Використання краєзнавчого матеріалу на уроках англійської мови

 Task I

Reading

Myroslava Kulyk

1.                Myroslava Kulyk was born on May 14, 1948 in the village of Zapytiv in the family of workers.

The poetess’ early years were spent in her native village. When Myroslava was eight she made he r first poetical efforts. But her first poem was published in the newspaper “Chervona Zoria” when she was 14.

         After finishing school Myroslava Kulyk entered Lviv Politecnical Institute. Studing at the Institute she was fond of literature, wrote many poems and published them in the magazines “Dnipro” and “Zhovten’.”

         Her first book of poems “Podorozhnyk” was published in 1990.

“Dyka Ruzha”, the second book of poems written by Myroslava Kulyk was published in 2006.

         The poetress worked hard and in two years the next book of poems “Nezabudka” was written.

Myroslava Kulyk died on the 28^th of January in 2016.

         We are proud of Myroslava Kulyk and enjoy her poems greatly. They are so emotional and beautiful.   

2.     Answer the questions

1. When and where was M. Kulyk born?

2. Where did she spend her childhood?

3. How old was the poetess when her first poem was published?

4. What did she do after finishing school?

5. When was her first book of poems published?

6. When did M. Kulyk write her book of poems “Nezabudka”?

7. Do you like the poetess’ book? Why?

Task II

Listening

Oksana Budzan

         Oksana Budzan was born on on June 30, 1953 in the village of Pechyhvosty, Kamianka – Buskij district Lviv region in the family of a priest. When she was sixth months old her parents moved to the village of Zapytiv. The parents taught their children to cherish Ukrainian traditions starting from early childhood. As she told as, when she was a pupil, her father read Ukrainian classic books in the evenings. He read books written by Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko,  Lesya Ukrainka, Marko Vovchok, Ivan Karpenko- Karyj and many others. Also he read books of world classic. Those were books written by William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, Moliere, and Goethe and e.g.. Her mother embroidered various techniques. These were ornaments practically from all regions of Ukraine. Oksana and her sister learnt to embroider very early. Their mother decorated by embroidery their dresses and blouses, brother`s shirts. Even bedclothes were decorated by delicate ornaments. Oksana thinks of her childhood as the best time of her life.

         When she was on the seventh grade her father asked her if she wanted to study at   Lviv Children's Art school. She has been studied at this school for four years. The pupils taught drawing, paintings, modeling, composition and weaving.

         In 1974 she entered Art Department of Belarusian State Art and Theatre Institute in Minsk. In 1979 Oksana graduated from the institute and began to work.

         She worked at Lviv Russian Theatre of Drama as a decorator. But beside her work weaving was her hobby. She was fond of new techniques of doing different things.  

         From 1994 she started to work at Ivan Trush Lviv State Art Colledge.  Oksana had worked as an Art Weaving teacher at this College until she retired. Oksana is a very kind, modest and intelligent woman. We are proud of such a talented compatriot.  

  

Are these statements true (t) or false (f):

1.     When Oksana Budzan was six years old her parents moved to Zapytiv.

2.     The family kept Ukrainian traditions with the great honor.

3.     The parents taught children to love literature.

4.     Oksana’s mother liked embroidering very much but she couldn’t embroider various techniques.

5.      Oksana and her sister learnt to embroider very late.

6.     Oksana studied at Lviv Children’s Art School for three years.

7.     She graduated from the institute in 1979.

8.     Oksana Budzan is working as an Art Weaving teacher at Ivan Trush Lviv State Art college.