A TOUR ODESSA – KYIV

Ex.1. Read the text and translate into Ukrainian. / Прочитайте текст та перекладіть на українську мову:

An absolutely straight motor highway brings you farther and farther to the north through the boundless expanses of the Ukrainian steppes.

Having covered 277 km. you reach the town Uman’ lying 10 km. from the road. After passing the town center and turning left into K. Marx street you approach the entrance to the Sophia Park. Laid out in the 18^th century, it is known for its beautiful pavilions.

The road runs farther north.

For another 200 km. you ride along the excellent smooth road, and soon you come to the Ukrainian capital – Kyiv. Your journey is drawing to a close.

An oriental proverb goes: “Ask one who has seen much rather than one who knows much”. The best way to learn about a country and understand its people is to travel.

Vocabulary

· boundless expanses – безмежний простір

· steppes – степи

· to cover – покривати

· laid out – заснована

· oriental proverb – східне прислів’я

Ex.2. Ask 5 questions to the text. / Поставте п’ять питань до тексту.

Ex.3. Using new vocabulary retell the text.Використовуючи нову лексику перекажіть текст (впр.1).

Ex.4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words from the list. / Прочитайте текст і заповніть пропуски словами зі списку:

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The first time I drove after passing my driving test, I was determined to get everything right. I got into the car, turned the key in the 1) _______ and put my foot on the 2) ________ while changing into first 3) _______. Slowly I pressed down on the 4) ________ and pulled out into the road. Driving along, I remembered to look at the petrol gauge on the 5) _______ to make sure I had enough petrol. Suddenly, a flashing light in the 6) ________ caught my eye. There was a police car behind indicating that I should pull over, so I gently pressed on the 7) ________ and stopped. Winding down the window, I asked the policeman what was wrong – I had thought I was doing so well! His answer was very embarrassing – “You’ve forgotten to put on your 8) _______, sir!”

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A woman came to the police commissar to say that a careless driver had injured her.

“Do you remember the number of the car?” asked the policeman on duty.

“No, I don’t. But I remember that an elderly woman was driving the car in a white hat and a red blouse. Her skirt was a green jersey.”

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Two motorists lying in their beds at the hospital looked attentively at each other. At last one of them said,

“It seems to me that I’ve already seen you somewhere”.

“Of course,” answered the other, “that is the reason why we are both lying here, at hospital”.

Самостійна робота 13

Ex.1. Translate into Ukrainian. / Перекладіть на українську мову:

To the north

The boundless expanses of the Ukrainian steppes

Uman’ lying 10 kilometers from the road

The town center

Smooth road

Oriental proverb

“Ask one who has seen much rather than one who knows much”

Ex.2. Translate into English. / Перекладіть на англійську мову:

Маршрут до Одеси веде через безкраї степи України. Місто Умань знаходиться в 10 кілометрах від основної дороги. Це місто відоме своїм славетним Софіївським парком. Дорога веде далі на схід. Інші 200 кілометрів ти їдеш по чудовій дорозі і згодом приїжджаєш до Києва, столиці України. Найкращий шлях дізнатися про країну і зрозуміти її людей – це подорож.

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