III. Put the words in the correct order to make up sentences.
industrial / a highly / Great Britain / is / developed / country.
is / island / Great Britain / which/ of / The largest / three / consists / parts.
exports / motors / other goods / and / machinery / The UK.
the surface / Scotland / Is / of / or / flat / mountainous?
a business / the capital / of centre / The City / London / of / is.
Unit 1.3 Ukraine. International Relations
“He, Who Loves Not His Country, Can Love Nothing”
“Той, хто не любить своєї країни, не може любити нічого”
1. Read about one of the Ukrainian patriots. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
The history of Ukraine knows its own "Byron" - Taras Shevchenko, whose poems are full with love to his Motherland. At the time of Shevchenko's life Ukraine was not free and the great Ukrainian poet dreamt about the freedom and happy life of his people in future. But he understood that Ukrainian people would need to fight for freedom. In 1840 he published his first book of poems entitled "Kobzar". In his famous "Testament" he wrote:
Oh,
bury me, then rise ye up
And
break your heavy chains
And
water with the tyrants' blood
The
freedom you have gained.
Поховайте
та вставайте,
Кайдани
порвіте.
Та
ворожою злою кров'ю
Землю
окропіте!
And
in a great new family,
The
family of the free,
With
softly spoken, kindly words,
Pray,
men, remember me.
І
мене в сім'ї великій –
Сім'ї
вольній, новій,
Не
забудьте пом'янути
Незлим,
тихим словом…
The "Testament" ended on a hopeful note that one day Ukraine would become free. Taras Shevchenko was the founder of a new Ukrainian literature. He established Ukrainian as the national literary language. He showed the world its beauty and force.
2. Choose the right word or word combination and complete the following sentences according to the text above.
The history of Ukraine knows the name of ... (Byron; Shevchenko; "Kobzar").
The poet understood the Ukrainian people would ... (need to be free; need to live in freedom; need to fight for freedom).
Shevchenko hoped that his Motherland would ... (become free; show the beauty and force of its language; dream about a happy life in future).
3. Read the new words and remember how to use them.
an area — The total area of the United Kingdom of Great Britain an Northern Ireland
is 244 000 square miles. The area of this floor is 600 square feet. The
Rocky Mountains Area is very large. Physical sciences include the areas
of physics, chemistry, mathematics.
a border, — We put up our tent on the border of the lake. The Russia borders
to border on many countries. We crossed the border between France and Germany. Handkerchief has got a blue border.
a territory — The territory of Canada is the largest in the world. All the territory around
the school was covered with snow. We can compare the territories of
different countries on the map.
to occupy — This place is not occupied. Cold and white ice occupy the North of
Canada. The desert occupies a large territory of Africa. His new idea
occupies all his thoughts.
to stretch — The territory of the country stretches for a very long distance. Don't
stretch the material - you can tear it! A beautiful beach of the Black Sea
stretches for many kilometres.
mountainous — The territory with a lot of mountains is usually called mountainous. The
mountainous territories occupy the western part of the USA and stretch
from the North to the South.
a variety of — A variety of animals live in the jungles. A market is a place where you can
find a variety of goods which you can choose and buy.
species — is something that is a kind of some specific qualities which differ this
thing from the other.
to inhabit — We live in this town and in the geographical language it means we
inhabit this town. If people live in Ukraine, it means they inhabit
Ukraine.
an inhabitant — A person who lives in a certain territory is called an inhabitant of this
territory. We are the inhabitants of Ukraine.
population — The people of a certain country are called its population. The population
of the USA is called the American Nation.