Ex.1. Study the vocabulary:
to extend [iks'tend] — ïðîñòÿãàòèñÿ
to border ['bodә] on — ìåæóâàòè
to be washed by — îìèâàòèñÿ
frontier — êîðäîí
the Carpathian [ka:'pei jen] 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