Introduction

Notes on exercises

Most of the exercises in this course have been generated using the Hot Potatoes suite of programs developed at the University of Victoria, Canada, and belong to a number of generic types. Please note the following general points concerning the exercises.

  1. Each exercise is associated with a particular presentation page in one of the course units. There is a link to the exercise from the relevant presentation page, and the “Back” buttons on the exercise page link back to the presentation page.
  2. When you have completed an exercise you can click the “Check your answers” button to see how well you have done. In general you should complete the whole exercise before checking your answers, otherwise the program will treat any blanks (i.e. parts of the exercise not yet completed) as incorrect answers. However, this does not apply to exercises consisting of a series of individual questions, each of which has its own “Check answer” button.
  3. In some exercises, especially of the type requiring gaps in sentences to be completed, more than one response may be correct or acceptable (e.g. big/large). In such cases just enter one of the alternatives. (If you come across an instance where the program does not accept a response you feel is legitimate, please let us know!)
  4. In exercises which require Ukrainian text to be entered, a simplified on-screen Ukrainian keypad is displayed. Select the text box (if more than one) into which you wish to type a response, and click on a keypad character to enter it into the box. For simplicity, the keypad contains only lower case letters. If the actual spelling of a response you are entering includes a capital letter (e.g. the first letter of a name), just enter the corresponding lower case letter. To enter a space, use the space bar on your keyboard. Similarly, use your keyboard for any characters (e.g. punctuation marks) not included in the on-screen keypad.
  5. If you have completed (or partially completed) an exercise and wish to do it again, it can be restarted by pressing the “F5” (Refresh) key on your keyboard. In many of the exercises the order in which questions and/or response options are presented is changed each time the exercise restarts.
  6. Some exercises are of the "flashcard" type. These should be completed as described here.