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  1. R eading comprehension

A. Answer the following questions:

Are there any festivals of classic music in Ukraine?

When was Horowitz competition found?

How many countries are there among competitors?

Do you know any dance competition?

What dancer it is named after?

What cinematography festivals are there in Ukraine?

What are they dedicated to?

What Ukrainian city is famous for its numerous folk festivals?

What rock musician is the founder of one of them?

Whose song gave its name to Chervona Ruta Music Festival?

B. Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Correct the false sentences.

Volodymyr Horowitz was a famous pianist.

738 young musicians from 30 countries have taken part in the Horowitz competition so far.

The festival “Molodist” takes place in Kyiv every four year.

Andriivskiy Uzviz is a place where “The Open Night” is held.

 “Tavria Games” is a very popular festival in Yalta.

 “Kazantip” is a festival of pop music..

C. Match the words:

Example: Rivne – “From the Folk Source”

Scadovsk, Lviv,Kyiv, Andriivsky Uzviz, Volga, Rivne, Chernivtsi, Popovka

Kazantip”, “New Names”, “Tavria Games”, “Krok”, “Serge Lyfar Ballet Competition”, “The Silver Horseshoe”, “ The Open night”, “Chervona Ruta”

  1. Match the words from the column a with the column b:

    A

    Kazantip

    

    

    

    

    films

    B

    Chervona Ruta

    folk music

    “New Names”

    piano music

    Horowitz Competition

    popular music

    “Krok”

    progressive music

  2. Find these dates in the text. Say what they are about:

1995

July

19892

1994

  1. R eading

Fill in the blanks with one suitable word given in the box:

musician

slavery

warriors

instrument

ancient

ballads

survive

babies

Music – the soul of ukraine

The Ukrainian nation is famous for its musicality. Love of music seems to be in our blood, and you can even see ancient Ukrainian ____________ (1) on the frescoes of St. Cathedral in Kyiv. The most widespread musical ____________ (2) in Kyivan Rus was the psaltery used to accompany historical _________ (3) which were poetic narrations about the deeds of the princes and their _____________ (4). The psaltery was not the first musical instrument used in Ukraine. Archaeologists found a more _____________ (5) one made of mammoth tusk. Later more modern instruments appeared, among them the famous bandura.

Common people never stopped singing. Even in Tatar-Mongol or Turkish _____ (6) they sang the beautiful songs of their faraway Motherland, and the songs very often helped people to __________ (7) in evil times.

People made up songs for different occasions: to help doing monotonous jobs, to lull _____ (8) to sleep, to court girls, to mock stupid neighbours, add to the merriment and joy of holidays.

U krainian folk songs are so beautiful, their melodies are so catchy and harmonious that you can hear them in the tunes of famous operas, in church chorales, in solemn symphonies, and … around the table when Ukrainian people get together to celebrate something.