Variant II

Ex.1. Study the vocabulary:

Word List:

to extend [iks’tend] — ïðîñòÿãàòèñÿ

to border [‘bo:dә] on — ìåæóâàòè

to be washed by — îìèâàòèñÿ

frontier [‘fr٨ntijә]— êîðäîí

the Carpathian [ka:’pei jәn] mountains — Êàðïàòè (Êàðïàòñüê³ ãîðè)

black-soil steppelands — ÷îðíîçåìí³ ñòåïè

to admire [әd’maiә] — çàõîïëþâàòèñÿ, ìèëóâàòèñÿ

picturesque [‘pik ә’resk] — ìàëüîâíè÷èé

slope [sloup] — ñõèë, ñïàä; íàõèë

endless steppes — áåçêðàéí³ ñòåïè

representative [,repri’zentәtiv] — ïðåäñòàâíèê

fauna [‘fo:nә] — ôàóíà

to stretch — ïðîñòÿãàòèñÿ

to be divided into — ïîä³ëÿòèñü íà

meadow [‘medou] — ëóã

peninsula [pi’ninsjulә] — ï³âîñòð³â