Task 1. Read the text. Task 5. Describe your favourite city using the frame

KYIV

Task 5. Describe your favourite city using the frame.

Task 4. Describe any tourist attraction using the table.

Location	…on the coast of…, …on the site of…, …on the outskirts of…, centrally located…, out of the way…, …off the beaten track…, …not far from the…, …quite close to the…, …overlooks the…, …within the walking distance of the centre…
Kind of Place	It is a place where people can… It offers … the opportunity to… It has a wide range of things to look at… It used to be… There you will have a choice between… and… The facilities are fantastic…
Positive Adjectives	Lively, picturesque, welcoming, impressive, cosy, specious, friendly, comfortable, well-maintained. (add the adjectives from Task 2)
Negative Adjectives	Dull, old-fashioned, chaotic, depressing, sleepy, messy, dirty, untidy, unfriendly, dilapidated.
Feelings	It feels/seems/looks as if… It gives the impression of… You get the feeling that… generally… You are made to feel…

Welcome to..., which offers you a wide variety of....

This... place boasts....

It has a multitude of attractions such as... and one can always find a place to suit the taste.

Such places as... are sure to capture your interest.

A trip to... won’t be complete without....

All in all... will make your excursion an exciting and memorable experience.

Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The city is also the political, economic, and cultural center of Ukraine. It lies in north-central Ukraine on the Dnipro River, in a rich agricultural and industrial region.

The central area of Kyiv lies on the hilly western bank of the Dnipro. There buildings dating from the Middle Ages to the present stand near each other. Landmarks of Kyiv include St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the Golden Gate of Yaroslav the Wise, both completed in 1037. The Monastery of the Caves, which has a network of catacombs, also dates from the Middle Ages. Mariinsky Palace and the Church of St. Andrew, both built during the mid-1700’s, are important examples of the architecture of that period.

Kyiv is known for its attractive parks and famous Main Boulevard, Khreshchatyk Street. The city has a number of colleges, universities, and research institutes. Kyiv also has many museums and theatres. Kyiv is a major manufacturing and transportation center. Its chief products include chemicals, clothing, footwear, instruments, and machinery. The city is an important highway and railroad junction, an air transportation hub, and a busy river port.

Kyiv’s beginnings go back to the Stone Age. There is a legend about founding of Kyiv. Once there were three brothers, Kyi, Shchek and Khoriv, and they had a young sister Lybed. They founded a city on the hills and called it Kyiv after the eldest brother. It is believed that Kyi did exist – that he was a Prince of the Poliane tribe and lived in the 7^th c.

The city was founded by Slavic people, possibly as early as the A.D. 400’s. In 882 Prince Oleg of Novgorod, having seized Kyiv, was known to have said: “This will be the mother of all Russian towns!” The Novgorod principality united with that of Kyiv, and the town was made the capital of a unified Russian state. Kyiv prospered as a trading center and, during the late 800’s became famous as the capital of the first East Slavic State, called Kyivan Rus. By the 1000’s, Kyiv was one of Europe’s greatest centers of commerce and culture and known as the rival of Constantinople.

Kyiv remained the capital for nearly three centuries. Gradually other feudal centers came into being. The independent princes undermined the authority of the Grand Duke of Kyiv and led to disintegration.

In December 1240 the Mongol-Tatar forces led by Khan Batu besieged Kyiv. Mongol invaders destroyed much of the city in 1240. It was only by a miracle that the Cathedral of St. Sophia, St. Michael’s Monastery and the Golden Gate survived the invasion half-ruined. The Mongol-Tatars ruled Kyiv more than a century.

Kyiv was rebuilt in the 1300’s. It came under Lithuanian rule in 1362 and under Polish rule in 1569. Russia regained control of Kyiv in 1654 after the Pereyaslav Rada /Council/ adopted a decision on the reunification of Ukraine and Russia.

In 1793 the two pares of Ukraine united within the Russian State and in 1797 Kyiv became the capital of the Kyiv, Volhynia and Podillia Provinces. In 1632 the Kyiv Mohyla Academy was founded.

The great Russian scientist Mykhailo Lomonosov, the outstanding Ukrainian philosopher Grygory Skovoroda and the historian Dmytro Bantysh-Kamensky were all students of the Kyiv Academy.

In the 19^th centuty Kyiv became the chief center of the economic, political and cultural life of Ukraine. In 1805 the first theatre was opened. Kyiv University was inaugurated in 1834. In January 1846 the “Cyril and Methodius” Society was founded in Kyiv. Taras Shevchenko, the outstanding Ukrainian poet, was the leader of its wing.

After the fall of tsarism in 1917-1918 the Provisional Government and the Central Rada under M. Grushevsky (1866-1934) were established in Kyiv. In 1918-20 Kyiv became the scene of the fierce battles of the civil war.

In 1934 Kyiv became the capital of the Ukrainian Republic and the Government was transferred from Kharkiv. From 1941 to 1943, during World War II, the city was occupied by the German army and was badly damaged. It was rebuilt after the war and has grown rapidly.

In 1991 the Ukrainian republic declared itself an independent nation and Kyiv became the capital of independent and sovereign Ukraine.

Task 2. Discussion. Answer the questions.

1.What are the landmarks of Kyiv?

2.What is the legend about founding of Kyiv?

3.Who is known to have said: “This will be the mother of all Russian towns!”

4.What famous people were the students of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy?

5.When did Kyiv become the capital of independent and sovereign Ukraine?

Task 3. Comrehension: Fill in the gaps with the missing words.

Kyiv’s beginnings go back to the...............Age. There is.......about founding of Kyiv.

Once there were three brothers, Kyi, Shchek and Khoriv, and they had a young.........Lybed. They founded a city on the..............and called it Kyiv after the eldest................It is believed that Kyi did exist – that he was a.........of the Poliane tribe and lived in the 7^th century. The city was founded by.............people, possibly as early as the A.D. 400’s. In 882.................Oleg of Novgorod, having seized Kyiv, was known to have said: “This will be the.............of all Russian towns!”

The Novgorod principality united with that of Kyiv, and the town was made the...........of a unified Russian state. Kyiv prospered as a trading center and, during the late 800’s became famous as the....................of the first East Slavic State, called Kyivan................By the 1000’s, Kyiv was one of Europe’s greatest centers of.............and culture and known as the....................of Constantinople. Kyiv remained the capital for nearly.................centuries. Gradually other.......centers came into being. The independent.................undermined the authority of the Grand Duke of Kyiv and led to................The Mongol-Tatars ruled Kyiv more than a.....................

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