Read and translate the following quotations. Say if you agree or disagree with them. Explain why.

Match the words with the opposite meaning (antonyms).

Match the words with the similar meaning (synonyms).

Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1) Ukraine is an independent country.

2) August 24 is an Independent Day in Ukraine.

3) Ukraine is situated in the south-western part of Central Europe.

4) Ukraine borders on four European countries.

5) The territory of Ukraine is mostly a steppe.

6) There are the Crimean Mountains in the Crimean Peninsula and the Carpathian Mountains in the east.

7) The Dnieper is the longest river in Europe.

8) Kyiv is situated on the right-hand and left-hand banks of the Dnieper.

9) The Dnieper is a wide but not very strong river.

10) The Dniester connects Ukraine with 7 European countries.

11) The legislative power in Ukraine is represented by Verkhovna Rada.

12) The executive branch consists of the President and of the Parliament.

13) The Prime Minister is appointed by the majority of the Parliament.

14) The strategic line of Ukraine’s foreign policy is to avoid the world community.

1) sovereign a) society

2) state b) tendency

3) plain c) chief

4) main d) country

5) powerful e) steppe

6) wide f) independent

7) foreign g) strong

8) community h) to take part

9) trend i) abroad

10) to participate j) broad

1) border a) south

2) square b) narrow

3) treeless c) centre

4) dependent d) east

5) former e) secondary

6) mountain f) future

7) west g) independent

8) north h) circle

9) main i) woody

10) wide j) plain

4. In each line choose one word that doesn’t belong to the group. Explain your choice. Start your sentences with the phrases:

I’m sure…, In my opinion…, It’s evident that …, It’s true that…, I believe …

1) legislative, executive, supreme, judicial

2) city, centre, town, capital

3) treeless, independent, important, unimportant

4) manifest, longest, biggest, oldest

5) plain, mountain, community, river

6) state, peninsula, country, region

5. Answer the following questions:

1) When was the independence of Ukraine declared?

2) Where is Ukraine situated?

3) What is the territory of Ukraine?

4) What is the population of Ukraine?

5) What is the capital of Ukraine?

6) What are the biggest cities in Ukraine?

7) How many rivers are there in Ukraine?

8) What mountains are there in Ukraine? Where are they situated?

9) Is the legislative power in Ukraine represented by Parliament or by President?

10) Who is the head of the Cabinet of Ministers?

1. Almost everything that is great has been done by youth. (B. Disraeli)

2. No nation was ever ruined by trade. (B. Franklin)

3. Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. (A. Einstein)

4. You can never have a revolution in order to establish democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution. (G. Chesterton)

5. Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. (Aristotle)

6. The execution of the laws is more important than the making them. (T. Jefferson)