Read and listen. Look and
answer the questions.
What kind of play is it?
What characters can you see?
What can you say about the puppeteers?
Maskharaboz from the old city
The Republican Youth Theatre of
Uzbekistan in Tashkent is a wonderful
theatre. It was established in 1929. The
theatre's director Olimjon Salimov joined the theatre in 1993. His original productions
have made the theatre very popular. The actors are proud that they have taken part in
regional, national and international theatre festivals.
This is a scene from the comedy 'Boz Maskharaboz'. The comedy consists of four
parts and this is a lyrical scene from the last part. It is about puppets in love who try
to find happiness.​

My favorite place isn't town. It is a small island on the Volga river. I go there with my family in summer. 
There are many Islands on the Volga river. Why is this Island my favorite place? Well, I like it because there are no people. It is very quiet and green. There are some sea-gulls there. What do we do there? We have picnics, play badminton, swim a lot. We go by boat early in the morning, and come late in the evening. We enjoy our picnic very much.

Мое любимое место это не город. Это небольшой остров на реке Волга. Я езжу туда с моей семьей летом.

На реке Волга есть много островов. Почему этот остров мое любимое место? Ну, мне нравится потому что здесь нет людей. Тут очень тихо и зелено. Здесь есть несколько чаек. Что мы делаем там? Мы устраиваем пикники, игрем в бадминтон, много плаваем. Мы едем на лодке рано утром и приезжаем поздно вечером. Мы очень наслаждаемся нашим пикником.  

Firstly, it is a war. Due to the proliferation of nuclear weapons on the Earth, which are able to destroy a life on the planet, the problem of war and peace has become global.
Secondly, it is the global warming as well as the environmental pollution. Every day the climate of the planet is changing more and more, reserves of fresh water are depleted, the environment is being polluted. All this is the result of human's activities, and if we continue to do this, the death of humanity within a few generations is inevitable.
Poverty, famine and homelessness are the causes of death for many years. To date, the number of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition has reached 1 billion people. It creates a serious threat to the international security.
The last thing I would like to say is about endangered species of animals and plants. Their habitats are being destroyed. This is due to global warming, logging, fire, mining. To sum up, it is necessary to make conclusions about the global problems of extinction of organisms.