1. Read and translate the texts.

2. Retell one of the texts. British - Ukrainiari Relations.

British-Ukrainian relations were established long long ago: Volodvmyr Monomakh was the first to establish them. He married the daughter of the English King Harold. Nowadays Ukraine has diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. Our governments have close relations in policy, economics, science, culture, education and sports. There is an organization in Ukraine called the British Council. It is located in the building of the Kyiv Polytechnical University. The British Council supports civil service reforms and English language training in Ukraine. It has a large library of various English texts -books. They lend these books to Ukrain an schoolteachers, who use them in their work.Much is being dore in the commercial sphere. Trade between the UK and Ukraine has risen. Now Ukraine is the second largest trade partner of the UK among the states of the former USSR.

True friendship is built by the people of our two countries. Tourism is very popular now and you can see a lot of Ukrainian tourists in Great Britain and a lot of British tourists visit our country as well.

British-Ukrainian Relationship

Ties between Great Britain and Ukraine stretch far back in history. Volodymyr Monomach, who became Grand Prince of Rus in 1113, was married to Gytha, a daughter of the English king Harold. Building close ties between Great Britain and Ukraine is an important British priority. Great Britain is taking particular steps to support Ukraine policies of transformation. Through the Know-How Fund she has already supported 50 projects in areas from restructuring the electricity and agricultural sectors. The BBC produces a series of radio programs on how to run business, helping large farms with commercial restructuring. There is the Foreign Office’s Schoolarship program under which Ukrainian students go to Britain every year. John Hughes was one of many British entrepreneurs who came to invest in the Russian Empire in the last century. He is the founder of Donetsk, great industrial city that was formerly called Yusovka after Hughes. Donetsk football star, Andrei Kancheiskiy is now as popular in Britain, as in Ukraine. There are a lot of things to do in the commercial sphere. Trade between the United Kingdom and Ukraine has risen. A new joint venture, British-Ukrainian Shipbuilders has been recently opened. It will benefit the shipbuilding industries of both countries.

Active Words and Word Combinations:

to support – підримувати

agriculture – сільське господарство

restructuring – перебудова

entrepreneur – інвестор

trade – торгівля

benefit – прибуток, користь

joint venture – спільне підприємство

Questions:

1. “How old” are British-Ukrainian relationships?

2. Who is Volodymyr Monomach? What relation is he to England?

3.How does Great Britain support Ukrainian projects?

4. Are there any programs for exchange students?

5. Who is John Hughes?

6. Who is Andrei Kancheiskiy? Why is he as popular in Britain as in Ukraine?

7. What British-Ukrainian joint venture has been recently opened?

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

Theme 17: text “ Relations between Ukraine and English-speaking countries”