A PLANET IN TROUBLE There more problems facing the environment today that at any time in the past. World 0) stands at агound 6. billion and by the end of the 21st century it may reаch 8 or 10 million. To satisfy the needs of these people, we are destroying 1) and other natural places so that we can grow food and put up buildings. This creates 2) of the land, seas and air, which can be very bad for the health of humans and 3) for birds and animals. Most scientists now agree that it has also caused 4) and this means that the temperature of the Earth is rising. The ice at the North Pole could melt, taising sea levels and eausing serious5) and 7) Generally, the Earth's weather will be worse and there will be more 6) .rain However, there are things we can do. Scientists are working to come up with ways of making power that do not cause so much pollution. People at home can recycle their 8) paper and try to use less 9) by turning off lights, TVs and stereos when they are using them. We could all use our cars less and walk or use 10) more.
May 8, 1965 the city was awarded the title "Hero City" for courage and heroism displayed during the war. In 1941. the city was cut off from the mainland. The blockade of the city on the Neva River, which lasted 872 days.
The symbol of the terrible blockade pores become small Leningradki diary of Tanya Savicheva. Child's hand, losing strength from hunger wrote: "My grandmother died, Uncle Vasya died, my mother died. Savichevs died. Died all. There was one Tanya." The Diary of Tanya Savicheva today exhibited in the Museum of the History of Leningrad, and a copy - in the window of one of the pavilions piskaryovskoye memorial cemetery.
St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world with a large number of historical monuments. In addition to the most famous monuments, symbols of the city, such as the Bronze Horseman, the Alexander Column, a monument to Peter the Great in the Peter and Paul Fortress - here you can see some very interesting monuments of animals, literary heroes, monuments professions.
In the early summer, in Saint - Petersburg White Nights begin when sunset converges with the morning and lasts almost all night twilight.
The residents love their city and want it to become even more beautiful.
“A” asked me if my brother was a student? I answered he was and he was studying to become an economist. “A” reminded me that my brother had used to like English. I agreed to him and added that he was fond of foreign languages. “A” inquired if he took part in students` scientific work. I agreed and said he applied his acquired English in his research work.
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"A" asked me when my exams would begin. I answered they were not far off and there was the time-table of my exams. "A" inquired if I was afraid. I agreed that I was afraid and could fall in mathematics. "A" said mathematics was his favourite subject and he thought he could help me to prepare for exams. I thanked him.
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"A" asked if I liked the lectures on economics under Professor Petrov. I agreed and said professor Petrov was a very good lecturer and I hadn`t missed a single lecture."A" asked if I took notes of all his lectures. I answered I did and they helped me to prepare for exams.