IV Communicative skills.

1. Read the dialogues and reproduce them.

1)

Ann: Olga! Do many tourists visit your country?

Olga: Yes, a lot. Now Ukraine is very popular among foreigners.

A.: Really! But what attracts them?

O.: They are interested in our history and traditions, the styles and ways of our life.

A.: What do they come to see?

O.: The most popular sightseeing is the museum of Ukrainian architecture and ethnography in Pyrohovo.

A.: Is it worth visiting?

O.: Oh. It’s a unique combination of architecture and folk handicraft arts such as wood carving, inlay, ceramics, embroidery and weaving. Besides, it is situated in the open air.

A.: What a marvellous place!

O.: To strike you to the end you can taste various Ukrainian dishes there.

A.: Let’s go there next Sunday.

2)

Olga: Look, Ann, I am going to prepare a report about British national costume. Can

you help me?

Ann: With pleasure. Perhaps the most famous costume is the Scottish kilt with its

distinctive tartan pattern. By the way, do you know what kilt is?

O.: Surely. The kilt is a length of wollen cloth and is worn around the waist, with pleats at the back and the ends crossed over at the front and secured with a pin. Do you have any idea about the traditional patterns and colours of kilts? I guess it would be interesting to mention about them in my report.

A.: You see, Olga, each Scotish Clan or family has its own distinctive tartan pattern,

made up of different colours, and an official register of tartans is maintained by the

Scottish Tartans Society in Perthshire.

O.: Thank you very much Ann. Now I know what I should begin with.

A.: You are wellcome.

3)

Dmytro: Hello! Haven’t seen you for ages?

Pete: Hi! I’ve just returned from the USA.

D.: How do you find Americans?

P.: I stayed at my friend’s place and we were invited to a birthday party. To tell the

truth I was suprised that each person was asked to bring a dish of food.

D.: I wonder if the hostess didn’t cook herself?

P.: Well, she knew how many of each kind of dish she needed, but not exactly what

the guests would bring. This is why this tradition is called “pot luck”.

D.: Oh, it’s a lovely surprise, holding a party and not knowing what you’re going to feed your guests.

P.: As the guests arrived, they put their dishes or pot as it used to be called on the table and the meal was served buffet – style and drinks were provided.

D.: Do you enjoy this kind of entertaining?

P.: Yes, it’s a fun, relaxed way of getting together.

2. Speak on the following situations:

1. You are going to celebrate Feast Day of Ivan Kupalo with your friends tomorrow. What are you going to do?

2. Discuss with your friends from different countries (regions) tradition of New Year

Eve celebrating.

3. What would you advise people coming to live and work in your country?

V Rendering.

1. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary:

107, Pryozerna St.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Dear Olha,

I’ve been in England for three months now. I’ll soon be starting my studies at King’s College and I’ve been learning about England and British ways of living.

I find some customs new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other. When you go to a friend’s house for a meal, it’s not the custom to say "Thank you" at the end of the meal as in our country. Here you wait until you are leaving to go home and then you say "Thank you" for having been asked to come.

I always thought that the last meal of the day was dinner. My English friends usually call it supper. They tell me that it’s more convenient to have a light meal about seven or half-past. Half-past seven is the time at many of the London theatres.

Sunday is a very quiet day in London. All the shops are closed and so are the theatres and most of the cinemas. Londoners like to go out on Sundays. There are thousands of cars on the roads into the country. The south coast is only fifty or sixty miles away and people like to go down to the sea for the day.

There are very few outdoor cafes here. That’s because the weather changes so often and so quickly, I suppose. The sun may be shining one minute and then, a few minutes later, it may be raining.

What a lot of foreigners there are in London! When I travel on the buses I hear different lan­guages. London is full of people from all parts of the world in summer. I’ve often stopped people in the street to ask the way and have found that they, like me, are not Londoners. Now, if I want help, I ask a policeman. The London policemen are al­ways ready to help.

English people do not talk as much as we do. I’ve often travel­led by train and nobody has spo­ken to me during the journey. I know one Englishman who is unusual: he speaks seven lan­guages. And he can be silent in seven languages!

This is a long letter, isn't it? I must stop and say "Goodbye" to you now. Please write and tell me how you are and what you and your friends are doing.

Love

Natalie.

2. Make up a plan of the text in the form of questions.

3. Give the summary of the text according to your plan in a written form.

VI Comprehensive skills.

1. Read and remember:

1. pagan – язичник

2. to inherit – спадкувати

3. legacy – спадок

4. rite – обряд

5. folk handicraft arts – мистецтво народних ремесел

6. woodcarving – різьба по дереву

7. inlay – інкрустація, мозаїка

8. embroidery – вишивка

9. weaving – ткацтво

10. threads – нитки

11. pattern – малюнок

2. Listen to the text “Cultural life of Ukraine” and try to understand it.

3. True or false:

1. The cultural life of the Ukrainian people is poor and dull.

2. Music is an essential part of Ukrainian culture.

3. M. Leontovych’s popular Christmas song “Carol of the Bell” is heard in France

today.

4. Listen to the text once again and answer the following questions:

1. The Ukrainian people have inherited a legacy of folk customs, rituals and rites,

haven’t they?

2. What is the Ukrainian popular lute-like instrument?

3. What time does Ukrainian falk dancing date to?

4. What do Ukrainians love to embroider?