Англійська

Unit 4

Introduction

to the Topic Ukraine

There are still people abroad who know very little about Ukraine. Introduce your country to a foreigner, trying to make him/her aware what kind of country Ukraine is. Feel free to choose any of the following aspects:

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Exercise 4. Comprehension Test

Listen to the extract once more and tick the correct statements in the appropriate boxes:

Angela Peter

□□ went to the Opera three times.

□□ went to the ballet once.

□□ went to a classical concert.

□□ went to an art exhibition.

□□ bought a candlestick at a craftwork market.

□□ bought an embroidered blouse.

□□ was in Lviv in the summer.

□□ was in Lviv in the winter.

□□ thinks that the architecture of Lviv is different from that of Coventry.

□□ went to an open-air museum.

Exercise 5. Multiple-choice comprehension test

Select those statements which reflect the opinions expressed in the interview:

A.a) Going to the opera or ballet is more expensive in Britain than in Ukraine.

b)Going to the opera or ballet is cheaper in Britain than in Ukraine.

c)Going to the opera or ballet costs the same in Ukraine and in Britain.

B.a) Ballet and classical music are more popular in Ukraine than in Britain.

b)Ballet and classical music are less popular in Ukraine than in Britain.

c)Ballet and classical music are equally popular in Ukraine and in Britain.

C.During Angela’s visit to Lviv the weather was mostly:

a)bright and sunny

b)rainy and stormy

c)extremely hot

D.According to Peter, the British weather in winter tends to be:

a)cold and sunny

b)snowy and windy

c)cold and grey

E.Both Angela and Peter think the architecture of Lviv and Coventry is:

a)quite similar

b)quite different

c)absolutely identical

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view and give an oral summary o f the information it contains on that topic:

A.Ukrainian youth

B.Studying foreign languages

Exercise 7. Multiple Choice Comprehension Test

Select the most appropriate statement in each case:

A.a) The English lecturers had a few contacts with young people.

b)They were lecturing to the students of Lviv Polytechnic.

c)They had an opportunity to meet Ukrainian young people very often.

B.a) Ukrainian students start university at an older age than British students.

b)British and Ukrainian young people start university at the same age.

c)Ukrainian university students are younger than British university students.

C.a) Ukrainian students are more committed to their education.

b)Both Ukrainian and British students are equally committed to their educa­ tion.

c)British students are more serious about their studies.

D.a) During the English lecturers’ visit to Ukraine they were asked no questions about Britain.

b)Ukrainian students were very interested to learn about Britain and asked many questions.

c)Ukrainian students showed no interest in learning anything about Britain.

E.a) Ukrainian children start dealing with sophisticated subjects at an earlier age.

b)Both Ukrainian and British children start learning algebra at the same age.

c)British children start dealing with sophisticated subjects at an earlier age than Ukrainian children.

F. a) British children don’t start learning another language until they are about 11.

b)Both Ukrainian and British children start learning another language when they are 5.

c)Ukrainian children start learning another language at school at the age of 11,

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Exercise 8. Cloze Test

Listen to the passage from The Interview, Part 3, once more andfill in the blanks:

maybe ... TV programmes, films, ... books, newspaper articles, magazines, ...

to music, even, or to songs, maybe in English. So, just try to make it an ...

experience.

Peter. And, of course, if you can, try to ... to an English-speaking country, not nec­ essarily ... . Er... because, I think, every ... teacher will tell this, that the best way to learn a language is to learn it in a context of having to use it every day, and using it for practical ... with concrete results. You soak up so much of a language simply by being in the ... . It’s an invaluable experience really fo r... any language.

The Interview, Part 4

Exercise 9. Oral Summary

Listen to the last part o f the interview, make notes and summarise the information it contains.

Exercise 10. Group Work

Discuss what you heard in the interview, Did anything surprise you?

Exercise 11. Written Summary

Listen to the whole of the interview, then write a summary of any part of it you are particularly interested in and express your own views on the subject.

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