Assignments

I. Read and translate the text into Ukrainian.

II. Render the text in English.

3. Write a description of some chapters from the Constitu­tion of Ukraine.

4. Describe changes you would make if you became Presi­dent of the country one day.

KYIV

Kyiv is one of the oldest European cities, a port on the Dnipro River. The largest city of Ukraine Kyiv is a leading industrial and commercial centre. Food processing (notably the processing of beet sugar), metallurgy, the manufacture of machinery, machine tools, chemicals, building materials and textiles are the major industries in Kyiv.

Kyiv is the centre of political, economic, scientific and cultural life of the country. Over three million people live in the Ukrainian capital, mostly people working at its many industrial enterprises. The city also has 150,000 students of universities and numerous institutes. Kyiv equals Paris in area, and almost two-thirds of it are parks, gardens and boulevards. It is one of the best cities in Europe.

Kyiv is one of the largest centres of scientific thought in Ukraine. It has some 150 academic and research institu­tions.

Among the city's educational and cultural institutions are the National Taras Shevchenko University, the Ukrain­ian Academy of Sciences, Polytechnical University, Techno­logical University of Food Industry, Technological Univer­sity of Light Industry, Trade and Economics University, Ukrainian Agricultural Academy, etc.

Kyiv is also a major industrial centre with firms engag­ing in electronics, instrument construction, aviation, en­gineering and metal-working, light and food industries, chemical and petrochemical industries, etc.

During World War II German fascists massacred thou­sands of its inhabitants, including 200,000 jews. But Kyiv has survived.

In the late 1980s the national-democratic rebirth of Ukraine intensified in Kyiv and several civic-political and cultural organizations, including the Rukh Movement of Ukraine, were established.

Notes

commercial – торговельний, комерційний

manufacture – виробництво

boulevard – бульвар, проспект (амер.)

research – (наукове) дослідження

institution – установа, заклад

to massacre – зчиняти різанину

jew – єврей

to intensify – посилювати(ся)

Assignments

I. Render the text in English.

II Write about your native city/ town.

3. Compare the way of life in the country and in town.

Historical places of kyiv

Kyiv is famous for its historical places. Lying amid hills along the Dnipro River and filled with gardens and parks, Kyiv is one of Europe's most beautiful cities, as well as a treasury of medieval art and architecture. Its out­standing buildings include famous historical monuments. Among them the Golden. Gate, the 11th-century Cathedral of St. Sophia which was modeled in Constantinople and con­tains splendid mosaics, frescoes and icons. The Uspensky Cathedral, destroyed during World War II, has been restored.

The celebrated Lavra Cave Monastery is now a museum and a sacred place of pilgrimage. The St. Volodymyr Cathedral is famed for its murals. One of the most picturesque spots in Kyiv is Andriyivsky Uzviz. Kyiv is famous for its numer­ous museums as well. Among them are: the National Sci­ence Museum, Historical Museum, Museum of Ukrainian Fine Arts, Shevchenko House-Museum, etc.

Notes

treasury – скарбниця

medieval – середньовічний

pilgrimage – паломництво