Official name - Ukraine

Territory - 603,700 sq. km. (222,000 sq. miles)

Population - 46.7 mln people

Status - Republic

State symbols - State Flag, State Coat- of -Arms

(Emblem), State Anthem

State language - Ukrainian

Head of the state - President

Legislative power - Verkhovna Rada

Executive power - Cabinet of Ministers, Prime

Minister

Judicial power - Supreme Court, Constitutional Court

Capital - Kyiv

Currency - Hryvnia (UAH)

Grammar exercises

Grammar: 1. Perfect Tenses (Present, Past, Future)

2. Adjective

Ex.1. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative. Give short answers. Translate the sentences:

He has already translated this English text.

Він вже переклав цей англійський текст.

Has he translated this English text already?

Yes, he has. No, he has not.

He has not yet translated this English text.

1. Ukrainian folk traditions have preserved to this day original songs, dances, games.

2. We have got your message.

3. The cadets have already passed their examinations.

4. They have arrived at the University on time.

5. The British police officers have already seen many interesting places in Ukraine.

6. She has just finished reading the first part of the book about the Golden Gate.

7. The Dnipro has always been a part of Kyiv’s history.

Ex.2. Replace the infinitive in brackets by the Present, Past or Future Perfect tense forms. Translate the sentences:

1. On my way to the University I remembered that I (to leave) the textbook at the hostel.

2. By the end of the month he (to translate) already this book.

3. The court (to hear) these cases by the first of July.

4. When the investigator (to collect) enough evidence, he passed the case for trial.

Ex.3. Put questions to the italicized words:

1. The Constitution of Ukraine has been modified by a multiparty system.

2. The Golden Trident has become a symbol of power.

3. The cadets have discussed the problem at the seminar.

4. The chief has signed the order.

5. Stepan had studied English before he entered the University.

Ex. 4. Give the comparative and the superlative degrees of the following adjectives:

Positive Degree	Comparative Degree	Superlative Degree
long beautiful	longer More beautiful	the longest the most beautiful

short, big, interesting, small, happy, bright, hot, brave, difficult, wide, good, deep, serious, favourable, safe, large.

Ex.5. Underline the adjectives, paying attention to the degrees of comparison. Translate the sentences:

1. Kyiv is one of the oldest cities in Europe and therefore there are many places of historic interest in it.

2. The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction.

3. There are 73,000 rivers and smaller streams in Ukraine, the biggest and longest of them is the Dnipro (third longest in Europe).

4. The Kyiv National University of Internal Affairs is one of the biggest higher educational establishments in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

5. The oblasts’, districts’, cities’ courts hear small value claims and less serious offences.

Unit 4

Topic: Militia of Ukraine

Grammar: Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

Tenses (Present, Past, Future)