Ukraine

Match the following English words and word combinations with their Ukrainian equivalents.

Read the following words. Pay attention to their pronunciation.

Complete the following sentences with the names given below.

1) The outstanding Ukrainian scientists are …

2) The Ukrainian Olympic champions are …

3) The most talented and popular Ukrainian composers are …

4) The famous Ukrainian artists are …

5) The prominent Ukrainian writers are …

6) The eminent Ukrainian politicians are …

7) The renowned Ukrainian educationalists are …

(Yana Klochkova, Dmytro Levytsky, Ivan Franko, Bohdan Khmelnitsky, Lesya Ukrainka, Volodymir Vernadsky, Hryhory Skovoroda, Yury and Platon Mayboroda, Lilia Podkopayeva, Anton Makarenko, Ilya Repin, Katya Serebrianska, Ilya Mechnikov, Mykola Lysenko, Marko Vovchok, Leo Landau, Volodymyr Borovykovsky, Yaroslav the Wise, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky)

sovereign – суверенний

border – межа

plain – рівнина

peninsula – півострів

powerful – сильний

to connect – з’єднувати

legislative – законодавчий

executive – виконавчий

judicial – судовий

branch – гілка, галузь, влада

to represent – представляти

to appoint – призначати

to approve – схвалювати

majority – більшість

supreme – верховний

trident – тризуб

anthem – гімн

to perish – гинути, вмирати

community – спільнота

to cooperate – співробітничати, взаємодіяти

to participate – брати участь

I

1) international organizations a) Верховний Суд

2) the world community b) прапор та тризуб

3) foreign policy c) виконавча влада

4) national anthem d) світова спільнота

5) flag and trident e) суверенна держава

6) national symbols f) національний гімн

7) Supreme Court g) судова влада

8) sovereign state h) міжнародні організації

9) legislative branch i) національні символи

10) executive branch j) законодавча влада

11) judicial branch k) зовнішня політика

II

12) a treeless plain l) південно-східна частина

13) the Crimean Peninsula m) найбільші міста

14) the Crimean Mountains n) Карпатські гори

15) on both sides o) Кримські гори

16) a powerful river p) Кримський півострів

17) less important q) безлісна рівнина

18) the biggest cities r) могутня ріка

19) the south-eastern part s) менш важливий

20) the Carpathian Mountains t) з обох сторін

Reading Activities

Read and translate the text:

Ukraine is a sovereign state whose independence was declared on August 24, 1991. Before that it was one of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union. Ukraine is situated in the south-eastern part of Central Europe, and it borders on other European countries: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Moldova and Romania. Its territory is about 600,000 square kilometres. The population is about 46 million people. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. Among the biggest cities are Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhya, Donetsk, Odessa and some others.

The territory of Ukraine is mostly a treeless plain, called the steppe. There are the Crimean Mountains in the Crimean Peninsula and the Carpathian Mountains in the west. The main river in the country is the Dnieper which is the third longest in Europe. One of the oldest Ukrainian cities, Kyiv, is situated on both sides of this wide and powerful river. Another Ukrainian river, the Danube, connects Ukraine with 7 European countries. Other less important rivers are the Dniester, the Southern Bug, the Desna, the Pripyat, the Seversky Donets and about 70 thousand small rivers.

The country has a democratic political system. State power in Ukraine is divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The legislative power is represented by Ukraine’s Parliament, called Verhovna Rada. The executive branch consists of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President and approved by the majority of the Parliament. The judicial power is represented by the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court.

The national symbols of Ukraine are the national blue and yellow flag and the trident. The national anthem is “Shche ne vmerla Ukraina” (“Ukraine has not perished yet”).

The strategic line of Ukraine’s foreign policy is to live in peace with the rest of the world community, to cooperate with other countries and participate in European and world structures through membership in the United Nations Organization and other international political, economic and cultural organizations.

Post-reading Activities

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