The Places of Historical Interest of Ukraine

1. The Places of Historical Interest of Ukraine Today we shell discuss: The geographical position of Ukraine The Constitution of Ukraine Holidays in Ukraine Places of Historical Interest of Ukraine

2. Literature: • А.Б. Коганов. Сучаснаанглійськамова. ЧастинаII, ст.307 • Пєстрякова. 151 розмовна тема, ст.104

3. A QuizFinish the sentences:Ukraine is situated in the south-eastern part of • Asia • Africa • Europe

4. It covers the area of • 503.700 sq. km. • 603.700 sq. km. • 703.700 sq. km.

5. The southern coast of Ukraine is washed by … • The Red and The White seas • The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov • The Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea

6. The main river of Ukraine is • The Desna • The Dnipro • The Tissa

7. The main mountains of Ukraine are • The Rocky Mountains and the Crimean Mount • The Grampian Mountains and the Carpathian Mountains • The Carpathian and the Crimean Mountains

8. The national Flag of Ukraine symbolizes • The blue rivers and yellow flowers • The blue sky and yellow wheat field • The blue seas and yellow sun

9. The highest peak of the Crimean mountains is • Hoverla • Everest • Roman Kosh

10. The highest peak of Carpathians is • Ben Nevis • Hoverla • Roman Kosh

11. The highest body of the legislative power is • The Supreme Court • The VerkhovnaRada • The Cabinet of Ministers

12. The highest body of the executive power is • The President • The Supreme Court • The Cabinet of Ministers

13. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • The state symbols

14. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • The head of the state is the president

15. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • The highest body of the legislative power is the VerkhovnaRada

16. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • The highest body of the executive power is the Cabinet of Ministers

17. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • The highest body of the juridical power is the Supreme Court

18. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • V. Lytvyn is the Speaker of the VerkhovnaRada

19. Speak on the geographical position of Ukraine • Kyiv – the capital of Ukraine

20. Holidays in Ukraine • New Year’s Day – January, 1 • Christmas Day – January, 7 • Mother’s Day – March, 8 • Victory Day – May, 9 • The Constitution Day – June, 28 • The Independence Day – August, 24

21. The Places of Historical Interest of UkraineNew Vocabulary: • glorious – славетний • powerful – могутній, міцний, сильний • craft – ремесло • heroic deads – героїчні вчинки • grave – могила • ancient – стародавній • cathedral – собор

39. Complete the sentence • The state of KyivanRus was set up … • There are many places of historical interest … • Kyiv was already celebrated … • There are many monuments, museums, … • In Chernihiv region there is …

40. Complete the sentence • Near the small town of Kanev … • In Dnipropetrovsk there are … • The village Kapulivka is famous for … • In Zaporizhy there is famous island of … • There are a lot of places to see …

41. Say it is true or false and correct the false sentences • Ukraine has a long and glorious history. • The state of KyivanRus was set up in the 10th century. • It was a powerful state with low developed culture.

42. Say it is true or false and correct the false sentences • Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and one of the oldest cities in the Eastern Europe. • In Lviv region there is Literary and Memorial Museum of O.Dovzhenko. • Near the small town of Kanev the monument to the Ukrainian national geniousLesyaUkrainka is situated.

43. Say it is true or false and correct the false sentences • In Dnipropetrovsk region there is the village of Kapulivka famous for the grave of Ivan Sirko. • In Odessa there is the famous island of Khortytsya. • Island of Khortytsya was the centre of ZaporyzhzhyanSich.

44. Answer the questions: • When was the state of KyivanRus set up? • What kind of state was it? • How old is Kyiv? • What monuments are there in Kyiv? • What places of historical interest are there in Kyiv?

45. Answer the questions: • What museums are there in Chernihiv Region? • What is Kanev famous for? • What places of interest are there in Dnipropetrovsk region? • What is Zaporizhiya famous for? • Where are the most interesting places of historical interest situated?

46. Translate the sentences in Ukrainian • Держава Київська Русь була заснована на території України в 9 столітті. • Це була могутня держава з високо розвинутою культурою і різними ремеслами. • Є багато визначних історичних місць у Києві. • Найвідоміші пам’ятники , музеї, церкви, собори розташовані у Києві.

47. Translate the sentences in Ukrainian • У Каневі розташований пам’ятник Тарасу Шевченку. • У селі Капулівка Дніпропетровської області є могила Івана Сірка, ватажка Запорізьких козаків. • У Запоріжжі є відомий острів Хортиця – центр Запорізької Січі. • Ми раді, що живемо у країні з багатьма історичними пам’ятками.

48. Put the words and word-combinations in right order and make up sentences • History has Ukraine long a glorious and. • Kyiv of Ukraine the oldest in the Eastern Europe is the capital and one of cities. • But places of not only interest in Ukrainian are situated Kyiv.

49. Put the words and word-combinations in right order and make up sentences • Near the Kanev the monument of small town Taras Shevchenko to the genius is situated national Ukrainian. • Even was born the house, where, he is preserved. • As you see its any place, interesting is own in way.

50. Make up as many words as you can Agriculture