III. Agree or disagree with the statements:

1. Ukrainians make up 90% of Ukrainians population.

2. The Ukrainian language belongs to the Eastern- Slavonic language group.

3. The Italian language is more melodious than Ukrainians.

4. Ukrainian women are not attractive.

5. Ukrainians are very kind and hospitable.

6. Ukrainians look alike.

7. Ukrainians have close-knit families of several generations.

8. There are ten cities with a population of more than 1 million.

9. Ukraine is the third most populous country of former Soviet Union.

10. The population of Ukraine is diminishing due to emigration and low birth rates.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What is a population of Ukraine?

2. What countries border Ukraine?

3. What region do you live in?

4. What is the state language of Ukraine?

5. Does Ukraine have a lot of ethnic groups?

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

1	Ukrainians usually have families	a	from villages to towns and cities.
2	Because of a diversity of ethnic groups,	b	the second most melodious in the world.
3	Many people believe that Ukrainian language is	c	due to emigration and low birth rates.
4	More and more people are moving	d	of several generations.
5	The population is diminishing	e	Ukrainians do not look alike.

VI. Make up a plan of the text.

VII. Retell the text in a written form (in English or Ukrainian). Culture of ukraine

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

To influence – впливати, dominant religion – основна релігія, to decline – зменшуватись, generation – покоління, wax – віск, dye - фарба, rural – сільський, to increase – збільшувати.

II. Listen to the text: culture of ukraine

Ukrainian customs are heavily influenced by Christianity, which is the dominant religion in the country. Gender roles also tend to be more traditional, and grandparents play a greater role in raising children than in the West. The culture of Ukraine has been also influenced by its eastern and western neighbours, which is reflected in its architecture, music and art.

The tradition of the Easter egg, known as pysanky, has long roots in Ukraine. These eggs were drawn on with wax to create a pattern; then, the dye was applied to give the eggs their pleasant colours, the dye did not affect the previously wax-coated parts of the egg. After the entire egg was dyed, the wax was removed leaving only the colourful pattern. This tradition is thousands of years old, and precedes the arrival of Christianity to Ukraine. In the city of Kolomya near the foothills of the Carpathian mountains in 2000 was built the museum of Pysanka which won a nomination as the monument of modern Ukraine in 2007, part of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine action.

According to the Constitution, the state language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. Russian is widely spoken, especially in eastern and southern Ukraine. Most native Ukrainian speakers know Russian as a second language. Ukrainian is mainly spoken in western and central Ukraine. In western Ukraine, Ukrainian is also the dominant language in cities. In central Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian are both equally used in cities, with Russian being more common in Kiev, while Ukrainian is the dominant language in rural communities. In eastern and southern Ukraine, Russian is primarily used in cities.

For a large part of the 20-th century, the number of Ukrainian speakers was declining from generation to generation, and by the mid-1980s, the usage of the Ukrainian language in public life had decreased significantly. Following independence, the government of Ukraine began following a policy of Ukrainization, to increase the use of Ukrainian.