X. Find in the text translation of the following sentences:

1. Упродовж останніх 26 років на кафедрі навчалися лише студенти денної форми навчання.

2. Випускники кафедри працюють у державних та приватних установах і компаніях, що виготовляють вироби з дерева, займаються дизайном меблів, декораціями інтер’єру та ландшафтів.

3. Українські різьбярі зробили власний внесок в культурне надбання України, прикрашаючи дерев’яні церкви і створюючи малі архітектурні форми, а саме знаки, придорожні хрести, криниці, дерев’яні скульптури та інше.

4. Потреба у фахівцях з декоративно-прикладного мистецтва, що працюють з деревом, зростає з кожним роком, адже збільшуються європейські стандарти у будівництві домів та офісів для різних установ.

XI. Find the English equivalents of the following Ukrainian words and phrases:

Дизайн меблів, бакалавр, Закарпаття, митець, дерев’яні іграшки, умови,

науковий, рисунок, живопис, виконання, збільшуватися, змагання.

XII. Speak on:

1. the problems connected with wood carving in modern Ukraine

2. the advantages and drawbacks of studying at the chair;

c) the future of the profession of carver in the world.

The Chair of Art Metalware

I. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

chair, created, passionate, admirer, blacksmith, initiative, exceeding, forged, suitable, educational, methodical, Bachelor, decorative, applied, achievement, among, associate, purpose, high, union.

II. Study the words and phrases for active use:

chair	кафедра
to be due to	завдячувати
blacksmith	коваль
former	колишній
effort	зусилля
forged metal	кований метал
to prove	підтверджувати
achievement	досягнення
recognition	визнання
associate professor	доцент
senior lecturer	старший викладач
purpose	мета
applied art	ужиткове мистецтво
department	факультет

III. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1. He took the initiative and made his efforts to create this chair.

2. This fact proves the correctness of the educational and methodical process.

3. The teaching staff of the chair consists of prominent artists having significant creative achievements and international recognition.

4. The main purpose of the chair is to train metalware artists of high professional level.

5. Nowadays, there is a demand for graduates of the Chair of Art Metalware.

IV. Read and retell the text:

The Chair of Art Metalware was founded in 1993. It was created on the basis of the art metalware section as a part of the Chair of Art Glass. The opening of this chair was due to the former rector, academician E. Mysko, a passionate admirer of blacksmith’s work. He took the initiative and made his efforts to create this chair.

Public exceeding interest in art metalware, particularly in blacksmith’s work gave the impulse to the creation of the Chair of Art Metalware, which is the only chair in Ukraine to train specialists of this kind. Lviv with its rich traditions of forged metal, its architectural monuments, its museum collections, was the most suitable place to found the Chair of Art Metalware, namely in the Lviv National Academy of Arts.

In 1998, the chair organized the summary exhibition of lecturers’ and students’ works in the Lviv Museum of Ethnography and Art Crafts. At the exhibition there were presented 98 works (catalogue by B. Romanets, 1998). There was a number of public and specialists’ approving comments. This fact proves the correctness of the educational and methodical process.

Since 1998 the chair has trained students according to different educational and qualification levels: Bachelor’s degree, Specialist’s degree, Master’s degree (full-time studies and external studies).

The head of the chair is professor I. Frank, vice-dean of the Department of Decorative and Applied Art, head of the methodical council of the Department of Decorative and Applied Art. The teaching staff of the chair consists of prominent artists having significant creative achievements and international recognition. Among them: associate professors: O. Bonkovskyi, B. Romanets, S. Volskyi, Honoured Art Workers of Ukraine; E. Pleshakov, Candidate of engineering; senior lecturers S. Moroz, V. Sholomiy, A. Sterniuk, O. Ivasiuta. O. Bonkovskyi is a member of the Association of Northern American Blacksmiths (ABANA). Three chair lecturers are members of the Galician Association of Blacksmiths.

The main purpose of the chair is to train metalware artists of high professional level. That’s why, the chair’s high priority is the creative work and professional development of students. In a short period of time, the above-mentioned staff succeeded in working out the educational program satisfying all the higher educational institution demands and all necessities in specialists in metalware.

The principal aim of the chair’s creative work is art metal that decorates architectural buildings, metal of experimental and exhibition character, jeweller’s metal.

The chair has constant relations with art schools and colleges of Ukraine. It organizes different meetings and open days for pupils and students. The chair maintains a close relationship with private and state establishments interested in art metalware specialists of higher qualification.

Nowadays, there is a demand for graduates of the Chair of Art Metalware. After graduating, all of the students work at different private and state enterprises; they organize their own art workshops.

Among the most important creative achievements of the chair, there are different one-man exhibitions by:

• professor I. Frank, head of the chair (Lviv 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2002; Sambir 2002);

- associate professor B.Romanets, (1999);

• associate professor O. Bonkovskyi, an active participant of many regional, national and international exhibitions.

Our students also take part in different exhibitions, symposia and festivals:

- exhibition of creative works: Gallery “Dzyha” (Lviv1999);

- jewellery exhibition “Lvivska skarbnytsia” (Lviv treasure-house), Lviv

2001”;

- exhibition “Tours de force” (Rouan, France, 2002-2004);

• exhibition “Lviv art school”, Cleveland (USA) 1999;

• international blacksmiths’ festival “Hefaiston” Czech Republic 1998-2003.

During the period of its existence, the chair has established a close relationship with different artists, specialists and organizations from other countries: Austria, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, USA.

The Chair of Art Metalware gains prestige in different international unions, educational institutions and private creative workshops.