1. Ukraine is a very polluted country. 2. Most of the harm came from the early 1950s when it was recovering from WW2. 3. Soviet policies of raising industrial and agricultural productivity with little regard to ecological considerations have had a devastating effect on the environment. 4. Air pollution is especially severe in such industrial centres as Zaporizhzhya, Luhans'k, and Donets'k. 5. 35% of drinkable water in Ukraine is polluted or poisoned while 20% of its animals are endangered. 6. The April 1986 explosion and core meltdown of a reactor at the Chernobyl’ nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine had an enormous impact on the region’s environment. 7. Radioactive materials from the accident seeped into the ground, contaminating farmland and the water supply. 8. The long-term impact on human health and the environment is still being assessed. 9. Ukraine releases polluted water, heavy metal, organic compounds, and oil-related pollutants into the Black Sea. 10. Fifty years ago hardly anybody was concerned about environmental problems. 11. Industrial and economic development, progress and profit were more important. 12. 71% of Ukraine's land is used for economic activities such as nuclear power plants and etc 13. It is time we notice the importance of our environment and stop such polluted countries from damaging the environment even more. 14. We should not allow our governments to destroy our land as well as our future, and Ukraine is a great example of that. 15. (Closing sentence with a thesis)
I AM A MEDICAL STUDENT My name is Alexander Smirnov. I am from Ukraine. I am 17 years old. I was born on the 17th of September in Harkiv, a city in Ukraine. Now I am a firstyear student of the Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine "Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy". It was very hard to pass entrance exams. I was working hard during the whole year having extra lessons in Physics, Biology, and Ukrainian because the competition was veryhigh, and it was difficult to win it. So, I care for medicine and I am going to be a doctor. Medical students must remember that it is not easy to be a good specialist. A good doctor must have not only deep knowledge of a particular field of medicine. He must love people and have a kind heart. One of the prominent therapeutists prof. Koncholovsky considers that a person may be a poor writer, he may be a bad painter or an actor but a person cannot and must not be a bad doctor. As for my family it is neither big nor small. There are five persons in it. I have my father, mother, brother and sister. My father’s name is Ivan Petrovich. He is 42 years old. He is a stomatologist. He has a full-time job. My mother’s name is Olga Ivanovna. She is a skilled doctor. She has a good reputation in the hospital. My brother’s name is Oleg. He is 13 years old. He is doing very well at school. He studies French and German there. My elder sister Helen is 25 years old. She is a designer by profession. She is married. She has a husband and a son. I don’t live with my family at this moment. I live in a students' hostel. Now my relatives live not far from Odesa. They have a flat of their own in a block of flats. I miss my parents because I love them very much. My working day begins early because the classes start at half past 8. So, I get up at 7 о'clock. First of all I make my bed, do my morning exercises and go to the bathroom where I brush my teeth and wash. As I am a medical student I consider that physical exercises are “a good remedy” for the protection of my health against diseases. At about half past 7 I have breakfast, which usually consists of a cup of coffee or tea and a sandwich. During breakfast I listen to the news or music on the radio. I live not far from the academy, it takes me about 15 minutes to get there. I go on foot. My fellow-students who live rather far must take a bus, or trolley bus. City traffic is awful in the morning! As a rule we have several practical classes and a lecture. We study many subjects, such as Anatomy, Histology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History of Medicine, Latin, and English. Our studies are rather difficult. The most difficult subject for me is Anatomy, but I work hard on it. When the classes are over I go home (to the hostel). I have dinner and rest a little. Then I read textbooks and additional medical literature, make abstracts, and do some exercises. When I have spare/free time I watch TV, listen to the music or visit my friends or they come to visit me. I have a lot of friends and we often spend free time together, especially on Sundays. At 11 o'clock I go to bed. As I work hard I do sleep well.
2. Most of the harm came from the early 1950s when it was recovering from WW2.
3. Soviet policies of raising industrial and agricultural productivity with little regard to ecological considerations have had a devastating effect on the environment.
4. Air pollution is especially severe in such industrial centres as Zaporizhzhya, Luhans'k, and Donets'k.
5. 35% of drinkable water in Ukraine is polluted or poisoned while 20% of its animals are endangered.
6. The April 1986 explosion and core meltdown of a reactor at the Chernobyl’ nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine had an enormous impact on the region’s environment.
7. Radioactive materials from the accident seeped into the ground, contaminating farmland and the water supply.
8. The long-term impact on human health and the environment is still being assessed.
9. Ukraine releases polluted water, heavy metal, organic compounds, and oil-related pollutants into the Black Sea.
10. Fifty years ago hardly anybody was concerned about environmental problems.
11. Industrial and economic development, progress and profit were more important.
12. 71% of Ukraine's land is used for economic activities such as nuclear power plants and etc
13. It is time we notice the importance of our environment and stop such polluted countries from damaging the environment even more.
14. We should not allow our governments to destroy our land as well as our future, and Ukraine is a great example of that.
15. (Closing sentence with a thesis)