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CONTENTS

UKRAINE

1. General Facts........................................................................................................2

2. Geographical position and Climate......................................................................3

3. Economy. Natural Resources...............................................................................4

4. Kyiv......................................................................................................................5

5. Big cities of Ukraine.............................................................................................8

6. Outstanding Ukrainian People..............................................................................9

7. Ecological Problems. Environmental Protection.................................................11

 

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

1. Aches and Doctors..............................................................................................12

2. Illnesses and Diseases.........................................................................................16

3. Symptoms and Diseases.....................................................................................20

4. Illnesses and Help...............................................................................................22

5. At the doctor’s.....................................................................................................24

6. At the dentist’s.....................................................................................................28

7. When we are ill....................................................................................................30

8. Final Test.............................................................................................................32

 

TEENAGERS’ LIFE

1. A teenager is.....................................................................................................33

2. The Problem of Parents and Children................................................................37

3. Youth Problems..................................................................................................39

4. Teenagers’ Free Time.........................................................................................42

5. Youth Organizations in Britain and the USA.....................................................44

6. Ukrainian Teenagers...........................................................................................45

 

APPEARANCE. CHARACTER. FRIENDSHIP

1. Appearance.........................................................................................................47

2. Person’s Character, Behaviour, Mood and Manners..........................................50

3. Friendship...........................................................................................................60

 

BOOKS AND READING....................................................................................63

 

TRAVELLING.....................................................................................................71

 

REST AND LEISURE.........................................................................................78

 

 

UKRAINE

GENERAL FACTS

Vocabulary Notes.

	independent	[indi`pendənt ]	незалежний
	area	[`εәriə ]	площа, територія
	to border on	[`bo:də on ]	межувати з
	population	[ popju`lei∫n ]	населення
	Jewish	[`ʤui∫ ]	євреї
	government	[`gLvnmənt ]	уряд; правління
	legislative body	[ leʤisleitiv`bodi ]	законодавчий орган
	Supreme Council	[ sju`pri:m `kaunsil ]	Верховна Рада
	to be elected	[`bi: i`lektid ]	обиратися
	currency	[`karənsi ]	валюта
	coat-of-arms	[`kout əv`a:mz ]	герб
	trident	[`traidənt ]	тризуб
	anthem	[`ænqəm ]	гімн

 

Read the text.

Ukraine is an independent state. It is the second largest country of Europe. Its area is 603.7 (six hundred and three point seven) thousand square kilometers. Ukraine borders on Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in the west, Romania and Moldova in the south-west, Belarus in the north, and Russia in the east. There are over 400 cities and 900 towns in Ukraine. The largest city is the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. Other big cities are Kharkiv, Odesa, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and others.The population of Ukraine is about 46 million people. 73% (per cent) are Ukrainians, 22% are Russian, 1% is Jewish and 4% - other nations and nationalities.The form of government in Ukraine is Republic. The legislative body is the Supreme Council. The head of the state is the President, who is elected every 5 years. The official language is Ukrainian. The national currency is hryvnia. The national symbols are:

1) the national coat-of-arms (the golden trident on a blue field);

2) the yellow-and-blue flag;

3) the national anthem (“Ukraine Lives On”), created by the composer Mykhailo Verbytskyi and the poet Pavlo Chubynskyi.

 

3. Answer the questions:

1. What’s the territory of our country?

2. What countries does Ukraine border on?

3. What is the capital of Ukraine?

4. What other big cities do you know?

5. How many people live in Ukraine?

6. What’s the legislative body?

7. Who is the head of the state?

8. Is Ukraine an independent state?

9. What’s the national currency of Ukraine?

10. What Ukrainian national symbols do you know?

11. How often is the Ukrainian president elected?

12. What country does Ukraine border on in the east?