II. Read and translate the text. Ranks of Ukrainian Militia

The rank and file complement is staffed on the agreement basis with the males who have already undergone the service in the army and other people who are in reserve of the military forces of Ukraine (except retired officers) and in case of necessity with females.

These categories are conferred the ranks of: private, junior sergeant, sergeant, master sergeant of militia, ensign and senior ensign.

The positions of medium- level, senior and higher commanding complement of militia are staffed with specialist who have higher or special secondary training and meet the requirements of the militia service.

The medium level commanding personnel is staffed with the junior commanding personnel who have secondary or higher education, practical experience in law enforcement agencies.

The last category of personnel are conferred the ranks: junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain; to the senior commanding staff - those of major, lieutenant colonel, colonel of militia; to the highest commanding staff - major- general of militia, lieutenant- general of militia.

Training of the personnel is done in the following way: primary professional training is done at the primary professional schools of training during 6 months with conferring the profession of a militiaman.

Professional educational training of junior militia staff is done at the militia colleges during 3 years with conferring qualifications according to militia agencies activities.

Lexica- grammatical exercises

III. Find in the text English equivalents for the following expressions.

- пройти службу в армії

- бути в запасі

- офіцери у відставці

- особа чоловічої (жіночої)статі

- рядовий міліції

- старший прапорщик

- підполковник міліції

- відповідати вимогам для служби в міліції

- навчання особового складу

IV. Explain the meaning of the words below; make up sentences with them.

Voluntary; recruitment; to vest in; personnel; to train; retired; agreement basis; staff.

V. Answer the questions.

1) Whom is file complement staffed with?

2) What ranks are conferred to :

а) file commanding complement?

б) medium commanding complement?

в) senior commanding complement?

г) higher commanding complement?

3) What way is training of personnel done?

VI. Give synonyms for the words below.

1) to confer; 2) to train; 3) to serve; 4) to perform; 5) to staff.

VII. Act out your mini- dialogues just like this one:

- What rank will you be conferred when you graduate from the University?

- I’ll be conferred the rank of lieutenant.

- And what about you?

- I hope I’ll be conferred the lieutenant too.

- What is your rank now?

- Oh, I’m a junior sergeant.

- ……

VIII. Narrate the text.

IX. Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. The teacher is explaining a grammar rule. 2. The woman is playing with a child. 3. The boys are skating. 4. I am waiting for them. 5. The children are having supper. 6. It is raining. 7. I am cleaning the blackboard. 8. My sister Chris and David are getting married today. 9. I'm always thinking about her there days. 10. Ingrid and Dorothy are giggling and whispering together.

X. Put questions to the italicized words.

1. The children are planting trees. 2. They are working in the garden. 3. The girl is trying on a dress. 4. Nick is talking with his friends. 5. The students are reading. 6. The man is sitting in the arm chair. 7. The girl is drawing. 8. The woman is wearing a blue dress. 9. Peter's brother is riding a bicycle. 10. They are talking about the film. 11.He is speaking over the telephone. 12. The boy is running fast because it is raining.