1. Заповніть пропуски наступними словами: a) products b) economy c) is d) one e) million f) famous

2. Знайдіть у тексті синонім до слова 100 years

7. Geography and climate

1. Ukraine is the second largest country by 1)___________ in Europe, as its area is more than 603,700 km². We advise you to keep this fact in mind while planning your tour because it may take you 2)_______________ hours and even days to travel from one part of the country to another, particularly when travelling aside the main roads.

Most of the territory (95%) are plains with low declivous uplands with the height of no more than 300 m. Mixed forests, forest-steppes and steppes prevail on the plains of Ukraine. 3)__________ the half of the country area is used for plant growing; forests occupy 18% territories.

There 4)___________ two mountain chains here – the Crimean mountains in the South and the Carpathians in the West. Crimea is known due to its picturesque nature, it is often associated with summer vacation by the Black Sea at resorts like Yalta, Koktebel, Miskhor, Feodosiya, Gurzuf, etc. Carpathians welcome 5)___________ the whole year round: in winter people come here to ski at Slavske, Bukovel and Dragobrat, while in summer it is also great to come for a peaceful relaxing tour. Ukraine is also known for 6)________ sources of mineral waters and therapeutic mud resorts in the Carpathians.

1. Заповніть пропуски наступними словами: a) long b) About c) are d) tourists e) numerous f) territory

Знайдіть у тексті синонім до слова territory

8.

National University of life and environmental sciences of Ukraine

National University of Life and 1)___________ Sciences of Ukraine is one of the leading higher educational establishments of Ukraine, which takes the first place among agricultural 2)_______________ educational establishments according to the rating grade of the last years.

The history of National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine begins from the Agricultural Department and Veterinary Faculty of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, created in 1898, and from Kyiv Forestry Institute, established in 1930. Later the Agricultural Department 3)__________ transformed into an independent educational institution – Kyiv Agricultural Institute. In 1954 Kyiv Agricultural Institute and Kyiv Forestry Institute were united into Ukrainian Agricultural Academy. In 1957 Kyiv Veterinary Institute joined the Academy.

In 1992 UAA was given a new title – Ukrainian State Agricultural University. In 1994 it received the 4)___________ of National. Since 2008 our University is called National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine.

The university obtained the status of self-managed and National in 1994 with functional subordination to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The structure 5)___________ Kyiv Territorial Centre of the University includes 11 Educational and Scientific Institutes, which combine 10 Educational and Research Institutes; 39 Educational and Research Centres, 19 Faculties and 131 Departments, 3 Educational and Research Stations and 7 Educational and Research Farms.

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine trains 6)________ with higher education by the following educational and qualification levels: “Junior Specialist” (at regional departments), “Bachelor” and “Master”. The forms of studying at the University are: full time, correspondence and external.