A. Kolotay – research worker of the Museum of Ethnography and Crafts;

M. Polishchuk – carver, Toronto (Canada);

V. Prusak – head of the Chair of Design, Lviv Forestry-Technical University;

O. Cherkun – artist, “Karpaty” (Lviv furniture company);

D. Savchynets – sculptor, Madrid (Spain).

V. Supplementary vocabulary:

establishment установа, заклад

to obtain набувати, отримувати

to master опановувати

gifted обдарований

contribution внесок

well криниця

dignity гідність, велич

to foresee передбачати

to elaborate опрацьовувати, опановувати

requirement потреба, вимога

three-dimensional тривимірний

complexity складність

accomplishment виконання

to acquaint ознайомлюватись

invention винахід

demand вимога

plein air пленер

VI. Answer the following questions:

1. When was the Chair of Art Woodware founded?

2. What post do the graduates of the chair obtain?

3. Do the graduates work only in Ukraine or abroad?

4. The chair trains students to create exclusive furniture and avant guard design,

doesn't it?

5. Why was the period of 1999-2005 important?

6. What subjects do the students study?

7. In what way does the course of lectures help students in their training?

8. Who is V. Tarnavskyi?

9. Is professor I.Stefiuk famous for supervising the chair or for taking part in

exhibitions?

10. What other prominent professors of the chair do you know?

VII. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:

1. The Chair ____ Art Woodware is the only chair ____ this kind in Ukraine.

2. They obtain different posts ____ state and private establishments and companies, connected ______ woodwork, furniture design, interior and landscape art decoration.

3. During the last 26 years the chair has been training specialists only ___ full time study form.

4. The Western Ukrainian region was always famous ___ gifted wood carvers, skilful masters, who made art elements ___everyday life, wooden toys.

5. The courses ____ theoretical and practical tasks are harmoniously balanced and are elaborated ____ the leading lecturers ____ the chair ____ the supervision ____the famous artist, senior lecturer V. Tarnavskyi.

VIII. Ask several questions to the text with interrogative words what, when, where?

IX. Match the word in column a with its synonym in column b:

A B

1. period a) significant

2. to start b) very old

3. to embrace c) subject

4. engaged d) to carry on

5. to take part e) to begin

6. ancient f) various

7. famous g) busy

8. to continue h) to assist

9. to foresee i) specifically

10. important j) well-known

11. to help k) to hold

12. different l) to predict

13. namely m) time

14. discipline n) to participate