2 МСТУ 15.04

15.04.2020    Іноземна мова
Тема: Позакласне читання. Молодіжна культура
1. Read the text and answer the questions.

 1) What can you say about life of youth in Ukraine?

2) What youth organizations do you know?

3) What is the aim of “Students’ League” ?

4) What views do “Young Socialists” share?

5) What does “Green Peace” organization stand for?

6) Name other youth organizations and give information on their activities.

Life of youth in Ukraine is determined by the economic, social, and political situation of the country. The economic crisis in Ukraine has led to unemployment, especially of youth. As a result of it the criminal situation has immensely changed for the worse. That’s why Ukrainian government took special measures for the foundation of youth organisations in Ukraine. And such organisations have been found. They are, the Students’ league, Young Socialist, Green Peace, The League of Ukrainian Youth, Sokil, Ukrainian Youth Environmental League, Youth Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, Eastern- Ukrainian Union of Youth Organisations (VUSMO), Ukrainian Scouts and various youth clubs which unite young people according to their interests.

The Students’ League is aimed at solving various students’ problems, including economic ones. The members of this league organize youth forums, festivals, and group meetings. This organization also maintains friendly ties with the universities and colleges of such countries as the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany and Holland.

Young Socialists is the organization of young people ho share the views of socialism. They participate in the movement of socialist organisations abroad and support the policy pursued by the Socialist Party of Ukraine.

A lot of young people in Ukraine are active in the movement of “the greens”. They organize various actions of protest against the pollution of environment.

The League of Ukrainian Youth was founded at the end of 1990 by students and teachers who had taken part in protest demonstrations and a hunger strike in Kyiv earlier in the fall. It was organized for the “development of democracy and realization of human rights in Ukraine; to support Ukrainian education; and to draw youth into scientific work”.

Sokil is Youth Organisation of Union of Ukrainian Officers. It is a labour and professional organization aimed at Ukrainian youth.

Ukrainian Youth Environmental League was established in 1993. It promotes biodiversity protection and technology for “environmentally clean” products and runs education projects to involve youth in the environmental movement.

Youth congress of Ukrainian Nationalists YCUN works to facilitate the “consolidation of Ukrainian patriotic youth organisations”. The organization was formed in June 1998. Eastern-Ukrainian Union of Youth Organizations SUSMO is a consortium of 26 organisatitions of various types, including youth and children’s organisations, youth political parties and non- - governmental organisations working in the educational, cultural and other fields. Scouting in Ukraine was started in 1911, under the name Plast. The renewing of this most worthwhile youth movement happened in 1991, when Ukraine became independent. Youth clubs of different interests have come into being these days. They unite music fans, sports fans, theatregoers and others. Besides, there is the “All-Ukrainian Association of Young Businessmen”, who try to find their own way of raising the country out of the economic crisis.