№1. vocabulary. fill in the correct word: pollution, fumes, trees, station, rubbish, recycle, rain, clean out. e.g. power station 1)toxic ………. 2) collect …………. 3) acid ………. 4) ………. newspapers and cans 5) plant ………… 6) ……….. a pond 7) air, water and soil ……………… №2. match the phrases above with the correct word. 8) чистить пруд - 9) садить растения - 10) перерабатывать газеты и банки - 11) кислотный дождь - 12) собирать мусор - 13) загрязнение воздуха, воды и почвы - 14) токсические выбросы – № 3. choose the correct item. e.g. factories emit/burn toxic fumes. 15) can i join /volunteer the eco-helpers club? 16) water pollution can wipe out/drink up fish and plant species. 17) acid rain gathers/poisons trees and plants. 18) solar/oxygen power can be used to heat homes. 19) i can’t make up/out what it says here. № 4. grammar. what does/doesn’t sarah have to do today? call mum. done e.g. sarah doesn ’t have to call her mum collect cans and newspapers today. done 20. ……………………….. take cans and newspapers to the recycling centre. 21………………………… apply to volunteer at the eco-club. 22………………………….. help clean the local pond. done. 23……………………………. № 5. complete the sentences using the present perfect continuous form. e.g. she has been trying to raise money for the zoo for months. (try) 24) i ………….. to clean out ponds for a year now! (volunteer) 25) he ………… to greenpeace for a long time. (donate) 26) the government ……………. to reduce pollution for years. (try) 27) he …………. the environment for over ten years. (study) 28) it …………….. for two days. (rain) 29) we………… hard to build nesting boxes. (work) № 6. fill in the question tag. e.g. recycling isn ’t that hard, is it? 30) sarah has called her mum, ……… 31) camels live in the desert, ………… 32) gorillas are amazing animals,……….? 33) it can’t be true, ………? 34) sarah didn’t collect the cans, ……….? № 7 choose the correct response. 35. do you need help with that bag? a hello, i would. like to make a donation 36.are you making a one-off donation? b. yes, i would love to help ! 37.can i help to protect natural habitats? c yes, please! it’s so heavy. 38. hello,greenpece. how can i help you? d. no, i wouldn’t like to donate $10 per month. 39. can you help us with our next project in the amazon rainforest? e. yes. you can volunteer to work on conservation projects.
I always thought babies were born as blank slates and the parents molded and taught them gender roles, etc.
I had two boys. We didn't allow guns in the house. We didn't talk about them, just basically ignored their existence. The first time the oldest got some Lego blocks, he built a gun! We had plenty of toys and dolls etc, and he always went for the cars and traditionally "male" toys. We didn't encourage it, he wasn't in childcare, he was just "like that."
My best friend had two girls, the same ages. The wanted to do the girly things when they came over.
We moved away and had two girls. Meanwhile my friend had some boys. She later called and apologized for all the things she had said about my parenting. I was amazed at how different and easier girls were.
I have always been a women's libbist, and have a degree in chemistry. But I had to admit I was wrong about the blank slate idea.
My second son did have a period when his sister was born when he was inseparable from his baby doll, that he dragged around by the leg.He refused to put clothes on it, so I had to crochet a little dress directly onto the doll because I didn't like her being naked all the time.
And my older daughter insisted on climbing trees and couldn't STAND dolls. She is like me, not a girly girl at all. But the older one now has a degree in linguistics and is choosing to stay at home and raise children while her husband works. They hope to get a big horsefarm someday and work together doing tourist rides in Alaska.
Despite my women's libbist tendencies, I have LOVED being a mom and my kids are wonderful, so I must have done something right. My brother-in-law stayed home with the kids while my sister worked, and that worked for them.
The bottom line is that boys and girls ARE overall wired differently, but there is some overlap. There will always be traditionally female and male roles, but also with some overlap. The one thing we can do to really screw up society is to have quotas. The best thing to do is to encourage each person to follow their heart.
Disney's cartoon Films became popular all over the world.
The Disney studios continued producing movies after Walt's death in 1966. Wherever American films are shown, the name of "Disney" still draws the crowds.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in Albania . Her real name was Agnes . She was the youngest of three children. Her father was a good businessman and the family had a comfortable life. Her parents were very religious. Agnes's mother taught her children to pray and to love and help other people. They often gave food and money to the poor. They were the first lessons in kindness for little Agnes.
When Agnes was only nine, her father died. The family became poor. But later her mother opened a shop, and The business did well. That was the second lesson in life from her mother: when life is difficult you must try, try and try again.
In 1928 Agnes left her family to become a nun. She chose a new name for herself— Teresa. Sister Teresa went to India to teach poor children. Later she began to help the poor. She took care of people who had no one else to look after. She worked hard. She was sure that she would succeed. She believed that "all men are created equal". In 1948 she and her pupils set up Missionaries of Charity (Благотворительная миссия).
They worked in hospitals and schools, took care of children without parents and helped the sick and the dying.
Mother Teresa never worried about money. She always said that the help would come when it was needed. In 1979 Mother Teresa got the greatest prize in the world — the Nobel Peace Prize. She received the prize of $190,000 not for herself but for the poor people of the world. She used this money to feed hungry people and to give help to the sick and dying. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize because all her life she loved and helped people.
After Mother Teresa's death her Missionaries of Charity continue their work trying to help people all over the world.
You've just read an interview with Slava Polunin who is generally recognized as one of the greatest living clowns. He is one of those rare artists who have climbed to the top of their chosen profession. This is how the newspaper "The Irish Times" has described this world famous mime actor. One of his most successful productions has
been the "Snow Show" which began in 1996 in Britain. A well known Russian artist and fashion designer Mikhail Shemyakin made some fantastic costumes for Slava's "Snow Show".
The "Snow- Show" can transform adults into wide-eyed children.
Slava was born in a small place in Central Russia. As a boy, he was fond of playing snowballs and making tunnels under the snow. In his "Snow Show" Slava realized the fantasy of his childish games as a mime actor.
Mime traditionally means acting without words. Mime artists believe that they can communicate without language — speak with their bodies, Slava Polunin believes that you can do a show without words but if it needs a word, it's better to put one in.
The "PIay-Makers group", founded by Slava Polunin, is known all over Russia and the world. They have travelled through more than 20 countries. Over 25 years they have made unbelievable progress and have become a national attraction. Their theatrical characters are known to everyone in Russia,
At the moment Slava is about to start work on some new productions working with clowns from Britain and Russia, Polunin's show is constantly changing. Each show is so different from another that "If you watch the show once a year, you will see that each time, it's a new one," says Slava Polunin.