This document provides an outline for a lesson plan on Ukraine. It includes the following objectives: revising topical vocabulary, practicing dialogues and monologues, developing grammar comprehension, representing projects, and cultivating love for Ukraine. Students will work in groups to discuss why Ukraine is a beautiful country. They will complete fact files on Ukraine and discuss historical Cossack figures. The lesson aims to teach students about Ukrainian history, culture, and promote patriotism.

1. Peaceful land, beloved country,
O my dear Ukraine!
(T. Shevchenko “The
Plundered Grave”)
Presentation for the 8th formers

2. Objectives
• To revise our topical vocabulary
• To practice speaking in dialogues and
monologues
• To develop your grammar comprehension
( the conditional sentences)
• To represent some of your projects
• To improve communicative competence
• To cultivate the love for our native land

3. Work in groups and give your answers to this
question:
Why is Ukraine a beautiful and fantastic
country?
There is no place more delightful
than your Motherland! As your know we
connect many pleasant things
with it…

4. The mottoes of our lesson are:
• History is the life’s teacher.
• There’s no place like home.
• East or West, home is best.

5. Why is Ukraine a beautiful
and fantastic country?
Group 1. Fill in the form
“Ukraine in facts”
Group 2. Make the fact files
“ The main natural
Records”

6. UKRAINE IS AN INDEPENDENT STATE
•CONTINENT: EUROPE
•TERRITORY: 603.7 sq km
•POPULATION: 48 mln
•BORDERS ON RUSSIA,
BUELORUSSIA,
MOLDOVA, POLAND,
ROMANIA, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA
•CAPITAL: KYIV
•OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: UKRAINIAN

7. THE MAIN NATURAL RECORDS
The highest peak is Hoverla (2061 m)
The longest river is the Dnipro (2290 km )
The largest range of mountains
is the Carpathians
The largest lake is Svityaz

8. and recollect these people

9. Listen to the text “ Who were
Kozaks?” and complete:
1. Kozaks were free and…
2. The main idea of Zaporizhyan Kozaks…
3. Kozaks called their leader…
4. Ivan Sirko won…
5. Kozaks fought for…
6. Kozaks were men who loved…
7. The names of the national heroes will live…

10. Make up short dialogues
Use the ideas:
I can’t but agree
I’m afraid you’re wrong
I believe/I don’t believe
Absolutely not
Unfortunetly
Frankly speaking
As far as I remember

11. Analyze this diagram about the most
popular tourists’ places
40%
38%
15%
7%
Carpathian
Crimea
Dnipro
Lviv

12. Welcome to our round Kiev
sightseeing tour
Peremoha
Square
St. Volodymyr
Cathedral
The Golden
Gates
St.Sophia
Cathedral
St. Andrew
Church
Mariynskiy
Palace
Kyiv-Pechersk
Lavra
Maidan
Nezalezhnosti

13. Sound these comics about frog-tourist

14. What sort of people are Ukrainians?
CHARACTERISTICS People who
haven’t visited
Ukraine
People who
have visited
Ukraine
Nice / kind to travelers
Friendly / honest
Reserved (don’t show their feelings)
Well-mannered / polite
Unfriendly to travelers(think they are better than other
people)
With a good sense of humour
Great borsch and varenyky lovers
24%
27%
54%
33%
43%
25%
45%
79%
56%
22%
65%
7%
57%
79%
-Before going to Ukraine…
-After visiting Ukraine…
-…per cent of people believe that Ukrainians are …

15. Are you ready
to answer these questions:
• Where is Ukraine located?
• Is its geographical position suitable for the
developing of its relations with foreign countries?
• What is the territory and population of Ukraine?
• How many regions are there and what are their
regional centres?
• What are the national symbols?
• What are the places of interests?

16. Now we can say why Ukraine is a
beautiful and fantastic country.
• There are many interesting
sights in Ukraine
• There are also many historical places,
monuments and buildings
• We can enjoy a lot of
picturesque landscapes
So UKRAINE IS AN UNDISCOVERED TREASURE AND
IT’S WORTH VISITING!
WELCOME TO UKRAINE