2a Work in pairs. Answer the questions. 1) What do you know about 'climate
change'?
2b Work in pairs. Read and check your ideas. 2) Where does the 'greenhouse gas'
come from? Is it good or bad?
1 Listen and repeat the new words.
flood, tsunami, heat wave, hurricane,
oxygen, CO2 (gas), hunger, spray
Climate plays a very important role in the life
of plants, animals and humans, and is dif- human activities. We produce CO2 when we
ferent in different parts of the world. Some burn fossil fuels, use electricity, transport or
scientists think that the world is becoming other activities, for example, when we use
hotter. Winters have become warmer be- spray for body or hair. Trees take this gas
cause of the greenhouse gas. During the from the air and give oxygen. But in the last
last 100 years people have produced a lot few years, people have cut down and burnt
of CO2 gas. This gas in the air works like big areas of rainforest
. This means there
glass in a greenhouse. It lets heat get in, but are fewer trees and, of course, more CO2
it does not let much heat get out. So the air gas! These changes are dangerous for our
becomes warmer. Where does the CO2 gas planet because every year we have more
come from? CO2 gas is mostly produced by floods, tsunami, hurricanes and fires.
box and complete the sentences.
When you return home after a hard day's work and get off the subway train, you sometimes have to walk for a long time to the exit or change trains. Suddenly, there is some music in the noise. These are street musicians. You take a coin out of your pocket and drop it into your hat or tool case. These musicians bring color and life to the city streets. Street musicians are people between the ages of 17 and 30. Some of them are men, some are women. They play classical music, pop or folk music, old and new songs. Many musicians are former University students or professional musicians. Andrew Hayne, for example, once studied music, but dropped out and became an artist. Now he's playing underground because he doesn't want to forget how to play. His girlfriend is also an artist. She helps him raise money. Another street musician, David Mcnell, tells new players “ " Learn new songs all the time, otherwise you will have fewer and fewer listeners. Wear bright clothing to attract attention. Make sure that the places where you decide to play are warm. The best places are bridges and, of course, the metro.” Hyde Park is the best place on Sundays, as speakers address the public. Street musicians do business with the many tourists who visit the Park. Weather is one of the most serious problems. It's not easy to play the violin or guitar on a rainy November day in London and try to smile. The police are a much worse problem. They come in from time to time and the musicians are moved to another place. However, they are not often fined. One musician told me: "The policeman asked me what I was doing. I said I was just practicing. Some money just fell out of my pocket into a guitar case and I was told to leave my seat. I don't think it's fair
Несколько минут спустя он заметил Шивон, высокогорных овец. Она стояла на лугу, наполненный цветами. Ее толстый ворсистый шерсть выглядела почти черной в вечернее небо. "Я поставил пакет на ее шерсти. Он настолько густой, что она никогда не почувствуешь, - усмехнулся он.8989756 4 дня тому Он подкрался к ней и, взяв ее за пакет из его большой коричневый мешок. Очень осторожно он положил ее на ее шерсть, а затем пробрался обратно в лес. "Хи, хи, хи. Она будет любить все сладости!"