The Development of Industry and Agriculture in Ukraine

As Ukraine is rich in natural resourses, especially coal, iron ore, gas, manganese ore, nickel, graphite, marble, peat, bauxites, rare metals, it has highly-developed metallurgical, chemical, machine-building industries.

Light industry, food industry, fishing industry, processing industry are also developed in our country.

Modern supersonic air liners, ships, grain harvesters, powerful locomotives, tractors, excavators, cars, busses, refrigerators, TVsets, computers, cameras, automatic lines, robots, electronic and space equipment, furniture, chemicals, clothes are made in Ukraine.

It should be noted that Ukraine is very rich in fertile soils. It has the best soils in the world. Potatoes, corn, flax, sugar-beet, hop, different kinds of fruit and vegetables are grown in our country.

Ukraine is famous for its gardens and vineyards. Cattle farming, pig farming, sheep farming, poultry farming are also developed in Ukraine. The farmers produce meat, dairy products, eggs, raw material for industry. It’s true that now there are too many problems in industry and agriculture in our country.

The hard work and patience can help us to overcome difficulties and make Ukraine a highly developed industrial and agricultural country.

I. Read the text and fill in the chart.

The main natural resourses in Ukraine.
Industries developed in Ukraine.
What is made in Ukraine.
What is grown in Ukraine.
Branches of farming developed in Ukraine.

II. Answer the questions.

1. Is Ukraine developed industrial and agricultural country?

2. What natural resourses is Ukraine rich in?

3. What industries are developed in Ukraine?

4. What is made in Ukraine?

5. Is Ukraine rich in soils?

6. What is grown in Ukraine?

7. What do the farmers produce?

8. What branches of farming are developed in our country?

9. There are many problems and difficulties in industry and agriculture, aren’t there?

10. What must we do to make Ukraine highly developed industrial and agricultural country?

Sports in Ukraine

It’s a well-known fact that Ukrainians have always been very skilful archers, horsemen and wrestlers.

Nowadays both professional and amateur sports are very popular in Ukraine.

Physical Training is a compulsory subject at schools, colleges and even universities. Besides, a lot of pupils, students attend numerous sport clubs, sections, groups.

So, it is no wonder that Ukrainian sportsmen show good and excellent results at national, European and world championships and Olympic Games.

The name of football team “Dynamo” works like a visiting card for many Ukrainians who travel abroad, helping to find friends among football fans and supporters.

This team was the European Cup holder twice, in 1975 and 1986, and their players Oleh Blohin (1975), Ihor Bilanov(1986), Andriy Shevchenko(2003) were named the best football players of Europe.

The “Spartak” handball team from Kyiv won 13 European Champion’s Cups, and its players Zinaida Turchina and Larysa Karlova were names the best players in European and World Championships many times.

The Ukrainian school of gymnastics is famous all over the world. Its representatives- Iryna Deriuhina, Oleksandra Tymoshenko, Oksana Skaldina, Liliia Podkopaieva, Yekaterina Serebrianska, Hanna Bessonova won World and European Championships many times.

The legendary veteran of Ukrainian sport, 8 times World and Olympic champion in the pole vault Serhiy Bubka holds 35 world records. He has the honourary title of the World’s Best Athlete.

We are all proud of such outstanding Ukrainian sportsmen as Yana Klochkova, Volodymyr and Vitaliy Kluchko, Irini Merleni, El’brus Tadiiev,Vasyl’ Verastiuk.

In 1992, at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Ukrainian figure skater Oksana Baiul won the first gold medal for independent Ukraine which sent its national team to the Olimpic Games for the first time.

Answer the questions.

1. Is sport very popular in Ukraine?

2. What kinds of sports are popular in Ukraine?

3. Do we have the opportunity to go in for sports?

4. Are there many sport clubs, sections, groups in our country?

5. What is the best foofball team in Ukraine?

6. Is the Ukrainian school of gymnastics famous allover the world?

7. Tell about the legendary veteran of Ukrainian sport in the pole vault Serhiy Bubka.

8. What outstanding Ukrainian sportsmen do you Know?