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III. Agree or disagree with the statements:

1. The Constitution is the Fundamental Law of Ukraine.

2. The land, mineral raw materials, air space, water and other natural resources belong to Ukrainian people.

3. The State Flag is a blue and a yellow banner made from two equal vertical stripes.

4. The main element of the Great State Emblem of Ukraine is the Sign of Yaroslav the Wise.

5. The Constitution states that every person has the right to the free development of his / her personality, and has obligations before society.

6. Sometimes citizens are not equal before the law according to the Constitution.

7. The articles of the Constitution assure that your personal life is untouchable.

8. Citizens of Ukraine must perform military services according to the Constitution of Ukraine.

9. The Constitution of Ukraine consists of 161chapters.

10. Ukraine doesn’t have the Day of the Constitution of Ukraine.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What are the main functions of the Constitution of Ukraine?

2. What is the only source of power in Ukraine?

3. What are the state symbols of Ukraine?

4. What do the articles of the Constitution guarantee to Ukrainian people?

5. How many chapters does the Constitution of Ukraine have?

V. Match the first part of the sentence (1-5) with the second one (a-e).

1

The Constitution states that every person has the right

a

are objects of the property right of Ukrainian people.

2

The land, mineral raw materials and other natural resources

b

and through the bodies of state power and local self-government.

3

The people are the only source of power which is exercised directly

c

to the free development of his/her personality.

4

It asserts that Ukraine is

d

assures rights and duties of citizens.

5

The Constitution established the country’s political system,

e

a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, legal state.

VI. Make up a plan of the text.

VII. Retell the text in a written form (in English or Ukrainian). Text 21. National symbols

I. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:

A stripe – смуга, catchy – привабливий, a trident- тризуб, ancient- стародавній, to dignify- вшановувати, to proclaim- проголошувати.

II. Listen to the text: National Symbols

The national Flag first appeared in 1848. The flag has two stripes: a blue one above a yellow one. The colors are symbolic- yellow for wheat in the fields and blue for the sky above them. The flag became a symbol of the all-Ukrainian unity.

The Ukrainian Anthem is a song called “Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished”. Its lyrics were written by Pavlo Chubynskyi and it was published in 1863. The same year it was set to music by Mykhailo Verbytskyi. The catchy melody and patriotic words made this song very popular among Ukrainians. Article 20 in the Constitution of Ukraine of 1996 defines it as the state anthem.

The National Emblem (Coat of Arms) of Ukraine is a trident. It is the most ancient and dignified of all the Ukrainian symbols. Its history goes back to the first century A.D. the classic shape of the Ukrainian trident was found on the coins of Volodymyr the Great, who ruled n the 10th century. Then, it was a mark of authority, and a symbol of the ethnic groups which made up the Ukrainian nation.

Ukraine has many holiday honouring important events in its history. And, of course, one of the greatest holidays is Independence Day. It is celebrated on 24th August. The act of Independence of Ukraine was proclaimed on this day in 1991, and a new country appeared on the map of the world.

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