3.1 The land
The geography of Ukraine is very varied. As well as steppes and fertile arable lands, ideal for grain farming, there are two mountain ranges, the Carpathian and Crimean Mountains. The river Dnipro flows through the centre of Ukraine.
Sadly, at the moment, Ukrainian cities and regions are often in the news. Look at the map to find out where they are. Then listen and repeat to learn how to pronounce Ukrainian place names, so your Ukrainian friends will understand.
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| Ukrainian | Transliteration | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Київ – (це) столиця України. | Kyiv – (tse) stolytsia Ukrainy. | Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine. |
| 2.Схід України – (це) Харків, Донецьк, Луганськ. | Skhid Ukrainy – (tse) Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk. | In the east of Ukraine are Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk. |
| 3.Південь України – це Крим, Херсон, Одеса, Миколаїв. | Pivden Ukrainy – tse Krym, Kherson, Odesa, Mykolaiv. | In the south of Ukraine are Crimea, Kherson, Odesa, Mykolaiv. |
| 4. Захід України – це Львів, Тернопіль, Івано-Франківськ, Чернівці, Ужгород. | Zakhid Ukrayiny – tse Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod. | In the west of Ukraine are Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod. |
| 5. Північ України – це Рівне, Житомир, Київ, Чернігів і Суми. | Pivnich Ukrainy – tse Rivne, Kyiv, Chernihiv i Sumy. | In the north of Ukraine are Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy. |
| 6. Центр України – це Черкаси і Кропивницький. | Tsentr Ukrainy – tse Cherkasy i Kropyvnytskyi. | In the centre of Ukraine are Cherkasy and Kropyvnytskyi. |
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Kyiv – (tse) stolytsia Ukrayiny.
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Skhid Ukrainy – (tse) Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk.
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Pivden Ukrainy – tse Krym, Kherson, Odesa, Mykolaiv.
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Zakhid Ukrainy – tse Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod.
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Pivnich Ukrainy – tse Rivne, Kyiv, Chernihiv i Sumy.
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Tsentr Ukrainy – tse Cherkasy i Kropyvnytskyi.
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Transcript: Video 2 Geography
The geography of Ukraine: its neighbouring countries, key towns and cities. Ukraine’s neighbours: Polshcha, Bilorus, Rosiia, Slovachchyna, Uhorshchyna, Rumuniia, Moldova – Ukraine’s neighbours.
Pivnich, Skhid, Pivden, Zakhid.
Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk, Krym, Kherson, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Lviv, Ternopil, Chernyvtsi, Uzhhorod, Rivne, Sumy, Chernihiv.
Video 2 Geography
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