Topics for Composition and Discussion

• Why is it exciting to be a culturologist?

• Where are you going to work after graduation?

• Why is Cultural Studies such a popular discipline in the contemporary world?

Unit 2. Cultural identity Essential Vocabulary

action дія, вчинок ◊ Actions speak louder than words.

appear з'являтися ◊ Suddenly they appeared in the room.

as a rule як правило ◊ As a rule I don’t make so many mistakes.

attempt спроба, пробувати ◊ There was one more attempt to find the true answer.

attitude ставлення до; позиція ◊ His attitude to life was very strange.

brave хоробрий, сміливий ◊ My brother is very brave.

contempt презирство, зневага ◊ He looked at her with contempt.

dangerous небезпечний, ризикований ◊This is a very dangerous case.

divide ділити(ся) ◊ Let’s divide the students into two groups.

influence вплив (на - on, upon, over) ◊ Bob’s influence on her was very strong.

misfortune нещастя, невдача ◊ This misfortune made him unhappy.

numerous численний ◊ His numerous friends came to see him on Sunday.

outlook точка зору ◊ His outlook on life was very strange.

patience терпіння ◊ His patience is just amazing!

priority переважне право; пріоритет ◊ My sister gives great priority to her education.

protection захист, охорона ◊ This person is under my protection.

relationship зв'язок; взаємини, стосунки ◊ A lot of parents have very close relationship with their children.

suffer страждати ◊ This man suffered a lot 10 years ago.

support підтримка ◊ It will be very important to give support to her when she needs it.

survive витримати, перенести, пережити (щось) ◊ This woman survived in the car crash last year.

Terminology

the Rurikovichs – Рюриковичі, княжа династія Київської Русі.

Varangian - варяг

Exercise 1.

• Read the sentences and try to guess (здогадатися) the meaning of the italicized words. Check your guess in the dictionary:

People living in Ukraine are usually bilingual, that is they can speak both Russian and Ukrainian.

Education gives a person a lot of opportunities for the future life.

Exercise 2.

• Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the lists of essential vocabulary and terminology. Translate the sentences:

She says that she doesn’t want to ….. because of Peter.

His mother thinks that her … on her son is really positive.

Ukrainian parents are always ready to …. their children.

Who …. them into two teams?

…. used to be the rulers of the Kyivan Rus.

…. we don’t discuss such things with strangers.

Exercise 3.

• Review the vocabulary and translate the following sentences into English paying attention to the italicized words:

Я не дуже розумію його ставлення до життя.

Це дуже небезпечна справа, тож я не хочу, щоб ти там був.

Підтримка та розуміння дружини були дуже важливі для Тома.

Як правило, ці студенти отримують високі оцінки.

Word Formation

Exercise 4.

• Translate the following derivatives (похідні слова) into Ukrainian paying attention to suffixes and prefixes:

majority, identity, supported, developed, mobility, capable, fighter, experienced, self-made man, equality, insurance, residence, troublesome, creative, mistrust, friendliness, considerable, colonization, self-improvement

• Translate into English using suffixes –ity, -an, -er, -ed, -able:

індивідуальність, якість, реальність, пов'язаний, можливість, захисник, оратор, нецивілізований, читач