Variant III

Ex.1. Study the vocabulary.

Word List:

to extend [iks'tend] — простягатися

to border ['bo:dә] on — межувати

to be washed by — омиватися

frontier— кордон

the Carpathian mountains — Карпати (Карпатські гори)

black-soil steppelands — чорноземні степи

to admire [әd'maiә] — захоплюватися, милуватися

picturesque — мальовничий

slope [sloup] — схил, спад; нахил

endless steppes — безкрайні степи

representative [,repri'zentәtiv] — представник

fauna ['fo:nә] — фауна

to stretch — простягатися

to be divided into — поділятись на

meadow ['medou] — луг

peninsula [pi'ninsjulә] — півострів

Ex.2. Read and translate the following text with a dictionary. Do exercises after the text.

“Geographical Position of Ukraine”.

1. A new state, Ukraine, appeared on the world political map in 1991. Uk­raine occupies an area of 603,700 square kilometres. The territory of Ukraine extends 900 kilometres from north to south and 1,316 kilometres from east to west. In the north Ukraine borders on Belarus; in the east and north-east, on Russia; in the south-west, on Hungary, Romania and Moldova; in the west, on Poland and Slovakia. In the south Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The total length of the frontiers is 6,500 kilometres, including 1,050 kilometres of the sea frontiers.

2. In the north of Ukraine there are forests, in the west — the Carpathian mountains, in the eastern and central Ukraine — black-soil steppelands.

3. We can admire picturesque slopes of the green Carpathians and the Cri­mean hills, the green forests of Poltava, Chernihiv and Kyiv, the endless step­pes of Kherson, Mickolayiv and Odesa. It is really the land of woods, lakes and rivers.

4. The main territory of Ukraine is flat, but 5% of it make up mountains.

5. The major rivers are the Dnieper, the Dnester, the Bug, the Donets and others.

6. Typical representatives of the Ukrainian fauna are hare, fox, squirrel, bear, wolf, goat. Among the trees growing in the Ukrainian territory are birch, pine, oak, fir-tree.

7. The Carpathians are situated in Europe and stretch through Hungary, Po­land, Romania, including Ukraine. They are divided into the West Carpathi­ans, East and South ones. The highest point of the Ukrainian Carpathians is Hoverla — 2,061 metres above the sea level. They are covered with beautiful forests and woods, there are meadows here which are called as "polonyna."

8. The Crimean Mountains stretch for about 150 kilometres along the coast of the Black Sea. The highest point of them is the mountain Roman-Kosh — 1545 metres above the sea level.

9. The Crimea is a peninsula located in the south of Ukraine and is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

10. The population of Ukraine is about 46 million (46% male and 54% fe-male; 30 million urban and 16 million rulal; density: 87 persons per 1 square kilometre). Ukraine is inhabited by representatives of 128 nations, natio­nalities and ethnic groups.

11. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. It stretches on the high hills along the Dnieper, rivaling the oldest and most charming cities of Europe.

12. Ukraine's other big cities are Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Lviv, etc. The largest Crimean towns are Simpheropol, Sevastopol, Kertch, Yevpatoria, Yalta and Feodosiya.

13. The geographical position of Ukraine is very favourable for the development of its industry and agriculture.

Ex.3. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.

1.всесвітня політична карта; 2. межувати з; 3. морські кордони; 4. чорноземні степи; 5. поділятися на; 6. вздовж узбережжя; 7. півострів; 8. міське населення; 9. сільське населення; 10. над рівнем моря.

Ex.4. Match the English words with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1. to be washed by a) фауна

2. the total length b) сприятливий

3. picturesque slopes c) омиватися

4. the major rivers d) столиця

5. a representative e) загальна довжина

6. to be covered with f) луг

7. fauna g) мальовничі схили

8. a meadow h) покриватися

9. a cаpital i) представник

10. favourable j) головні річки

Ex.5. Insert the suitable words or word combinations into the following sentences. The words are given below.

1. The total length of the frontiers is 6.500 kilometres including the…..

2. In the…Ukraine there are black-soil steppelands.

3. The main territory of Ukraine is…, but 5% of it make up mountains.

4. The Carpathians are situated in…

5. The Crimean mountains….about 150km…of the Black Sea.

6. The Crimea is…located in the South of Ukraine.

Flat; a peninsula; eastern and central; sea frontiers; stretch for; Europe; along the coast.

Ex.6. Find in the text and put down the answers to the questions in Ukrainian.

1. What countries does Ukraine border on?

2. What is the total length of the country’s frontiers?

3. What are the major Ukrainian rivers?

4. How many people live in Ukraine?

5. What is the geographical position of Ukraine favorable for?

Ex.7. Read and translate the following text with a dictionary. Do paragraphs: