Science and technology in Kazakhstan

Curriculum topic

Grade

Grade 9

Subject

Английский язык

Term

4

Lesson

№ 97

Section

Science and technology. Unit 9)

Learning objectives

• 9.4.5.1identify the main idea from the context of long texts on most familiar general and academic topics
• 9.5.6.1write texts on familiar general and academic topics using various connecting conjunctions

Sample questions

1. 1
   In 2006 Kazakhstan sent up KazSat-1, its first communications satellite. Today satellites bring television and internet to distant villages. What is the main idea?

   Distant villages have no television at all. Kazakhstan builds satellites for other countries. Satellites are useful in many areas of life. Television is more important than the internet.
2. 2
   Baikonur is the world's first spaceport. From it the first satellite and the first cosmonaut went into space. It is still used for launches today. What is the main idea?

   Baikonur is important for space exploration. Baikonur was built for tourists. Only Kazakh cosmonauts work at Baikonur. Space launches stopped many years ago.
3. 3
   The Digital Kazakhstan programme has connected villages to the internet and taught people to use online government services. What is the main idea?

   A state programme brings digital services to everyone. Online services cost a lot of money. The programme is only for city schools. Villages refuse to use the internet.