Examination Card #1

► I. Reading

Read the text. Write a short summary of it (5-6 sentences). Use your own words

to express the main idea of the text.

Ukrainian Studies at Cambridge

By Dmytro Drozdovsky

The University of Cambridge is opening a permanent programme in Ukrainian studies, where students will be able to learn the Ukrainian language and culture.

This seems quite a significant step, given that today the first place at European universi­ties belongs to Arabic and Chinese rather than the Slavonic languages, let alone Ukrainian.

Simon Franklin, professor, Department of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cam­bridge said on the occasion of opening a programme of Ukrainian studies at Cambridge, "The understanding of Ukraine, the studying of Ukraine on a fundamental level, is hardly ever seen in Western Europe, although it exists in North America, especially in Canada. British citizens lack elementary knowledge of Ukrainian history, culture, language, and literature."

According to Franklin, one of the programme's main purports is the formation of an un­derstanding of Ukraine among British people and Western Europeans in general. All this will undoubtedly help speed up the process of Ukraine's reintegration into the European system.

Emma Widdis, director of the Department of Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge, remarked that Cambridge students can take Ukrainian as their second foreign language as all students are obliged to study at least two foreign languages.

Rory Finnin, director of the Ukrainian programme at the University of Cambridge, also said that as many lecturers from Ukraine as possible would be involved in teaching Ukrainian at Cambridge.

"Our goal is to train a new generation of analysts and politicians, who know and under­stand Ukraine and its culture," he emphasized. Thus, this programme is aimed at estab­lishing Ukraine as a European nation which must work hard to spread awareness of itself in the European space. But education is a prerequisite for this: the opportunity for young Ukrainian people to study at the University of Cambridge, and for British people to learn about Ukraine as a reliable geopolitical partner.

Taken from The Day No. 52, September, 2010

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► II. Writing

You are going to spend three days with your friends In London. You've just re­ceived an email from your English friend asking you about the time of your arrival and the places you'd like to visit. Write an email of 45-60 words including the following points:

• arrival details and the name of the airport;

• a chosen programme.

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► III. Speaking

Scientists have determined that a number of human activities are contribu­ting to global warming. Talk about your attitude towards the issue. Include the following:

• the reasons of global warming;

• the ways to cope with the problem.

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Examination Card #2

► I. Reading

Read the text. Write a short summary of it (5-6 sentences). Use your own words

to express the main idea of the text.