Збірник включає тематично пов'язані тексти про Україну з оригінальних англомовних видань, а також вправи для контролю розуміння змісту текстів, контрольні запитання до кожної теми та тематичні словники. Посібник призначений для учнів середніх навчальних закладів, ідо вивчають англійську мову. CONTENTS HISTORY Main Historical Periods.....................................................................9 Volodymyr the Great........................................................................19 Yaroslav the Wise...........................................................................21 Khortytsia Island.............................................................................23 Dmytro Vyshnevetskyi....................................................................25 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.....................................................................25 The Battle of Poltava......................................................................28 Haidamaka Uprisings......................................................................29 Mykhailo Drahomanov....................................................................31 Mykhailo Ilrushevskyi.....................................................................33 National Coat of Arms.....................................................................36 Ukrainian Anthem...........................................................................39 History Quiz....................................................................................40 Glossary...........................................................................................42 GEOGRAPHY Geographical Position......................................................................53 Land.................................................................................................54 Mineral Resources...........................................................................56 Climate.............................................................................................58 Water Resources..............................................................................59 Plants and Animals..........................................................................61 Geography Quiz...............................................................................63 Glossary...........................................................................................64 ECONOMY Economic Areas...............................................................................71 Industry............................................................................................73 Agriculture........................................................................................75 transport...........................................................................................77 Pollution...........................................................................................78 Chornobyl Nuclear Accident............................................................80 Chornobyl Problems........................................................................81 Economic Reforms in Ukraine........................................................83 Price of Land...................................................................................84 Economy Quiz.................................................................................86 Glossary...........................................................................................87 PEOPLE Population........................................................................................94 The Ukrainians................................................................................96 TheHutsuls......................................................................................97 Ukrainians in Toronto......................................................................99 A Ukrainian Supermodel...............................................................101 The Ukrainian Language...............................................................102 Population Quiz.............................................................................104 Glossary.........................................................................................105 CITIES AND TOWNS Kyiv................................................................................................109 St. Sophia's Cathedral....................................................................115 Art Museums of Kyiv.....................................................................117 Lviv................................................................................................119 Nizhyn............................................................................................121 Vasylkiv.........................................................................................123 Cities Quiz.....................................................................................124 Glossary.........................................................................................125 HOLIDAYS Folk Customs and Rites.................................................................132 Church Holidays............................................................................134 Christmas.......................................................................................135 Epiphany........................................................................................137 Easter.............................................................................................138 Pentecost........................................................................................140 Holidays Quiz................................................................................141 Glossary.........................................................................................141 EDUCATION Schooling.......................................................................................147 Brotherhood Schools......................................................................149 The Ancient University..................................................................150 PetroMohyla..................................................................................152 Kharkiv University........................................................................153 Education Quiz..............................................................................155 Glossary.........................................................................................156 RELIGION Religion and Church......................................................................159 The Kyiv Cave Monastery.............................................................162 Nestor the Chronicler.....................................................................164 Saint Nicholas................................................................................164 Saint Michael the Archangel..........................................................166 Religion Quiz.................................................................................166 Glossary.........................................................................................167 SCIENCE Ukrainian Science..........................................................................172 Volodymyr Vernadskyi..................................................................174 Oleksandr Potebnia........................................................................176 Oleksandr Bohomolets...................................................................178 YevhenPaton..................................................................................179 Mykola Miklukho-Maklai.............................................................181 Science Quiz..................................................................................182 Glossary.........................................................................................183 SPORTS AND TOURISM Ukrainian Sport..............................................................................187 Ivan Piddubnyi...............................................................................190 Valerii Lobanovskyi.......................................................................191 Tourism Today...............................................................................193 Welcome to Ukraine!.....................................................................195 The Wonderful Crimea..................................................................196 Rural Tourism in Zakarpattia........................................................198 Churches of Chernihiv...................................................................199 Sports and Tourism Quiz...............................................................202 Glossary.........................................................................................202 LITERATURE Ukrainian Literature.......................................................................207 Hryhorii Skovoroda.......................................................................213 Mykola Gogol.................................................................................215 Taras Shevchenko..........................................................................217 Ivan Franko....................................................................................219 Lesia Ukrainka..............................................................................223 OlesHonchar..................................................................................224 Vasyl Symonenko..........................................................................225 VasylStus.......................................................................................226 Literature Quiz..............................................................................227 Glossary.........................................................................................229 THEATRE AND CINEMA Ukrainian Theatre..........................................................................237 Panas Saksahanskyi.......................................................................240 Ukrainian Ballet.............................................................................241 Serge Lyfar.....................................................................................242 Cinema...........................................................................................244 Oleksandr Dovzhenko....................................................................245 Ivan Mykolaichuk..........................................................................246 Sergii Paradzhanov........................................................................248 Theatre and Cinema Quiz..............................................................250 Glossary.........................................................................................251 MUSIC Ukrainian Musical Culture............................................................255 Kobzars..........................................................................................259 Semen Hulak-Artemovskyi............................................................260 Mykola Lysenko.............................................................................261 Platon Maiboroda...........................................................................262 Mykola Leontovych.......................................................................263 Solomia Krushelnytska..................................................................264 Oksana Petrusenko........................................................................265 Volodymyr Ivasiuk.........................................................................266 Ukraine Wins the Eurovision Song Contest..................................267 Music Quiz.....................................................................................268 Glossary.........................................................................................269 PAINTING Artistic Traditions of Ukraine.......................................................274 Mykola Pymonenko.......................................................................278 Oleksandr Murashko......................................................................279 Vasyl Kasiian.................................................................................281 Kazymyr Malevych.......................................................................282 Maria Pryimachenko.....................................................................284 Painting Quiz................................................................................285 Glossary........................................................................................286 FOLKWAYS FolkSongs......................................................................................289 Proverbs and Sayings.....................................................................290 Folk Dance.....................................................................................293 Folk Musical Instruments..............................................................294 Folk Dress......................................................................................295 Embroidery....................................................................................296 Popular Embroidery Motifs...........................................................298 Traditional Foods...........................................................................300 Ukrainian Borsch...........................................................................303 Folkways Quiz...............................................................................304 Glossary........................................................................................305 CONSTITUTION A Constitution - the Standard of Legitimacy....................................312 Basic Laws of Ukraine...................................................................314 The Constitution of Bendery.........................................................315 PylypOrlyk....................................................................................316 The Constitution of the UNR.........................................................318 The Constitutions of the Ukrainian SSR.......................................319 The Constitution of Independent Ukraine.....................................321 Article 36.......................................................................................326 Article 37.......................................................................................327 Article 43.......................................................................................327 Article 45.......................................................................................328 Article 49.......................................................................................329 Article 53.......................................................................................329 Constitution Quiz..........................................................................330 Glossary........................................................................................330