VI. Oral Practice

While doing the exercises given below, use some of these Conversational formulas:

1. To begin with... ─ Почнемо з того, що...

2. It’s interesting to note ─ Цікаво відзначити

3. It’s well known that... ─ Добре відомо, що...

4. It should be added... ─ Необхідно додати...

5. To cut a long story short ─ Коротше кажучи

6. It’s worth pointing out ─ Слід підкреслити

7. We can’t but mention... ─ Ми не можемо не згадати...

8. In conclusion, I’d like to stress ─ На закінчення, мені б хотілося підкреслити...

Exercise 13. Explain what the Chinese used to tell foreigners when asked about the origin of silk.

Exercise 14. Tell the first legend how silkworms were brought to Japan.

Exercise 15. Comment the second legend. Don’t forget to mention:

By whom silk was brought to Persia.

Why the princess decided to take the silkworm eggs to her new homeland.

Where she kept the eggs.

How the Persian weavers learned the secret.

Test

Now as you have some information about cotton, flax, wool, silk and some other fibres fill in the following table:

Name of the fibre	Origin	Regions of growing or breeding	Methods of producing fibre	Properties	End-use	Advantages Disadvantages