Підручник Англійська мова 7 клас (8-й рік навчання) - Алла Несвіт - Генеза 2016 рік

UNIT 5 Countries, People, і Lifestyle: The UK and Ukraine

Lesson 11. Love Ukraine

1. Listen and read the poem. Say what it means to you to love the Motherland.

Love Ukraine as you would love the sun,

The wind, the grass and the streams together…

Love her in happy hours, when joys are won,

And love her in time of stormy weather.

By Volodymyr Sosyura

Listening Lab

2. Ann and Dan are going to travel with their English-speaking friends around Ukraine. They are telling them about their plans. Listen and draw a line on the map to show where they are going to go. What famous landmarks are they going to visit?

Seven Wonders on the Map of Ukraine

3. Look at the photos to Ex. 4. Say which of these places you’ve been to or have read about.

4. Work in small groups. Talk about the seven wonders of Ukraine. Use the information given below.

Seven Wonders of Ukraine

Kamyanets-Podilskiy: a famous fortress, to cover the area of 121 hectars, the Old Town, the Smotrych River, the Smotrych Canyon, Castle Bridge, the Old and New Castles.

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv: to be founded in 1051 by the monks Antoniy and Feodosiy, the Berestove Caves, the centre of Christianity in the 11 ^th century, to become famous as the Lavra monastery in the 12 ^th century, to play a great role in the development of culture in Kyiv Rus, to have good collections of ancient manuscripts, cloth, embroidery, jewellery, ancient icons and the works of modern artists.

Sofiyivka, Uman, Cherkasy Region: to be located in the southern part of Uman, the Ka- mianka River, to cover the area of 179,2 hectars, to welcome 500,000 visitors a year, the fabulous collection of 546 types of trees, 1557 types of bushes, 115 types of lianas, 1212 types of herbs.

St. Sophia’s Cathedral, Kyiv: to be situated in the centre of Kyiv, to date back to the 11 ^th-18 ^th centuries, one of the main cathedrals in Central Europe, to be founded by Yaroslav the Wise, to be devoted to St. Sophia, the marvellous interior design which reproduces the medieval model of the Universe, to write chronicles, the first library in Kyiv Rus, to be ruined by the enemies many times, to survive till nowadays, beautiful frescoes and mosaics.

Chersonesus, Sebastopol: the ancient Greek town-state, to be located in the south-western part of the Crimea near modern Sebastopol, to be founded in 422-421 B.C. as a Greek town on the southern coast of the Black Sea, the ruins of Greek, Roman and Byzantine fortifications, houses, baths, churches and the ancient theatre for 3,000 people.

Khotyn Fortress: the fortress of the 13 ^th- 18 ^th centuries, the first fort of the 9 ^th century was built under Prince Volodymyr, to be located on the important trade crossroads, to be connected with the names of many historical figures (Danylo Halytskiy, Stephan III from Moldova, Mohammed II, the Turkish Sultan, Ian Tarnovskiy from Poland, Bohdan Khmelnytskiy, and others).

Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia: the biggest island on the Dnipro River, the unique natural and historical complex, to cover the area of 3,000 hectars, to stretch for 12,5 km from the west to the east and 2,5 km from the north to the south, used to be covered with thick forests, a steppe in the southern part of the island with the rare types of plants and herbs, deep slopes in the south-western part of the island, ancient settlement which dates back to III-II thousand years B.C., to have a good strategic location, to be connected with the history of Zaporizhzhian Cossacks.

Conversation Lab

5. Speak in class. Find information about the famous landmarks of your region, use the prompts and talk about them.

I live in ….. region. It’s in the ….. of Ukraine.

It has ….. (steppes, forests, rivers, etc.). The nature of my region is ….. . ….. region is famous for ….. . It is rich in ….. .It has …… .history. The outstanding people who live in my region are ….. . So you can find monuments to ….. . There are also ….. .Many people visit …. every year. The admire ….. . My region is full of ….. .

All in all, it is ….. . I love my region and I’m proud of its history.

6. Write a story for the Internet blog about one of the seven wonders of Ukraine. Use the information from Ex. 4 on p. 141.