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Exercise 6. You are going to interview aperson whose native city is Kyiv. Match the questions with suitable answers.

1.Who founded Kyiv?

2.Are there any historical monuments which were built in the Xl-th century?

3.When did Kyiv become the capital of the Ukrainian Republic?

4.Why is Kyiv sometimes called "Mother of Rus cities"?

5.Why is Kyiv Mohila Academy considered to be one of the best known educational institutions?

a)In 882 Prince Oleg of Novgorod gave Kyiv that title.

b)The city was founded by Slavic people possible as early as the A.D. 400s.

c)That Academy was founded in 1632 and a lot of outstanding Ukrainians were the students of the Academy.

d)Landmarks of Kyiv include St. Sophia's Cathedral and the Golden Gate, both completed in 1037.

e)In 1934 Kyiv became the capital of Ukrainian Republic.

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Exercise 7. Complete this letter. Use the wordsfrom text 2.

 

Dear Sylvia!

 

 

 

I am writing from Kyiv, the (1) с_______

of Ukraine. We're staying in a large hotel on

Khreshchatyk street. This is the (2) m _______ street of the (3) с ________ .

 

There buildings dating from the (4) M ______

A

__ to present stand near each other. Kyiv

is known for its (5) a ________ parks. We were impressed by great number of (6)

ch

_ . Really Kyiv is the centre of Orthodox Church. So we are having a lovely time.

 

See you when I get back.

 

Best wishes. Dan.

 

 

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4..

 

 

2.

5.

 

 

3.

6.

 

 

Exercise 8. Use the wordsfrom the text to complete the sentences.

a) PoltavaKyiv dialects, b) Ukrainian dialects, c) set of dialects, d) dialectical divisions, e) dialectical foundation.

1. Ukrainian is represented by a ... some of which differ significantly from the others. 2. ... in Ukrainian are not so strong as they are in British or German.

3.Scholars have divided ... into three main groups.

4.Standard Ukrainian is a superstructure built on this ....

5.The standard language is based mainly on the ... of the southeastern group.

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9. You are going to read an article about the system ofschooling in Ukraine. Parts of is mixed. Put them in the correct chronological order. Write the appropriate letter (A-

A e boxes after the text (1-5). There is an example at the beginning (0).

first universities appeared in Kharkiv (1805), Kyiv (1834) and Odesa (1865).

~y existed before Kyiv Rus was baptized, but we know too little about that period. Ac sixteenth-eighteenth centuries an increasing number of schools were set up by

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t-day Ukraine has got a rather developed system of education.

O D trace the schooling tradition to the time of the baptism of Rus, when the Cyrillic alphabet

turn of the eighteenth century the level of public literacy placed Ukraine ahead of a of Western and Eastern European countries.

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10. What three words do you think should go in theparts of the diagram?

Unit 9

Ukrainian way of life.

Exercise 1. Select the wordfrom thefour alternatives given which is most similar in meaning tt the word in italics as it is used in the text. Write the answer in the box.

0. evidence

1. cuisine

2. read

3. enrich

a) facts

a) kitchen

a) change

a) fill

b) position

b) cooking

b) arrive

b) show

c) relation

c) dinner

c) remain

c) grow

d) element

d) eating

d) raise

d) improve

4. beverage

 

5. availability

 

6. influence

 

7. common

 

a) food

 

a) accessibility

 

a) import

 

a) famous

 

b) taste

 

b) necessity

 

b) become

 

b) favourite

 

c) drink

 

c) tradition

 

c) effect

 

c) ordinary

 

d) ingredient

 

d) condition

 

d) introduce

 

d) ancient

 

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Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with propositions in the box.

from, on, since, in, with, by, of, through

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Appetite comes a) with eating.

 

 

 

 

1.

Potato reached Ukraine b)

America, c)

Europe, d)

the 17th century.

 

2.

Borsch is made e)

vegetables.

 

 

 

 

3. Meat is usually eaten f)

feast days.

 

 

 

 

4.

g)

ancient times bread has held primary position in Ukrainian cuisine.

 

 

5. Tea is the most consumed beverage followed h)

coffee.

 

 

 

 

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Exercise 3. Pair the words in column A and B. Writeyour answers in the boxes. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

0. nutritional

A

 

a) domestication

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1. animal

 

 

b) variations

 

 

2. trade

 

 

c) value

 

 

3. significant

 

 

d) cream

 

 

4. baked

 

 

e) relations

 

 

5. sour

 

 

f) potatoes

 

 

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Exercise 4. Put the words in the box into the correct column in the chart below (fourfor each). cattle, cheese, oat, barley, cucumber, pumpkin, sausage, poultry,

,wheat, onion, sheep, bean, buckwheat, bread, hog.______________

Vegetable

Grain

Food

Animal

 

wheat

 

 

Exercise 5. What word do you think should be in the middle of the diagram? Put the words in the box in the correct section of the diagram. ________________________

a)humorists, b) memorials, c) painting eggs, d) Fundamental Law,

e)carols, f) labour, g) garland, h) feminist movement, i) military parade, j) sweethearts, k) Verkhovna Rada.______________________

0. New Year 1. Christmas 2. St. Valentine Day 3. Women's Day 4. April Fools' Day

7. Victory Day

 

8. Day of Constitution

 

9. Day of Independence

10. November 7

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Exercise 6. Pair the date with the holiday in exercise V. Write your answers in the boxes.

a) February, 14; b) 1945; c) 1-996; d) Red Sunday; e) December, 31; f) April, 1; g) 1991; h) March, 8; i) 1917; j) May, 1; k) January, 7.

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Exercise 7. Match each words with is definition on the right. Write the letter in the box.

 

0. professional

 

a) something that must be done because it is the .

 

 

1. amateur

 

 

b) a part of a day's sports.

 

 

 

 

 

2. compulsory

 

c) needs special education and training.

 

 

 

3. coach

 

 

d) not doing something as ajob.

 

 

 

 

4. event

 

 

e) someone who trains a person or a team.

 

 

 

5. fan

 

 

f) sports such as running and jumping.

 

 

 

 

6. track and field

 

g) someone who likes particular sport or famous

 

 

 

 

 

person.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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a) пшдлив1 речовини b) забруднення повггря c) поверхня води
d) неконтрольоват викиди e) жахливий випадок
f) неефективний двигун g) вибух реактора
h) бензин з вмютом свшцю i) pieeHb рад1ащ1
j) захист навколишнього середовища k) xiMinHi добрива

Exercise 8. Put the activities in the box into the correct column in the chart below (threefor each verbs).

handball, yachting, sport, gymnastics, football, skating, exercise, swimming, volleyball______

do

play

go

sport

Exercise 9. Cross out the word or word combination which cannot complete the sentence.

1. You can see:

a) museum collections

 

b) historical landmarks

 

c) creations of artisans

 

d) network of tourist industry

2. You can live in:

a) tourist lodges

 

b) camping grounds

 

c) tennis court

 

d) resorts

3. You can have rest in:

a)casinos

b)cave labyrinth

c)movie / concert hall

d)variety show

4. You can travel by:

a) delta plane

 

 

 

b) serene grove

 

 

 

c) helicopter

 

 

 

d) bus

 

 

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Exercise 10. Match English word combinations with their Ukrainian equivalents. Writeyour answer in the boxes.

0. air pollution

1. uncontrolled emission

2. harmful substances

3. leaded gasoline

4. inefficient engine

5. surface water

6. chemical fertilizer

7. horrible accident

8. reactor explosion

9. radiation level

10. environmental protection

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Exercise 11. The verbs in the middle column have beenjumbled. Put them in their right sentence. Writeyour answer in the boxes.

0. Ukraine

 

a) has resulted in

 

some of the most polluted

 

 

 

 

landscapes.

 

1. Emission into atmosphere

b) has been signed

 

automobile transport.

 

2. The sea salinity

 

c) were exposed to

 

a dramatic drop in fish

 

 

 

 

 

catches.

 

3. Ecological monitoring

d) has covered

 

Ukraine's whole area.

 

4. About 100 000 people

e) contains

 

deadly levels of radiation.

5. Agreements

 

f) originate from

 

conservation bodies of many

 

 

 

 

countries.

 

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Exercise 12.

Write a, the or о in the correct places in the sentences, as in the example.

a)0) The Sea of Azov suffers from ^

water pollution.

 

 

 

b) Air pollution is severe in 2>

Zaporizhia.

 

 

 

 

c)3)___ Dnister and 4)

Danube are 5)

 

most polluted bodies of 6)

 

water.

d) T>___ lack of catalytic converters aggravates air pollution.

 

 

 

e )8)___ Ukrainian delegation took part in 9)

UNO Conference.

 

 

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Unit 10

Great Britain

Exercise 1. Match each verb with its definition on the right. Writeyour answer in the box.

0. comprise

a) to mention or speak about,something

 

 

1. refer

b) to consist of particular parts

 

 

 

2. include

c) to win by fight in a war

 

 

 

3. appoint

d) to stop somebody from behaving violently

 

 

4. subdue

e) to choose someone for a position or a job

 

 

5 .conquer

f) to make something part of a larger groups

 

 

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Exercise 2. Complete the following table of regular and irregular verbs.

 

1. to know

 

knew

 

 

 

2. to be

 

 

 

 

being

3. to subdivide

 

 

 

 

 

4. to run

 

 

 

 

 

5. to become

 

 

become

 

 

6 .to use

 

 

 

 

 

7. to make

 

 

 

 

 

8. to put

 

 

 

 

 

9. to develop

 

developed

 

 

 

10. to employ

 

 

 

 

employing

Exercise 3. Complete the following table of degrees of comparison of adjectives.

 

 

greater

 

 

the deepest

hot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the most important

 

 

wetter

 

high

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the widest

long

 

 

 

 

 

stronger

 

 

 

short

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 4. Match the country and its capital.

 

 

 

1. England

 

a) Belfast

 

 

 

2. Wales

 

b) Edinburgh

 

 

 

3. Scotland

 

c) London

 

 

 

4. Northern Ireland

 

d) Cardiff

 

 

 

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Exercise 5. What words and word combinations should go in the parts of the diagram?

Exercise 6. Are the statements true V orfalse C?

0.Great Britain lies in the north-western coastline of Europe.

1.The Strait of Dover divides Great Britain from France.

2.The island is subdivided into Highland Britain and Lowland Britain.

3.The UK is very rich in mineral resources.

4.The UK exports ships, aircrafts and navigation equipment.

5.Queen has much direct power.

6.The Prime Minister is advised by a Cabinet of Ministers.

7.Members of the House of Commons are not elected by the voters.

8.Members of the House of Lords are elected.

9.The Severn is the deepest river, the Thames is the longest one.

10.England waged numerous colonial wars.

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Exercise 7.

Pair the words in column A and B. Write your answer in the box.

 

 

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В

 

 

 

 

 

0. sightseeing

 

 

*a) arch

 

 

 

 

 

1. mutual

 

 

 

:b)

center

 

 

 

 

 

2. triumphal

 

 

 

c)

tour

 

 

 

 

 

3. housing

 

 

 

d)

drink

 

 

 

 

 

4. shopping

 

 

 

ie)

tolerance

 

 

 

 

 

5. soft

 

 

 

if) conditions

 

 

 

 

 

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Exercise 8.

Write theform of the word in the correct column of the table. Use dictionary if

necessary.__________________________________________________________________

verbs

noun

adjective

opposite adjective

imagine

imagination

imaginative

unimaginative

manage

 

imaginary

 

 

 

 

acquaint

 

 

 

discover

 

 

 

exist

 

 

 

design

 

welldesigned

 

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Exercise 9. Write the words and word combinations in the correct section on the diagram.

1. center of finance; 2. docks; 3. parks; 4. art galleries; 5. the Bank of England; 6. factories; 7. poor district; 8. center of commerce; 9. plants; 10. palaces; 11. offices of companies; 12. theatres._______________

a)

LONDON

b)

The City

 

The West End

fashionable house

c)

The East End

a)

b)

c)

Exercise 10. Choose the correct word in thefollowing sentences.

0.Mayfair is apalace / district / bank,

1.Big Ben is a street / bridge / clock.

2.Tower of London is a theatre / Royal Treasury / office.

3.Piccadilly is a shopping center / statue / gallery.

4.Kensington Gardens is a street / station / park.

5.Lloyds of London is a cinema / office / dock.

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district

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Received Pronunciation

 

a) is a language of working class known as

2. Accent

 

 

London dialect.

 

 

 

 

b) replaces a word with a phrase which rhymes

3. Cockney

 

 

with it.

 

 

 

 

c) is a standard form of language used in

4. Rhyming Slang

 

 

teaching it in many parts of the world.

 

 

d) shows where person comes from and what

 

 

 

class he / she belongs to.

 

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