III. Agree or disagree with the statements:

1. The National Flag first appeared in 1848.

2. The flag has three stripes.

3. The colours of the flag are symbolic.

4. The Ukrainian Anthem was published in 1863.

5. Pavlo Chubynskyi wrote lyrics of a song.

6. Mykhailo Verbytskyi set the song to music.

7. Trident is the most ancient Ukrainian symbol.

8. The National Emblem of Ukraine is a trident.

9. The classic shape of the Ukrainian trident was found on the coins of Volodymyr the Great.

10. It was a mark of authority.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What are Ukraine’s symbols?

2. What colours is the Ukrainian flag?

3. What do they stand for?

4. Why was the song called « Ukraine Not Yet Perished» popular among Ukrainians?

5. What is the most ancient and dignified of all the Ukrainian Symbol?

V. Match the first part of the sentence (1-5) with the second one (a-e).

1	The act of Independence of Ukraine was proclaimed in 1991,	a	which made up the Ukrainian nation.
2	Ukraine has many holiday	b	of the all-Ukrainian unity.
3	It was a a symbol of the ethnic groups	c	and a new country appeared on the map of the world.
4	The catchy melody and patriotic words	d	honouring important events in its history.
5	The flag became a symbol	e	made this song very popular.

VI. Make up a plan of the text.

VII. Retell the text in a written form (in English or Ukrainian). We are ukrainians

I. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:

Populous – багатолюдний, to diminish – зменшувати, to spread – поширювати, hospitable – гостинний, generous – щедрий, diversity – різноманітність.

II. Listen to the text: we are ukrainians

Ukraine has a population of 47 million people. It is the second most populous country of the former Soviet Union, after Russia. But its population is diminishing due to emigration and low birth rates.

72% of Ukraine’s population are Ukrainians. Other ethnic groups widely spread in Ukraine are: Russians (22%), Belarussians, Polish, Jews, Bulgarians, Hungarians and Tatars (less than 1% each).

More and more people are moving from villages to towns and cities. There are five cities with a population of more than 1 million. These are: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Odessa.

The state language is Ukrainian. It belongs to the Eastern-Slavonic language group. Many people believe that Ukrainian language is very melodious, the second most melodious in the world, after Italian.

Ukrainians are very kind and hospitable. They welcome visitors open-heartedly and treat them warmly and generously.

Because of a diversity of ethnic groups, Ukrainians do not look alike and cannot be stereotyped to one kind of appearance. However, many think that Ukrainian women are very attractive. Ukrainians usually have close-knit families of several generations and like to spend time with their family, dining, walking, playing and going on holidays together.