1. Answer the questions:
1. What does the word “Podil” mean?
2. Who were the inhabitants of Podil at the down of Kyiv’s history?
3. What square has become the market place since 1798?
4. What is wrong in the task to the exercise 5 on page 149?
5. How many years ago did Khreshchatyk become the main street of Kyiv?
6. Why was the street named Khreshchatyk?
7. How many people stroll along this street?
8. Why, to your mind, doesn’t traffic run in Khreshchatyk on Sundays?
9. How could people enter Kyiv in ancient times?
10. What famous historical monument can you see in the Independent square?
11. Who is depicted on the top of the monument to the Independence of Ukraine?
12. Why is it especially impressive thing to visit the Independence square on holidays?
2. Find the following words in the texts, translate them into English, learn them by
heart and make up six sentences with them.
Житель, торгова виставка, рід занять, торговець,
струмок, тротуар, прогулюватися, болотистий,
виділятися, величний, вражаючий, урочистий.
TitanicТитаникThere isn’t a person in the world who hasn’t heard of Titanic. It was a huge passenger liner that sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912. This tragedy happened due to the liner’s collision with an iceberg. It was one of the largest and most memorable disasters that the twentieth century brought to mankind. Titanic was one of the biggest liners built at the beginning of the century by the British company “White Star Line”. The Titanic went on his first and last voyage to America and never made it. The ship departed from Southampton in the UK to New York City. At those times Titanic was the largest ship afloat. It carried more than 2000 passengers plus the crew. Some of the wealthiest people of the world were also on board along with hundreds of British and Irish emigrants. In fact, the ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury. It contained opulent cabins, high-class restaurants, libraries, a swimming-pool, on-board gymnasium and many other facilities. The only disadvantage of the ship was its lack of lifeboats. Unfortunately one-third of the passengers and crew tragically drowned. Only about 1500 people were saved in lifeboats. The majority of saved people were women and children. According to data the ship left Southampton on April the 10th 1912 and collided with an iceberg in the late evening of on April the 15th. Thus, the voyage lasted only 5 days. As the time passed the Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history. It is commemorated in numerous books, songs, exhibitions, films and memorials. One of the best films about the tragedy of Titanic was released in 1997 by a famous Canadian film director James Cameron. The film made an instant success and is still very popular. It was nominated for “Oscar” in 14 nominations and won 11 of them.