Unit 5. Countries, People, Lifestyle » Стр.156 (3)

False. 1. Ukrainians inhabited the territory in southeastern Europe, that is now Ukraine, since the 10th century. It is impossible to call people of that time Ukrainians. They were Slavs, the ancestors of Ukrainians. True. 2. Now we live in an independent country. Nominally we do. Though on the other hand, many political decisions in our state are taken under the influence of western states and their financial institutions. True. 3. Ukrainians comprise the biggest part of the whole population of Ukraine. During the latest census [перепис населення] more than 50% of people considered themselves Ukrainians and Ukrainian their native language, though there live many Russians, Byelorussians, Poles, Moldavians, Jews, Greeks, and representatives of other peoples. False. 4. The Ukrainian language occupies the twentieth place among the world languages. According to UNESCO it occupies the 22nd place in the world, though nowadays when the population of Ukraine is decreasing, it may occupy an even lower position. True. 5. The main characteristic features of Ukrainians are kindness and hospitality. Yes, they are. Besides, Ukrainians are hard-working, talented, brave, generous, and so on. False. 6. Ukrainians have no sense of humour. The study of Ukrainian folklore shows that most Ukrainians do have sense of humour. True. 7. A lot of discoveries about Ukraine and its people can be made from the Ukrainian songs. Indeed, Ukrainian songs tell much about our history and heroic deeds, about our joys and sorrows. False. 8. Our country didn’t give many talented singers, musicians and composers to the world. It gave not only musicians, artists, and poets, but also scientists and engineers like Korolyov, Sikorskiy, and many, many others.