My loving country Ukraine

What is the first word that appears in your mind when you think of our Motherland?What is your favorite place in Ukraine?How often do you travel in our country?What do you like most about Ukraine?

Task 1. Match the parts of the proverbs and say what they are all about. Every country…but never his nature. When in Romeso many customs. Habit…a snowy beard. So many countries,…do as the Romans do. The wolf may lose his teeth,…is the second nature. Traditions wear…has its customs.

I think these proverbs tell us that customs and traditions play a very important role in our life. Is there any connection between them and our country? Which proverb did you like most? Why? What does it mean?Does your family keep any traditions of our ancestors? What are they?

Reading. What do you see on the pictures?What do you know about the Ukrainian embroidery?Have you got a Vyshyvanka? When do you usually put it on?

Embroidery. Embroidery is an old Ukrainian tradition. It is a creative work. The Ukrainian women are very good at it. There are different variants of ornaments, clothes and house decorations. There is a legend about the black embroidered blouses. When the Turks attacked Ukraine near the river Zbruch, they killed all the men. There were only girls in the villages. They couldn’t marry. It was a great sorrow. The girls embroidered blouses in black threads and wore them. After that the seven generations of the girls dressed black embroidered blouses. They even married in them. The Ukrainians like to embroider towels and put them on the wall. It is an old custom. In the past all houses were decorated with towels. A house without a towel was like a family without children. A towel was a face of a house and of a hostess. It was used in everyday life: when the child was born, when the guests came, when somebody left home or got married. Bread and salt on the Ukrainian towel showed great hospitality of the Ukrainian people. Towels were used for decorating the houses. The ornaments and colours of towels were different in different regions. A lot of songs about a towel have been composed in Ukraine.

Say if the statements are true (T) or false (F)1. Embroidery is a custom that is widely-spread all over the world.2. It is used as the house decoration.3. According to the old legend all the girls who embroidered the blouses in black were killed.4. The seven generations of the girls wore black embroidered blouses because they could not marry.5. In the past all houses were decorated with embroideries.6. The embroidered towel was a mirror of the beauty of the hostess in the house. Keys to the next task 1 F, 2 T, 3 F, 4 F, 5 T, 6 F.

Listening Have you ever seen foreigners in Ukraine? Were you talking to them? What place can you advice them to visit?

Choose the correct option1. Andrew is an American travel writer. True b) False2. He is sure that Odessa is an undiscovered cultural city. True b) False3. Where does the writer live?London b) Washington c) Lviv4. The author enjoys the beauty of Ukrainian nature. True b) False5. Where is Lychakivsky cvyntar?a) In Kyiv b) in Lviv c) in Odesa

6. The island of Khortytsia is on the Dniester river. True b) False7. Andrew likes all the villages in Ukraine. True b) False8. What village has a strong literary history?Berezhany b) Rakhiv c) Dykanka. Why does he like Odesa?He likes to go to the seaside. Shopping is great there. The city is exciting.10. The auther enjoys the beauty of Ukrainian nature.a) True b) False

Writing. To write an email to your English friend telling him/her. What do you like most about your city/town? What is your favorite place there and why? What can your friend do when he/she comes to visit you?