Vocabulary exercises

I. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations

• день за днем

• найцікавіший

• бути відомим по всій країні

• навчальні заклади

• науковий центр

• серед них

• звичайно

• бути розташованим

• собор

• центр української культури

• згідно з

• головні політичні події

II. Answer the following questions

1. What kind of city is Kyiv?

2. Where does Kyiv lie?

3. What’s the population of Kyiv?

4. Is Kyiv is a large political, industrial, scientific and cultural center? Why do you think so?

5. What goods are produced in Kyiv?

6. Why is Kyiv known as the city of museums?

7. What ancient relics can be found in Kyiv?

8. What is Kyiv famous for?

III. Arrange the words in the sentences using the correct word order

1. founded, brothers, sister, ancient, three, according, the, Kyiv, by, and, their, legend, was, to.

2. our, a, architectural , there, lot, capital, monuments, are, of, in.

3. Kyiv, are, centres, and, of, office, a, there, banks, lot, in, new.

4. was, by, city, Slavic, founded, of, Kyiv, the, people.

5. was, Academy, in, the, Kyivo, founded, Mohylyanska, 1632.

6. Kyiv, is, three, people, the, of, about, population, million.

7. St. Sophia, is, masterpiece, Cathedral, the, of, the, people, unique, Ukrainian.

8. attracts, tourists, Kyiv, every, thousands, of, year .

9. Kyiv, scientific, and, is, of, a, cultural, important, industrial, centre, Europe.

10. a, lot, of, are, in, Kyiv, research, institutes, located.

IV. Give the corresponding nouns to the following verbs

To declare, to know, to populate, to develop, to produce, to cooperate, to locate, to build, to educate, to manage, to govern, to form, to found, to equip, to establish, to invent.

V. Complete the following sentences

1. Kyiv lies on … .

2. Kyiv is a producer of … .

3. Kyiv is famous for … .

4. The population of Kyiv is … .

5. The Academy of Sciences of Ukraine … .

6. Among the most famous relics of Kyiv is … .

7. The main street … .

8. The main professional theatres are … .

9. The State Historical Museum of Ukraine is one of … .

VI. Ask questions indicated in brackets

1. Kyiv is a leading industrial and commercial centre of Ukraine. (What?)

2. Various universities and science academies can be found in Kyiv. (Where?)

3. The development of Ukrainian economy gave impulse to business activity of the city. (To what?)

4. Many famous artists, poets and writers estimated the unique beauty of this city. (Who?)

5. Theatre-lovers will visit theatres of the capital any time. (When?)

6. Kyiv is distinguished for its rich cultural life. (For what?)

VII. Match each term in Column A with its definition in Column B

Column A Column B

1. a relic a. things that are produced to be sold

2. to found b. connected with the trade, industry, and

development of wealth of a country

3. a producer c. a large institution

4. economic d. to be located in a particular place

5. an establishment e. the main church of a district

6. a cathedral f. an object, that has survived from the past

7. goods g. a country that grows or makes food, goods or

materials

8. to lie h. to be the first to start building and living in a

town or country