Unit 7. Reading Test. Ukraine. The 8th form

Ukraine is the largest country in Europe by population.

Ukraine lies in the geographical centre of Europe. Its territory is larger than that of France or Germany, and its population is the second largest among the Slavic nations.

There are few places on our planet with a climate as favourable for living and soil as fertile as Ukraine’s. Its unique black soil is rich in various mineral resources.

Ukraine is a land of special beauty. The Carpathian Mountains in the west grow into the green meadows of Hutsulshchyna and the rolling hills of Podillia. Farther east lies Polissia with its shady groves and thick forests. From there, endless flat steppe stretches south all the way to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s territory is crossed by rivers — the Dnipro, the Buh, the Desna, the Teteriv and the Cheremosh — and dotted with blue lakes like so many eyes looking at the sky.

The climate is mild and soft in the west and in the centre, warm and dry in the east and hot in the south. The flora of Ukraine is rich in a great variety of plants, which number up to 30000. The animal life is also unusual and specific.

The territory of Ukraine is larger than the territory of France.

Ukraine lies in the geographical centre of Europe. Its territory is larger than that of France or Germany, and its population is the second largest among the Slavic nations.

There are few places on our planet with a climate as favourable for living and soil as fertile as Ukraine’s. Its unique black soil is rich in various mineral resources.

Ukraine is a land of special beauty. The Carpathian Mountains in the west grow into the green meadows of Hutsulshchyna and the rolling hills of Podillia. Farther east lies Polissia with its shady groves and thick forests. From there, endless flat steppe stretches south all the way to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s territory is crossed by rivers — the Dnipro, the Buh, the Desna, the Teteriv and the Cheremosh — and dotted with blue lakes like so many eyes looking at the sky.

The climate is mild and soft in the west and in the centre, warm and dry in the east and hot in the south. The flora of Ukraine is rich in a great variety of plants, which number up to 30000. The animal life is also unusual and specific.

Ukraine's black soil contains various mineral resources.

Ukraine lies in the geographical centre of Europe. Its territory is larger than that of France or Germany, and its population is the second largest among the Slavic nations.

There are few places on our planet with a climate as favourable for living and soil as fertile as Ukraine’s. Its unique black soil is rich in various mineral resources.

Ukraine is a land of special beauty. The Carpathian Mountains in the west grow into the green meadows of Hutsulshchyna and the rolling hills of Podillia. Farther east lies Polissia with its shady groves and thick forests. From there, endless flat steppe stretches south all the way to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s territory is crossed by rivers — the Dnipro, the Buh, the Desna, the Teteriv and the Cheremosh — and dotted with blue lakes like so many eyes looking at the sky.

The climate is mild and soft in the west and in the centre, warm and dry in the east and hot in the south. The flora of Ukraine is rich in a great variety of plants, which number up to 30000. The animal life is also unusual and specific.