2. "He, who loves not
his Motherland can
love nothing"
(G. Byron)
3. Fill in the gaps with the words given below
banks, wash, longest, rivers, European, population,
snowball—tree, mineral resources, capital, mountains
1. Ukraine is a __________________ country.
2. The ____________________ of our Motherland is Kyiv.
3. It is on the _____________________ of the Dnipro River.
4. The Black Sea and the Asov Sea
____________________Ukraine.
5. There are beautiful _________________in our country:
the Carpathian and the Crimean.
6. There are many____________________ in our country:
the Dnipro, the Dniester and the Bug.
7. The _____________________ river is the Dnipro.
8. The__________________________ of Ukraine is 47
million people.
9. Ukraine is rich in _____________________________ .
10. People sing songs about a _______________________
and plant it near their houses.
4. Match the first part of the phrase
to the second one to make up a proverb.
1. East or west that ends well
2. Every country makes a good ending
3. All is well is a friend indeed
4. Better late keeps a doctor away
5. A good beginning home is best
6. First think has its customs
7. A friend in need than never
8. There is no place so many customs
9. An apple a day then speak
10. Everything is good like home
11. So many countries likes its nest
12. Every bird in its seasons
22. Match the names of the holidays and their dates.
1) Ukrainian Independence Day 1 January
2) Mother’s Day 7 January
3) New Year’s Day May
4) Victory Day 24 August
5) Day of knowledge March-April
6) Easter 1 May
7) Women’s Day 9 May
8) Day of Spring and Labour 19 December
9) Christmas 8 March
10) St. Nicholas’ Day 1 September
