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Portable homes

What do you know about yurts?

Who lives in yurts now?

In the past, the people of Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries were nomadic. This means that they moved from place to place with their animals. They didn't have time to build houses when they stopped. They carried their 'houses' with them.

We call these portable houses 'yurts'. Yurt is an English word from the Russian yurta (юрта). A yurt is a large round tent usually made of wood and felt (sheep's wool). It is light, and one animal – a camel or a yak – can carry it on its back. It is also easy to put up and take down, and very comfortable to live in.

The steppes of Central Asia can be very cold and very hot at different times of the year. Yurts protect the people inside them from the winter cold and the summer heat, from wind and from snow.

Kazakh shepherds still use yurts when they are on the steppes with their sheep and goats. They are also popular with visitors to Kazakhstan.

Task

Read the text, then answer the questions.

1 Why did Kazakhs live in yurts?

2 What is a yurt made of?

3 How many animals usually carry a yurt from place to place?

4 Are yurts cold in the winter?

5 Who uses yurts now?

ABOUT YURTS IN THE WEST

Yurts are becoming very popular in Europe and North America. They are made with modern materials and are not as portable as Central Asian yurts. Yurt holidays are very popular. Some modern yurts are like expensive hotels inside!

1. Почему казахи жили в юртах?

Ответ: Because they were nomadic, moved from place to place with their animals, and didn't have time to build houses. (Потому что они были кочевниками, передвигались с места на место со своими животными и у них не было времени строить дома.)

2. Из чего сделана юрта?

Ответ: A yurt is usually made of wood and felt (sheep's wool). (Юрта обычно сделана из дерева и войлока (овечьей шерсти).)

3. Сколько животных обычно переносят юрту с места на место?

Ответ: One animal, like a camel or a yak, usually carries a yurt. (Обычно юрту перевозит одно животное, например, верблюд или як.)

4. Холодно ли в юртах зимой?

Ответ: No, yurts protect people from the winter cold. (Нет, юрты защищают людей от зимнего холода.)

5. Кто использует юрты сейчас?

Ответ: Kazakh shepherds and visitors to Kazakhstan use yurts. They are also popular for holidays in Europe and North America. (Юрты используют казахские пастухи и туристы в Казахстане. Они также популярны для отдыха в Европе и Северной Америке.)