Unit 4. A DAILY, A WEEKLY, A MONTHLY

Lesson 58. UKRAINE: GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; удосконалювати навички монологічного висловлювання і читання; розвивати мовну здогадку й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; розвивати пам'ять і пізнавальні інтереси учнів; виховувати інтерес до подорожування своєю країною.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Answer the questions.

1. What are the most attractive places in your country?

2. Are there many famous sights in your country? What are they famous for?

3. What’s your favourite place in your country? Is it popular with many people? Why?

2. Speaking

Imagine that your class is preparing a party for some famous persons and your teacher wants to know what has already been done for it. Use the Present Perfect Passive Voice.

Sample questions:

1. Have the invitations been sent yet?

2. Has the conference hall been prepared yet?

3. Has it been decorated?

4. Have the posters been drawn?

5. Has any mineral water been bought?

3. Speaking

Practise your pronunciation.

Do ex. 4 (a), p. 214.

4. Reading

Do ex. 4 (b), p. 214.

Practise the new vocabulary. Find the following words and expressions in the text and give their English equivalents:

• займати площу,

• простягатися,

• північ,

• південь,

• захід,

• схід,

• межувати,

• на півдні,

• більша частина,

• рівний,

• цілий,

• територія,

• гористий,

• незвичайний,

• населення,

• мешканець,

• мешкати.

5. Writing

Do ex. 5, р. 216.

6. Reading

Read the piece of information on the website and answer the questions.

1. Who is going to read this advert?

2. What useful things can we get from this site?

3. Where would you like to go after reading this advert?

TRAVEL TO UKRAINE. USEFUL INFORMATION

Ukraine train schedule — train connections between Kiev, Odessa & Lviv.

Credit cards & travelers checks — Visa, MasterCard, American Express cards in Ukraine.

Visa to Ukraine — for those who apply for Ukrainian visas.

Mobile operators & mobile Internet — Ukrainian mobile operators and mobile Internet.

Common information about Ukraine

Location. Geographical situation of Ukraine is Eastern Europe. Capital of Ukraine is Kiev.

National currency is Hryvnya. There are plenty of currency exchange offices (in addition to banks) to exchange US dollars or Euro to Ukrainian Hryvnya.

Official language is Ukrainian.

Main religion in Central and Eastern parts of Ukraine is Orthodoxy and in Western part is Catholicism.

Voltage in wall outlet (plug socket) is 220 V.

Outdoor activities in Ukraine

Ukrainian mountains (the Carpathian mountains in western Ukraine) allow practice all types of outdoor activities. Among them: rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, paragliding, base jumping. Also winter sports in the Carpathian mountains: alpine skiing and snow-boarding.

Mountain biking in Carpathian mountains.

Hiking in Carpathian mountains of Ukraine.

Bungee jumping in Zaporizhzhya.

Alpine ski & snowboard in Carpathian mountains of Ukraine (Ski resort Bukovel).

Information related to Outdoor activities

Excursions & tours: Hiking, climbing & mountain biking in Carpathian mountains with a private guide.

7. Reading

Do ex. 8, p. 218.

8. Summary

Do ex. 6, p. 216.

9. Homework

Do ex. 9, p. 220.