Ukraine is divided into 24 regions called oblasts and the Crimean Autonomous republic. Each region has its local authorities.
2. Use the words from the box to complete the sentences
| Legislative | executive | Cabinet | judicial | State Budget |
1.An_______ branch is headed by the President.
2.The national parliament is a _______ branch of power.
3.The Supreme Court heads ________ power.
4.The president appoints a _______ .
5.The Verkhovna Rada discusses and adopts the ________ .
3. Answer the questions.
1.When was the Declaration of the State Sovereignty adopted?
2.What branches is the state power of Ukraine divided to?
3.How many deputies are there in the Verkhovna Rada?
4.Who appoints the Cabinet?
5.Who represents the judicial power?
6.How many administrative regions are there in Ukraine?
Text B. Agriculture of Ukraine
1.Learn the following words and word combinations:
topsoilîðíèé øàð ´ðóíòó
treasureñêàðá
treasuryñêàðáíèöÿ
ryeæèòî
barleyÿ÷ì³íü
oatsîâåñ
maizeêóêóðóäçà
buckwheatãðå÷êà
grain productionâèðîáíèöòâî çåðíà
profitsïðèáóòêè
animal husbandryòâàðèííèöòâî
meat-dairy cattleì’ÿñî-ìîëî÷íà õóäîáà
poultryñâ³éñüêà ïòèöÿ
2.Read and translate the following text.
Ukraine is famous for its agricultural production and is known as the breadbasket of Europe. Steppes and plains compose the most part of the territory of Ukraine. The topsoils are mainly black. They are the biggest treasure of the Ukrainian land. 25% of the world’s black rich soils are in Ukraine. Ukraine’s climate is mainly moderatly continental and the precipitations are 500-600 mm. It enables agriculture to grow different kinds of plants.
Ukraine’s crop production is highly developed. Its grain and potato output almost rivals that of France, and our country is the world’s largest producer of sugar beets. The black soils are exceptionally good for wheat. Besides wheat, Ukraine produces such grains as barley (mostly for animal feed), buckwheat and rye. Other crops include potatoes,vegetables, melons, berries, fruit, nuts and grapes. Ukraine’s most important industrial crop, sugar beet, is concentrated in the forest-steppe zone. Sugar can be called ‘white gold’. This product can bring great profits to Ukraine’s state treasury. Much of it is exported. Truck farming or market gardening is particularly developed on the outskirts of large cities.
Another important branch of farm production is animal husbandry. Animal farms specialize in meat-dairy cattle raising, poultry farming, fishing. Cattle and pigs are raised throughout Ukraine, while chicken, geese and turkey are kept for meat and egg production. Bees are kept in all parts of Ukraine for honey and wax.
The main fishing grounds are the Black Sea estuaries and the Sea of Azov, though the latter is heavily polluted by chemical fertilizers and pesticides. All the main rivers are full of fish but they suffer from pollution, too.
3.Speak about the agriculture of Ukraine.
TALKING POINTS
Read, translate and dramatize the following dialogues.