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CW. Read the texts again and complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the passages.

1. Azerbaijani national dances show ... .
2. “Flamenco” is a style of ... .
3. Dance has always played an important role ... .
4. The Greeks think ... .
5. African people expressed their feelings of ... and ... .
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GW/PW. Listen to the "Do You Know" box and write a paragraph about the dance you know. Insert the punctuation marks.

Do you know? ...

Azerbaijani dances symbolize a feeling of freedom courage a cheerful spirit quick temp and optimism braveness energy gracefulness and elegance Banovsha Regsi is a very elegant delicate* dance here a group of girls gather together and collect flowers Azerbaijani dances have a long history Gobustan Rocks show us the characteristic features of Azerbaijani dances There are a lot of drawings of dancing people on the rocks in Gobustan It shows that our people liked music and dance many years ago They were brave strong and they loved hunting too

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IW. Write about national dances of different countries based on the model below. Model:

Name of the country | Name of the dance | Reasons for the dance
• Azerbaijan | • Yalli • “Vagzali” | • expresses unity and collectiveness • symbolizes the bride’s departure from her house

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GW/IW. Project. Search and collect information about Azerbaijani national dances.

*delicate - sensitive