | souvenir | living room |
| yurt | landscape | nomad/nomadic |
| guest | surf (2) | smoked chicken |
| union | herring | Soviet Union |
| again | one day | come back |
Video
Transcript
Hello. My name is Gulnaziya Nussupova from Astana in Kazakhstan. Welcome.
My daughter is 12 years old and likes to surf the internet. Let’s go into the living room.
This is my favorite picture. I come from Almaty and this picture was given to me by my husband’s parents. It shows a typical regional landscape scene.
There are mountains, streams, and fir trees in Almaty.
These are Kazakhstan souvenirs. This is our national instrument, the dumbra. This one is small, just a souvenir.
This is a yurt. We used to be a nomadic people. But nowadays you only see them in villages during the summer months.
When we have guests, we always gather in this room.
This salad is made of smoked chicken. And this is a herring salad. It’s a traditional salad for the Russians and Ukrainians too; the regions that were part of the Soviet Union.
We all love it.
Thank you for visiting us. And come back again one day.
Questions
1. Who is this person? Where does she live? Was she born there?
2. Her daughter is a typical 12-year old. Yes or no?
3. Describe her favorite picture.
4. What does the traditional instrument resemble?
5. Farmers live in yurts. True or false?
6. Is there a special room for guests?
7. The salads are made of . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . .
8. Only Kazakhs like these salads. Is this correct or wrong?
9. Do they have close family ties?
A. Do all your friends surf the internet?
B. What are some of you souvenirs?
C. Are you from Kazakhstan? Do you live in Kazakhstan? Have you ever been to Kazakhstan?
C. Have you met anyone from Kazakhstan? Who were they? What were they doing?
D. Describe the climate and geography of Kazakhstan.
E. Describe the economy of Kazakhstan. What does it import and export?
F. Does Kazakhstan have any problems or challenges?
G. What is the food of Kazakhstan like? Describe Kazakh cuisine.
H. What are some tourists attractions (cultural, historical, natural)?
I. What comes to mind when you think of Kazakhstan? What do you associate with Kazakhstan?
