2. Read and translate the following text:

Kyiv

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe. It is situated on the picturesque banks of the Dnipro River. It is one of the greenest cities in the world; it has 18 square meters of greenery for a person. Kyiv today is a large industrial scientific and cultural centre, the home of the nation’s commerce and finance, the main centre of its legal system and the press, it is the seat of the government and the Verkhovna Rada. The population of Kyiv is more than 3 million people.

Kyiv is an ancient city. Its history goes back to the 5th century A.D. But it is not only its old age and long history that draw crowds of tourists. Kyiv includes a unique and extreme combination of historic values and traditions with modern styles and ways of life. The capital of Ukraine is a huge monument itself, which has been erected by the collective wisdom and creative efforts of many generations. There are a lot of sights in Kyiv. One should not fail to see St. Sophia Cathedral, the monument to Bogdan Khmelnytskyi, St. Andrew Church, the Golden Gate, the monument to Prince Volodymyr, Maryinskyi Palace, the National University, the monument to Taras Shevchenko, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, etc.

The cultural achievements of Kyiv’s inhabitants are considerable. The city is often the site of art festivals and exhibitions, a lot of films are shot there, and a large number of books is published. The performances staged at the Taras Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre, and the Lesya Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre enjoy invariable success. There are also lots of other theatres in Kyiv. One can visit numerous museums such as the State Museum of Ukrainian Arts, the State Historical Museum, the State Museum of Western and Eastern Arts, the Museum of Folk Architecture and ethnography, etc.

Kyiv is a well known industrial and scientific centre. Its industries manufacture complex automatic lathes, excavators, sea and river ships, motorcycles, electric measuring instruments, planes, machine tools, artificial fibres and diamonds, hundreds of types of consumer goods.

There are a lot of institutes in Kyiv. They number a lot of outstanding scientists and research workers who made outstanding progress in nuclear physics, chemistry and other branches of science.

No wonder that Kyiv is called the city of students. The Kyiv National University, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design and many other institutions of higher education train specialists in various fields.

3. Find the answers to the questions:

1.What political and legal establishments are situated in Kyiv?

2.How old is Kyiv?

3.Does Kyiv include a unique and extreme combination of historic values and traditions with modern styles and ways of life?

4.What historical monuments can be seen in Kyiv?

5.What are the cultural achievements of Kyiv’s inhabitants?

6.What products do the Kyiv’s enterprises manufacture?

7.What institutions of higher learning train specialists in various fields?

4. Complete the sentences:

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and the seat of …

1.Kyiv lies on the both …

2.Among many places of interest there is …

3.The population of Kyiv is …

4.One can visit…

5.Kyiv includes a unique…

5.Translate into English:

1.Київ – одне з найкращих міст у світі.

2.Розкинутий на мальовничих схилах Дніпра, він весь потопає в зелені

1.садів і парків.

2.Історія України тісно пов’язана з Києвом.

3.Хрещатик – головна вулиця Києва.

4.Київ відомий своїми архітектурними пам’ятками старовини.

5.Колись Золоті ворота були головним в’їздом до міста.

6.В стародавні часи Київ був столицею великої та могутньої держави

7.Київської Русі.

8.Собор Святої Софії знаходиться на Софіївській площі.

6.Match the following words:

III Grammar Skills.

1. Read the following numbers:

15, 26, 17, 60, 126, 697, 365, 450, 1920, 49, 117, 152, 12017, 15600, 158758.

2. How much is:

3.Give the answers to the following questions:

1.How many minutes are there in an hour?

2.How many days are there in a week?

3.How many days are there in a month?

4.How many months are there in a year?

5.How many days are there in a year?

4. Put the words in the right order:

1.to work / every morning / walks / George.

2.to work / tomorrow / Are you going?

3.next week / They / to London / are / going.

4.goes / every year / to Italy / Gill.

5.football / don’t like / very much / I.

6.I / very well / French / don’t speak.

7.You / the same clothes / wear / every day.

5.Make-up sentences from the following words:

1.home, you, time, are, what, going?

2.to, listen, who, going, you, are, to?

3.row, they, sitting, the, are, second, in.

4.writing, they, or, are, reading?

5.friend, with, exercises, to, I, going, my, English, do, my, am.

6.of, a, visit, to, going, friend, hers, is, she.

7.do, tonight, are, what, going, to, you?

6.Choose the correct form:

1.My friend (lives, is living) in Odesa.

2.I (read, am reading) an interesting book.

3.His sister (plays, is playing) the piano very well.

4.My brother (studies, is studying) at the Polytechnic.

5.They (speak, are speaking) English quite well.

6.We usually (visit, are visiting) our friend on our days-off.

7.What (do you do, are you doing) now?

8.We (have, are having) a laboratory session now.

9.It is 8 o’clock. Peter (reads, is reading) a newspaper.

10. The students (take, are taking) their examinations now.

7. Use either the Simple Present or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets:

1.We (stay) … in this Ukrainian town for 3 days.

2.Look. It (begin) … to rain. Unfortunately, I (have not) … my umbrella with me.

3.I (read) … the article about the natural resources of Ukraine now.

4.My friend (to be interested in) … the history of Kyiv.

5.We (to be going) …to travel to the South of Ukraine.

6.The students of our group (attend) …lectures in mathematics twice a week.

7.This afternoon she (help)… me with my mathematical assignment because I (understand, not) … the material.

8.Who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window?

8.Translate into English:

1.Ми зупинилися в готелі “Столичний”.

2.Я чекаю на гостей.

3.Він від’їздить сьогодні ввечері.

4.Що ти робиш, Петре?

5.Не турбуйте його. Він спить.

6.Де Ольга?- Вона готує вечерю.

7.Проходьте сюди, будь ласка. Директор чекає на вас.

9.Ask questions to the following answers:

1.We are going to visit the Opera and Ballet Theatre.

2.A chambermaid is cleaning their suits now.

3.I am looking for the key. I have lost it, I’m afraid.

4.Steve is still writing the text.

5.Alice leaves for Paris tomorrow.

6.Nick is ironing his trousers.

7.He always cooks breakfast for his wife.