Speak about your native country.
Level A 2
My Motherland, Ukraine
- I am from Ukraine.
- I would like to tell you about my country.
- My Motherland Ukraine is in the centre of Europe.
- It is a large country.
- Its territory is 603.7 thousand square kilometers.
- Ukraine has got a long history.
- Its territory was a part of Kyiv Rus, – a powerful state hundreds of years ago.
- Today Ukraine is an independent country.
- The 24th of August is the Independence Day in Ukraine.
- Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
- It is very beautiful.
- Ukrainians live in big cities, small towns and villages.
- Ukraine is a wonderful country with beautiful nature, talented, hard-working generous and friendly people.
- Ukrainian people have their own language, culture, customs and traditions.
- Ukraine has got rich soils, large forests of fir trees, oak trees, birch trees and beech trees.
- The symbol of Ukraine is a guelder rose.
- The colours of our National Flag are blue and yellow.
- They symbolize Ukraine’s golden fields of grain under blue skies.
- The Trident is the national Coat of Arms.
- The Ukrainian Anthem is the song by Pavlo Chubynsky and Mykhailo Verbytsky.
- Many tourists from other countries visit my Motherland Ukraine every year.
- They spend their holidays, learn about the history and culture of the Ukrainian people.
- Foreign tourists enjoy their visit to Ukraine.
Vocabulary
Motherland – батьківщина
I would like to tell you about … – Я б хотів розказати вам про …
centre – центр
Europe – Європа
territory – територія
square kilometer – квадратний кілометр
powerful – сильний, могутній
state – держава
independent – незалежний
Independence Day – День Незалежності
ancient – стародавній
wonderful – чудовий
talented – талановитий
hard-working – працьовитий
generous – щедрий
friendly – дружній
symbolize – символізувати
golden – золотий
field – поле
grain – зерно
own – власний
soil – земля, грунт
fir tree – ялина
oak tree – дуб
birch tree – береза
beech tree – бук
guelder rose – калина
trident – тризуб
Coat of Arms – герб
anthem – гімн
foreign – іноземний
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