«My Motherland is the place where I live and what I love»
Location of Ukraine in the Europe Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe The area is about mi² (Texas) Borders with Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary
Ukrainian symbols The national emblem are trident, the Anthem and the Ukrainian flag National symbols are guilder roses, Ukrainian house, towels and embroidering clothers
The capital of Ukraine - Kyiv The population is 2,611,300 Was funded in 10-th and 11-th Centuries Was the capital of Kyivan Rus
National history Kyivan Rus was established by the Varangians in the 9th century Was one of the founding republics of the Soviet Union Gained independence in 1991
Ukrainian culture National dances are popular all over the world Great cultural heritage: songs, paintings, poems Ukraine is known in Europe as “singing nation”
Famous Ukrainians Taras Shevchenko ( ) – writer, artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture Andriy Shevchenko – famous soccer player Anna Kournikova – tennis player Volodymyr and Vitaliy Klichko - boxers
Contest 1 “Greeting”
banks, wash, longest, rivers, European, population, devoted, snowball—tree, mineral resources, capital, mountains Ukraine is a __________________ country. The ____________________ of our Motherland is Kyiv. It is on the _____________________ of the Dnipro River. The Black Sea and the Asov Sea ____________________Ukraine. There are beautiful _________________in our country: the Carpathian and the Crimean There are many____________________ in our country: the Dnipro, the Dniester and the Bug. The _____________________ river is the Dnipro. The__________________________ of Ukraine is 47 million people. Ukraine is rich in _____________________________. People sing songs about a _______________________ and plant it near their houses. Contest 2
Contest 3 Match the first part of the phrase to the second one to make up a proverb. East or West likes its nest Every bird like home There is no placehome is best