Reading The Symbols of Ukrainian State The national flag of Ukraine consists of two horizontal stripes. The top is blue and the bottom is yellow. These are the colours of the sky, the rivers and the golden fields of our beautiful country. Blue and yellow (or gold) were symbols of Kyivan Rus many centuries ago. They were important colours of the Cossack age. The flag first became the national symbol of Ukraine in 1848. It came back in 1992 when Ukraine became аn independent state. The trident is an ancient symbol of Ukrainian people. Its history began about 1,000 years ВC. In the 10th century it became the emblem of Kyivan princes Volodymyr Velykyi and Yaroslav Mudryi. It officially became the national emblem again in 1992. The anthem of Ukraine is "Sche ne vmerla Ukrainy...". Pavlo Chubynskyi wrote the words in 1863 and later composer Mykhilo Verbytskyi wrote the music. First it became the national anthem in 1919. In 1992 it came back again. Task 1. Put « +» if the statement is true and « - » if the statement is false. The national flag of Ukraine consists of two horizontal stripes. The top is yellow and bottom is blue. The anthem of Ukraine wrote in 1865. Ukraine became an independent state in 1992. The trident is an ancient symbol of Ukrainian people. The anthem of Ukraine is “Sche ne vmerla Ukrainy…” Task 2. Choose a correct variant. The colour of Ukrainian flag is… blue and yellow; b) green and blue; c) brown and white. 2. Ukraine became an independent state in… a) 1994; b) 1999; c) 1992. 3. Who wrote the words to the anthem of Ukraine? a) Pavlo Chubyns’kuy; b) Mykola Lysenko; c) Mykhailo Verbutskyi. 4. Who wrote the music to the anthem of Ukraine? a) Mykola Lysenko; b) Mykhailo Verbutskyi; c) Pavlo Chubynskyi. 5. The anthem of Ukraine wrote in… a) 1863; b) 1864; c) 1865. 6. The national flag of Ukraine consists of… a) two horizontal stripes; b) four horizontal stripes; c) five horizontal stripes. Task 3. Write questions to the text with words: What When Where Who Why
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.
Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court.
The team may touch the ball up to 3 times, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body.
1. The novel starts with the question, how do we know that the girl died.
The advantage is the image of the overall picture of the case of this novel. For some, this is also a disadvantage, because people are interested in gradually reading a novel.
2. That is, in the fall of his final year at Harvard University, the time when he was preparing for the exams.
3. This is the name of the benefactor after whom the library was named.
4. His first impression is that she's a clever girl.
5. She considered it unfair that Harvard has five million books and their library have a few thousand.
6. This means that he received an excellent grade with a minus on the exam.
7. They talked about their names, music, and why she wanted the boy to invite her for coffee, and he invited her to a hockey game.
8. Jennifer was taking courses in music.
9. Losing is part of the road to success.
10. I think, it's the student hostel where she lived.
11. It was a Dartmouth ice hockey game.