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to fight  for equal rights - боротися за рівні права

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to fight  for equal rights - боротися за рівні права

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HOMEWORK 11: In your comment, write your ideas with this key vocabulary.

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At the lesson, say your ideas with this key vocabulary.

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women fighting  for equal rights with men

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Theory: used to / be used to / get used to. Speaking and Writing Practice.

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Theory: used to / be used to / get used to. Speaking and Writing Practice.

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to be elected to public office - бути обраним на державну посаду

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to be elected to public office - бути обраним на державну посаду

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HOMEWORK 12: In your comment, write uour ideas using this key vocabulary.

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At the lesson, say your ideas using this key vocabulary.

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a Ukrainian woman elected to public office

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just as talanted and brave - так само талановиті і сміливі

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just as talanted and brave - так само талановиті і сміливі

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HOMEWORK 13: In your comment, write your ideas using this key vocabulary.

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At the lesson, give the samples from your personal experience using this key vocabulary.

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women are  just as talanted and brave as men

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Students will be able to identify the structure and usage of 'used to' in sentences and describe past habits or states in speaking and writing.

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Students will be able to read the article and discuss the gender issues in Ukraine..

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Фонд Вікімедіа

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Учасники проектів Вікімедіа

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Марко Вовчок — Вікіпедія

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Матеріал з Вікіпедії — вільної енциклопедії.

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Фонд Викимедиа

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Ирина Вильде — Википедия

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В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с фамилиями Вильде и Макогон.

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Фонд Вікімедіа

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Учасники проектів Вікімедіа

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Романович-Ткаченко Наталя Данилівна — Вікіпедія

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Очікує на перевірку

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HOMEWORK 14: In your comment, write your ideas using this key vocabulary.

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At the next lesson, say your own ideas or samples with this key vocabulary.

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to play a significant role

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відіграти значну роль

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Жінки на фронті: скільки українок беруть участь у війні і що треба знати про їхні подвиги.

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Women in War Today

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Ukrainian women-heroes in war against Russian aggression.

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Женщины на фронте: сколько украинок участвуют в войне и что нужно знать об их подвигах

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С началом полномасштабной войны тысячи добровольцев изъявили желание бороться за Родину. Но речь идет не только о мужчинах, но и украинских женщинах, которые продолжают храбро сражаться за свободу. Узнайте, сколько женщин воюют в рядах ВСУ и какие подвиги они совершают

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an integral part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

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невід'ємна частина українських збройних сил

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women-volunteers

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жінки-волонтери

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to bravely fight for freedom

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мужньо боротися за свободу

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to perform feats

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здійснювати подвиги

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the best daughters of Ukraine

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найкращі доньки України

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42000 women serve in Ukrainian military formations

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42000 жінок служать в українських військових формуваннях

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to ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men in the army

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забезпечувати рівні права та можливості для жінок і чоловіків в армії

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5000 are directly on the front line

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5000 знаходяться прямо на передовій

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107 women are killed or injured

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107 жінок вбиті або поранені

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to defend the country as well as men

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захищати країну так же. як і чоловіки

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to be awarded state decorations

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бути нагородженими державними відзнаками

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the title of Hero of Ukraine

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звання героя України

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Ольга Сімонова

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Ольга Сімонова

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Пам’яті Героя України Ольги Сімонової (позивний «Сімба»)

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Відмовилася від громадянства Росії, щоб воювати за Україну — Укрінформ.

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Юлія Паєвська

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Юлія Паєвська

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Позивний "Tyra"

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Фонд Вікімедіа

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Паєвська Юлія Георгіївна — Вікіпедія

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Юлія Паєвська

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Юлія Паєвська

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Позивний "Tyra"

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What do women do better than men?

What do men do better than women?

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7 proven things women do better than men

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Science proves women are better than men — at least at a few things.

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Do you agree?

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Express your point of view,

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This is just my opinion, but...

This page lists useful expressions for the language function of giving opinions.

Elementary

1. I (really) think that ...

2. I believe (that) ...

3. I'm sure that ...

4. In my opinion / My opinion is ...

Pre-intermediate

1. I agree with ...

2. I feel that ...

3. I guess/imagine ...

4. I have no doubt that / I'm certain that ...

5. I strongly believe that ...

6. I've never really thought about this before, but ...

7. My personal opinion is that / Personally, my opinion is that ...

8. To be honest / In my honest opinion, ...

Intermediate

1. As far as I know, ...

2. I agree with the opinion of ...

3. I could be wrong, but ...

4. I'd definitely say that ...

5. I'd guess/imagine that ...

6. I'd say that ...

7. I'm absolutely certain that ...

8. I'm fairly confident that ...

9. I'm no expert (on this), but ...

10. I'm positive that ...

11. I'm pretty sure that ...

12. It seems to me that ...

13. It's a complicated/difficult issue, but ...

14. My (point of) view (on this) is ...

15. Obviously, ...

16. Some people may disagree with me, but ...

17. This is just my opinion, but ...

18. Without a doubt, ...

19. You probably won't agree, but ...

Upper-intermediate

1. After much thought, ...

2. After weighing up both sides of the argument, ...

3. Although I can see both points of view / Although I can understand the opposite point of view, ...

4. As I see it, ...

5. Correct me if I'm wrong, but ...

6. For me/ From my point of view, ...

7. Frankly, ...

8. I am not very familiar with this topic, but ...

9. I do believe/ feel/think ...

10. I have come to the conclusion that ...

11. I might change my mind later, but ...

12. I reckon/suppose ...

13. I tend to think that ...

14. I'm not sure I'm the right person to ask, but / I have very limited experience of this, but ...

15. I'm pretty confident that ...

16. I've always thought that ...

17. If you ask me, ...

18. I'm (absolutely) convinced that ...

19. In my humble opinion / IMHO, ...

20. It could be said that ...

21. It seems clear to me that ...

22. It would seem to me that ...

23. My initial reaction is ...

24. Not everyone will/would agree with me, but ...

25. Personally speaking / Speaking for myself, ...

26. The way I see it (is) ...

27. To be (perfectly) frank, ...

28. To the best of my knowledge, ...

29. What I think is ...

30. You could say ...

Advanced

1. After giving this matter some (serious) thought, ...

2. As far as I'm concerned, ...

3. As the old saying goes, ...

4. Having given this question due consideration, ...

5. I am of the opinion that ...

6. I can't help thinking that ...

7. I know this is a minority view, but / I'm in the minority in thinking that ...

8. I tend towards the opinion that ...

9. I think it's fair/reasonable to say ...

10. I'll tell you what I think, ...

11. I'm entirely/quite convinced that ...

12. I've come the conclusion that ...

13. If I must come up with an opinion / If you (really) want my opinion, ...

14. In my limited experience, ...

15. It could/might well be that ...

16. Know what I think? ...

17. My opinion was best expressed by ... when s/he said/wrote ...

18. My view/position on this (issue) (is clear and) is that ...

19. Off the top of my head, ...

20. Plainly, ...

21. Quite frankly, ...

22. There is a part of me that says ...

23. This may well be controversial, but ...

24. To my mind / To my way of thinking, ...

25. To summarise my (rather complex) views on the matter, ...

26. What I always say is ...

27. With some reservations, ...

28. Without a shred/shadow of doubt, ...

29. You'd have to be crazy not to agree that / Any idiot can see that ...

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This page lists useful expressions for the language function of giving opinions to other people. Graded by level. Vocabulary for ESL learners and teachers.

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Gender differencies.

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Natalia Kobrynska - the founder of women' emancipation.

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Natalia Kobrynska - the founder of women' emancitation.

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QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS:

1. What changes have there been in the roles of men and women in your country in the last 100 years?

2. In your opinion, What do women do better than men? What do men do better than women?

3. Are there any cases in your country or in the world that you feel strongly about? What are they?

HOMEWORK 7:

1. Read the article "Ukrainian Women Who Changed the World Forever" and make up your key vocabulary to furthe discuss the issues on emancipation in Ukraine.

2. Learn the VOCABULARY FROM THE TEACHER'S COMMENT and speak on the pictures "Ukrainian women about 100 yaers ago". Make use of structure "used to / didn't use to".

3. To easier memorise some of the new words, play Card Game 1

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4. To easier memorise some of the new words, play Card Game 2

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5. Test 1 Вікторина ❗You are to complete this test not later than 7th Febr, 11 pm.

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6. Test 2 Вікторина ❗You are to complete this test not later than 7th Febr, 11 pm.

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Vocabulary: emancipated women;  to have access to education; to receive equal salaries with men; to vote in elections; to be elected to public office; founders of feminism; to defend; interests; freedoms; personal public opinion; the position of women in society; to suggest ways to improve; almanac The First Wreath; story "Comrades; to depict;  new modern women; to call for women to be granted political and civil rights in the almanac; the first woman academician in Ukraine; at the source of emancipation; the images of intelligent women;  to defend one's rights; Interestingly, the lower strata of society; to suffer from social and family oppression; to address the problem of material dependence; not omnipotent, vulnerable; to overcome all difficulties.

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Ukrainian women who changed the world forever

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Every year on May 30, the world celebrates Women’s Emancipation Day. We are telling you about Ukrainian women who fought for justice and achieved significant success

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He's my sister's son. He's my .........

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I pay rent to him. He's my ..........

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орендодавець, господар, землевласник, домовласник

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Her husband is dead.She is a/an ...........

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вдова, вдовиця

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She is admired for bravery and achievements. She's a ........

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I run in races. I'm a/an ..........

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атлет / спортсмен

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I wear these for sleeping. Is it my .............. ?

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Hve you ever worn .............. on your trousers?

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She treats people's teeth and gums. She's a .........

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дантист, зубний лікар, стоматолог

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He desides cases in a court. He's a ........ .

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She owns this house. She's a .......... .

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господиня, хазяйка, орендодавиця, домовласния

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Prince Harry and Megan markle are duke and duchess of Sussex.

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герцог і герцогиня

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How many boys wearing .............................. can we see?

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They are wild and crazy guys to hang out, aren't they?

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хлопець, чувак

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Prrincess Charlotte is Prince Harry's ......... .

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Prince Harry shared sweet moment with niece Princess Charlotte during heartbreaking goodbye in UK

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Prince Harry, who once shared a beautiful bond with Prince William’s spouse Kate & their three kids, shared a heart-touching moment with Princess Charlotte.

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... and ... are known as women's underwear.

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трусики і бюстгальтер

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Laid the foundations and and a new worldview and positioning of women in society.

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Find unusual facts about Natalia Kobrynska in the net and give a talk.

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Фонд Вікімедіа

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Учасники проектів Вікімедіа

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Кобринська Наталія Іванівна — Вікіпедія

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They cannot be an actress and an actor. They are probably two jolly guys to hang out with.

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акторка; актор

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Women didn't use to wear ....... on the beach in 50s.

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1. Listen to the story.

2. HOMEWORK 8: Post-Listening Task: Write the comment: What have you got to know from what you have just listened to.

3. Questions to answer: When do we celebrate the World's Emancipation Day? Who led the feminist movement in Ukraine? What does the word "emancipation" mean? When did emancipation come to Uktaine? Where did it come from? Where did the first feminists' circles emerge?

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While listening, spot and write down the key words or language chunks to response the post-listening task. 

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Writer, publicist, translator. Member of the Union of Writers of the USSR.

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In the net, find interesting facts about Olha Kobylianska.

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"... friendship that brought them both the happiness of mutual understanding and bursts of creative madness." Tamara Hundorova, Lesia Ukrainka: The Book of Sybil, Kharkiv: Vivat, 2023, Chapter Three.

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Learn more in the net about relationships of Lesia Ukrainka and Ol'ha Kobyliats'ka. In the commentary below, write somethig interesting you've got to know.

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The First Defengers for Women's Interests and Freedom in Ukraine.

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The First Defengers for Women's Interests and Freedom in Ukraine.

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1. Listen to the story.

2. HOMEWORK 10: Post-Listening Task: In your comment, write about what you have got to know from that you have just listened to.

3. Questions to answer: Who was at the source of emanciparion in Ukraine? How did Nataliia Kobrynska express her personal opinion? What date is considered to be the birth of women's movement in Ukraine? Who became the first woman-academician in Ukraine? What issues did Olha Kobylianska addresss in her literary works?

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While listening, spot and write down the key words or language chunks to response the post-listening task.

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Ukrainian poet, writer, translator. Bright representative of Ukrainian revolutionary romanticism and critical realism.

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In the net, find more interesting facts about Lesia Ukrainka and add to this post pressing the +Button below.

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Lesya Ukrainka ( Ukrainian: Леся Українка; born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, Ukrainian: Лариса Петрівна Косач; 25 February [ O.S. 13 February] 1871 - 1 August [ O.S. 19 July] 1913) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She was also an active political, civil, and feminist activist.

Among her best-known works are the collections of poems On the wings of songs (1893), Thoughts and Dreams (1899), Echos (1902), the epic poem Ancient fairy tale (1893), One word (1903), plays Princess (1913), Cassandra (1903-1907), In the Catacombs (1905), and Forest Song (1911).

Lesya Ukrainka was born in 1871 in the town of Novohrad-Volynskyi of Ukraine. She was the second child of Ukrainian writer and publisher Olha Drahomanova-Kosach, better known under her literary pseudonym Olena Pchilka. Ukrainka's father was Petro Antonovych Kosach (from the Kosača noble family), head of the district assembly of conciliators, who came from the northern part of Chernihiv province. After completing high school in Chernihiv Gymnasium, Kosach studied mathematics at the University of Petersburg. Two years later, her father moved to Kyiv University and graduated with a law degree. In 1868 he married Olha Drahomaniv, who was the sister of his friend Mykhaylo Petrovych Drahomanov, a well-known Ukrainian scientist, historian, philosopher, folklorist, and public figure. Her father was devoted to the advancement of Ukrainian culture and financially supported Ukrainian publishing ventures. Lesya Ukrainka had three younger sisters, Olha, Oksana, and Isydora, and a younger brother, Mykola. Ukrainka was very close to her uncle Drahomanov, her spiritual mentor and teacher, as well as her brother Mykhaylo, known under the pseudonym Mykhaylo Obachny, whom she called "Mysholosie."

Lesya inherited her father's features, eyes, height, and build. Like her father, she was highly principled, and they both held the dignity of the individual in high regard. Despite their many similarities, Lesya and her father were different in that her father had a gift for mathematics, but no gift for languages; on the contrary, Lesya had no gift for mathematics, but she knew English, German, French, Italian, Greek, Latin, Polish, Russian, Bulgarian, and her native Ukrainian.

Lesya's mother, a poet, wrote poetry and short stories for children in Ukrainian. She was also active in the women's movement and published a feminist almanac. Ukrainka's mother played a significant role in her upbringing. The Ukrainian language was the only language used in the household, and to enforce this practice, the children were educated by Ukrainian tutors at home, to avoid schools that taught Russian as the primary language. Ukrainka learned how to read at the age of four, and she and her brother Mykhaylo could read foreign languages well enough to read literature in the original.

By the time she was eight, Ukrainka wrote her first poem, "Hope," which was composed in reaction to the arrest and exile of her aunt, Olena Kosach, for taking part in a political movement against the tsarist autocracy. In 1879, her entire family moved to Lutsk. That same year her father started building houses for the family in the nearby village of Kolodiazhne. It was at this time that her uncle, Mykhaylo Drahomanov, encouraged her to study Ukrainian folk songs, folk stories, and history, as well to peruse the Bible for its inspired poetry and eternal themes. She also was influenced by the well-known composer Mykola Lysenko, as well as the famous Ukrainian dramatist and poet Mykhailo Starytsky.

At age thirteen, her first published poem, "Lily of the Valley," appeared in the magazine Zorya in Lviv. It was here that she first used her pseudonym, which was suggested by her mother because, in the Russian Empire, publications in the Ukrainian language were forbidden. Ukrainka's first collection of poetry had to be published secretly in western Ukraine and snuck into Kyiv under her pseudonym. At this time, Ukrainka was well on her way of becoming a pianist, but due to tuberculosis of the bone, she did not attend any outside educational establishment. The writing was to be the main focus of her life.

The poems and plays of Ukrainka are associated with her belief in her country's freedom and independence. Between 1895 and 1897, she became a member of the Literary and Artistic Society in Kyiv, which was banned in 1905 because of its relations with revolutionary activists. In 1888, when Ukrainka was seventeen, she and her brother organized a literary circle called Pleyada (The Pleiades), which they founded to promote the development of Ukrainian literature and translation of foreign classics into Ukrainian. The organization was based on the French school of poesy, the Pleiade. Their gatherings took place in different homes and were joined by Mykola Lysenko, P. Kosach, Kostiantyn Mykhalchuk, Mykhailo Starytsky, and others. One of the works they translated was Nikolai Gogol's Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka.

Taras Shevchenko and Ivan Franko were the main inspiration of her early poetry, which was associated with the poet's loneliness, social isolation and adoration of the Ukrainian nation's freedom. Her first collection of poetry, Na krylakh pisen' ( On the Wings of Songs), was published in 1893. Since Ukrainian publications were banned by the Russian Empire, this book was published in Western Ukraine, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time, and smuggled into Kyiv.

Ukrainka's illness made it necessary for her to travel to places where the climate was dry, and, as a result, she spent extended periods of time in Germany, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Crimea, the Caucasus, and Egypt. She loved experiencing other cultures, which was evident in many of her literary works, such as The Ancient History of Oriental Peoples, originally written for her younger siblings. The book was published in L'viv, and Ivan Franko was involved in its publication. It included her early poems, such as "Seven Strings," "The Starry Sky," "Tears-Pearls," "The Journey to the Sea," "Crimean Memories," and "In the Children's Circle."

Ukrainka also wrote epic poems, prose dramas, prose, several articles of literary criticism, and several sociopolitical essays. She was best known for her plays Boyarynya (1914; The Noblewoman), a psychological tragedy centered on the Ukrainian family in the 17th century, which refers directly to Ukrainian history, and Lisova pisnya (1912; The Forest Song), the characters of which include mythological beings from Ukrainian folklore.

In 1897, while being treated in Yalta, Ukrainka met Serhiy Merzhynsky, an official from Minsk who was also receiving treatment for tuberculosis. The two fell in love, and her feelings for Merzhynsky were responsible for her showing a different side of herself. Examples include "Your Letters Always Smell of Withered Roses," "To Leave Everything and Fly to You," and "I'd Like to Wind around You Like Ivy," which were unpublished in her lifetime. Merzhynsky died with Ukrainka at his bedside on 3 March 1901. She wrote the entire dramatic poem "Oderzhyma" ("The Possessed") in one night at his deathbed.

Lesya Ukrainka actively opposed Russian tsarism and was a member of Ukrainian Marxist organizations. In 1902 she translated the Communist Manifesto into Ukrainian. She was briefly arrested in 1907 by tsarist police and remained under surveillance thereafter.

In 1907, Lesya Ukrainka married Klyment Kvitka, a court official, who was an amateur ethnographer and musicologist. They settled first in Crimea, then moved to Georgia.

Ukrainka died on 1 August 1913 at a health resort in Surami, Georgia.

Larysa Kosach began to write poetry at the age of nine: Nadiya wrote her poetry under the influence of the news about the fate of her aunt Elena Antonovna Kosach (married to Teslenko-Prykhodko), who had been exiled for participating in the revolutionary movement. In 1884 the poems "Lily of the Valley" and "Sappho" were first published in the Lviv magazine "Zorya" and the name Lesya Ukrainka was recorded; In the following reprints, Lesya added a dedication to her brother's poem "Sappho": "Dear Shura Sudovshchikova in memory." In 1885 a collection of her translations from Mykola Gogol (made together with Mykhailo) was published in Lviv.

Lesya Ukrainka's literary activity revived in the mid-1890s, when the Kosachs moved to Kyiv, and she became a co-founder of the Pleiades literary circle, surrounded by the Lysenko and Starytsky families. At the request of the Pleiades, in 1889 she compiled her famous List of World Literature for translation. In 1892, Heinrich Heine's Book of Songs was published in Lviv, translated by Lesya Ukrainka (together with M. Slavinsky). The first collection of her original poems "On the Wings of Songs" appeared in Lviv (1893), the second edition in Kiev (1904), the second collection "Thoughts and Dreams" (1899), the third "Reviews" (1902) - in Chernivtsi.

After that, Lesya Ukrainka worked for a decade and created more than a hundred poems, half of which were never published during her lifetime.

Lesya Ukrainka entered the canon of Ukrainian literature primarily as a poet of courage and struggle. Her thematically rich lyrics are somewhat conditionally (due to the relationship of motives) divided into personal, landscape, and civic. The main themes of her early lyrical poetry: the beauty of nature, love for her native land, personal experiences, the purpose of the poet and the role of the poetic word, social and social motives. In the first works the influences of Shevchenko, Kulish, Starytsky, and Heine are noticeable, the clear influences of Olena Pchilka and Mykhailo Drahomanov (pseudonym - Ukrainian) on the choice of motives are visible.

And the poetry "Contra spem spero!" (1890) characterizes the ancient understanding of valor (arete), brilliant mastery of mythological illusions, self-creation of a woman warrior. It is this aspect of creativity for many years determinate in the tone of scientific "forestry". These are the main motives of the poems "To Comrades", "Comrades in Memory", "Sinner", "Slavus - Sclavus", "Fiat nox", "Epilogue" and many others. The motif of freedom takes on a variety of colors: from disobedience to the traditional understanding of the empire to the individual choice of modus vivendi, which means discovering the truth and serving it. Betrayal on any level is identified with tragedy, with the act of Medea. The lyrics of thirst and hidden triumph associated with the inability to realize their love, exposes the scheme of chivalrous love. The lyrical heroine is a knight who sings to her lady of the heart. The eroticism of such poems as "I would like to embrace you like an ivy", "Your letters always smell of withered roses" are mystical praises in honor of the divine mistress.

In the second half of the 1890s, Kosach turned to drama. Her first drama, The Blue Rose (1896), from the life of the Ukrainian intelligentsia, expands on the theme of Ukrainian drama, which until then had portrayed mostly the peasantry. The drama testified to Lesya Ukrainka's entry into the modern world - first of all, the world of the symbol - and her rather free "feeling." To cover the topic of human norm and abnormality, the writer thoroughly prepared and studied the issues, consulted with a psychiatrist Alexander Drahomanov. The philosophical discourse of drama, imposing on Hauptmann's work, presents not only madness as a form of freedom, but also a certain longing for the body.

Fiction has a special place in Lesya Ukrainka's literary heritage. The first stories from rural life ("Such is her fate", "Holy evening!", "Spring songs") are connected in content and language with folk songs. In the genre of fairy tales written "Three Pearls", "Four tales of green noise", "Lily", "Trouble will teach", "Butterfly". The stories "Pity" and "Friendship" are marked by sharp drama. The Ukrainian woman's death story "Ekbal Hanem", intended to depict the psychology of an Arab woman, remained unfinished.

Museums

Lesya Ukrainka's life and work are studied by the Lesya Ukrainka Research Institute.

Statue of Lesya Ukrainka by Mykailo Chereshniovsky erected in 1975 in High Park, in Toronto, Canada. Engraved is the quote "Whoever liberates themselves shall be free. Whoever is liberated by others captive shall remain".

There are many monuments to Lesya Ukrainka in Ukraine and many other former Soviet Republics. Particularly in Kyiv, there is a main monument at the boulevard that bears her name and a smaller monument in the Mariinskyi Park (next to Mariinskyi Palace). There is also a bust in Garadagh raion of Azerbaijan. One of the main Kyiv theaters, the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama is colloquially referred to simply as Lesya Ukrainka Theater.

Under initiatives of local Ukrainian diasporas, there are several memorial societies and monuments to her throughout Canada and the United States, most notably a monument on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. There is also a bust of Ukrainka in Soyuzivka in New York State.

Each summer since 1975, Ukrainians in Toronto gather at the Lesya Ukrainka monument in High Park to celebrate her life and work.

On 28 May 2007, the National Bank of Ukraine released a 200- hryvnia banknote depicting Lesya Ukrainka.

According to image consultant Oleh Pokalchuk, Ukrainka's hairstyle inspired the over-the-head braid of Yulia Tymoshenko.

According to Google Trends, Lesya Ukrainka was in 2020 the third in the ranking of Ukrainian women search queries in Google Search in Ukraine (the top two was Tina Karol and Olya Polyakova).

The Babylonian Captivity, (play), from Five Russian Plays, With One From the Ukrainian, Dutton, NY, 1916. from Archive.org;

In the Catacombs (play) translated by David Turow;

Short stories; "Christmas Eve", "The Moth", "Spring Songs", "It is Late", "The Only Son", "The School", "Happiness", "A City of Sorrow", "The Farewell", "Sonorous Strings", "A Letter to a Distant Shore", "By the Sea", "The Blind Man", "The Apparition", "The Mistake", "A Moment", "The Conversation" and "The Enemies" translated by Roma Franko;

The Forest Song, (play), in "In a Different Light: A Bilingual Anthology of Ukrainian Literature Translated into English by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps as Performed by Yara Arts Group", compiled and edited by Olha Luchuk, Sribne Slovo Press, Lviv 2008.

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Lesya Ukrainka ( Ukrainian: Леся Українка; born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, Ukrainian: Лариса Петрівна Косач; 25 February [ O.S. 13 February] 1871 - 1 August [ O.S. 19 July] 1913) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She was also an active political, civil, and feminist activist.

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Mother of Lesia Ukrainka and Mother of Ukrainian Nationalism.

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Marko Vovchok  - the woman under a male pseudonym.

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Marko Vovchok  - the woman under a male pseudonym.

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A powerful voice for Ukrainian culture, a keen observer of social injustice, and a pioneering figure in Ukrainian literature.

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Iryna Vilde (real name Daryna Dmytrivna Makohon) - "wild" and "willful" writer.

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Iryna Vilde (real name Daryna Dmytrivna Makohon) - "wild" and "willful" writer.

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Ukrainian Soviet writer included in in UNESCO's list of famous people of the 20th century and the second millennium.

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Classwork Speaking and Writing Practice 

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Classwork Speaking and Writing Practice 

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Classwork: Get ready to speak about yourself using used to / be used to/ get used to.

HOMEWORK 1: Add at least your 5 personal comments on the questions using Used to/Get used to/Be used to.

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Sharing personal life experiences in the past and nowadays.

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Wordwall - Створюйте кращі уроки швидше

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Speaking Practice: Used to/Get used to/Be used to

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Випадкові карти - Роздавайте карти з перетасованої колоди.

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Acievement Test 1: used to/Be used to/Get usedto

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Acievement Test 1: used to/Be used to/Get usedto

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HOMEWORK 2: Complete the test in 10 minutes.

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At the next lesson, can you explain the options you chose for for your answers?

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Grammar Test - used to / be used to / get used to

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Вікторина - Серія запитань з декількома варіантами відповіді. Торкніться правильної відповіді, щоб продовжити.

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Theory: Used to / Would:                                Reminiscences: recalling your past experiences fondly and nostalgically; talking and writing about pleasant memories.

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Theory: Used to / Would:                                Reminiscences: recalling your past experiences fondly and nostalgically; talking and writing about pleasant memories.

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1. Study the theory to learn about the difference of the two structures with used to and woould. 2. Classwork Speaking Practice: Tell the class a short story from your childhood using used to or would.

HOMEWORK 3: In the comments, write at least your three personal fond back memory stories from the past.

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Useful vocabulary: 
back fond memories of childhood приємні спогади з дитинства;
back fond memories of summer vocations приємні спогади про літні відпустки; 
back fond memories of family gatherings and celebrations приємні спогади про сімейні зустрічі та святкування; 
back fond memories of corporate  and celebrations приємні спогади прокорпоративні зібрання та святкування

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HOMEWORK 4: Complete the test in 5 minutes. At the next lesson, get ready to explain why the statements are True or False.

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Check yourself how well you know Used to / Would.

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HOMEWORK 5: Choose used to / would. Complete the Test in 7 minutes.

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Remember! Used to - for permanent actions in the past. Would - for repeated actions in the past (e.g. once a week, every morning etc.)

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HOMEWORK 6: Are the statements grammatically correct or incorrect? Complete the Test in 7 minutes.

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At the next lesson: Can you expain why the sentences are incorrect?  Can you correct the wrong sentences?

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HOMEWORK 15: In your comment, write some statements using this key vocabulary.

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At the next lesson, say your ideas or statements using this key vocabulary.

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гендерна рівність

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INTRODUCTION

A biker is typically defined as a person who rides a motorcycle, often deeply involved in a dedicated subculture, lifestyle, and community, rather than just using it for transportation. They are closely associated with motorcycle clubs, custom bikes, and specific clothing.

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FROM HISTORY OF BIKERS' SUBCULTURE
The biker subculture emerged immediately after World War II (mid-to-late 1940s), driven by veterans who returned to civilian life missing the companionship of their comrades. They needed camaraderie [kxmq`rRderi] (comradeship), adrenaline [q`drenqlIn], and rebellion. They purchased cheap, surplus Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles used in the war, which they customized into “bobbers” by cutting off parts to make them lighter and faster. They formed motorcycle clubs which acted as new brotherhoods fostering/promoting a lifestyle of freedom and adventure. The bikers’ movement gained widespread attention after the 1947 Hollister riot in California which was sensationalized by the media and created the stereotypical, rebellious "outlaw" biker image in the American consciousness. In the 1950s, another distinct subculture “Rockers” emerged in the UK. It focused on speed, cafes, and rock 'n' roll music. In this period the use of leather jackets, denim, patches, and specific tattoos symbolized and solidified the membership in the bikers’ groups.

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українські байкери

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українські байкери

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BIKERS’ CLUBS IN UKRAINE

The Ukrainian biker community is a vibrant and active subculture with classic motorcycle club traditions. There are clubs of various formats, from tightly structured MCs (Motorcycle Clubs) to loose associations. “Lions MC Ukrain”is one of the largest and oldest clubs, founded in 2005 in Lviv. It has over 10 branches across the country, including Kyiv, Drohobych, and Sumy. A large motorcycle association First Free Company was officially registered in Dnipro in 2019. It positions itself as a new format of freedom for independent riders. Other notable clubs are Iron Heads MC  in Kharkiv, Winds MC, Silver Star  in Zaporizhzhia, as well as Ukrainian charters of international clubs such as Hells Angels MC and Bandidos MC.

important: upside down means fuel is needed, and on the side means medical attention is required.

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LIFESTYLE AND TRADITIONS
Ukrainian bikers have their special events and traditions like season opening which traditionally is held in May. For example, “Veterans MC” celebrates its opening with Europe Day on 9th May, emphasizing its values. Another event is Memorial Motorcycle Rides - the annual "Roads of Memory" rally on 10th May dicated to honoring the fallen defenders of Ukraine. Charity is also the part of their activity. Clubs regularly visit orphanages, hold events for children in hospitals, and organize charity motorcycle festivals such as West Wind.
Ukrainian bikers adhere to generally accepted etiquette and gestures: a raised hand or a raised foot in heavy traffic. Helmet positioning is particularly important: upside down means fuel is needed, and on the side means medical attention is required.

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UKRAINIAN BIKERS NOWADAYS.

Today, Ukrainian bikers combine classic motorcycle club traditions with a strong volunteer movement and commitment to protecting the country.

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Before the full-scale invasion of 2022, Ukraine's biker community was active, widespread, and deeply integrated into European culture. Nowadays, with the onset of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian motorcycle community has transformed. Many of those who once spent their time at festivals and races have traded in their leather jackets and cycling uniforms for military uniform and gear.The Ukrainian Armed Forces have even formed the first motorcycle assault [q`sPlt] company штурмова рота, the part of the "Skala" regiment полк where motorcycles are used for the rapid deployment of groups and the capture of positions. Bikers are also involved in volunteering. Communities, such as the Ukrainian Bike Family, are raising funds for ammunition, vehicles, and even producing smoke bombs for the front. The BikesForUkraine project is donating thousands of bicycles to social workers and volunteers in frontline zones to increase their mobility.

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CONCLUSION.

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Bikers bring significant benefits to society that go far beyond the simple joy of riding motorcycles. Their activities often focus on volunteerism, road safety, and community support, providing first aid (Motor Assistance), promoting responsible driving, charity, support of the army and the state, culture of mutual assistance on the road, economic contribution from mass bike festivals attracting thousands of tourists, which stimulates the development of local businesses.