Combine the sentences using relative clauses with who, which or where. Add
commas where necessary. In which
sentences could you use that?
1 During my brother's wedding, I met an
elderly lady. She used to know my great-
grandmother
2 She told me a lot of things. I had no idea
about them.
3 My great-grandmother lived in a village
near Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of
Scotland.
4 The lady told me about a house. My great-
grandmother lived there.
5 She had Shetland ponies. She often rode
them.
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One of the most important issues of our time - the environment.People, their activities, strongly interfere with natural processes, so lately we often recall the problems related to the environment and safety of life on planet Earth.What environmental problems, I think the most important?1. depleted soil, growing pollution chemicals (land - is the main supplier of food for humans and most animals);2. air pollution due to emissions of motor vehicles and industrial plants;3 people destroy about half of forests, and the millions of hectares (forest is a source of oxygen);4. catastrophically rapid decline of species on earth, due to the destruction of their living environment (mining, logging, construction of buildings and highways);5. abrupt warming may cause the disappearance of some species of animals and plants;6. The world's population is growing steadily;Careless human activity leads the dire consequences, namely the risk of environmental degradation.There is a need to engage in the production of more efficient and environmentally friendly technologies.Much depends on each of us.

В этом задании используются глаголы, которые описывают состояние (state /stative или non-continuous verbs) и во временах группы Continuous не используются, но в некоторых ситуациях они могут употребляться в форме Continuous: в этих случаях они имеют другое значение.

1) A: I'm seeing the dentist this afternoon. (Я иду к стоматологу сегодня днём.)

B: I see. (Понятно.) We can meet tomorrow then.

2) A: Pat enjoys paragliding. (Пэту очень нравится летать на параплане. - нравится вообще, как хобби)

B: And is he enjoying his paragliding holiday in Scotland? (А ему нравится летать на параплане в отпуске в Шотландии? - нравится конкретно в этой поездке сейчас).

3 )A: They are thinking of moving house . (Они подумывают о переезде. - здесь think описывает действие)

B: I don't think it's a good idea. (Не думаю (=состояние), что это хорошая идея. )

4) A: He has a new computer game . (значение глагола: "обладает" - состояние)

B: That's why he's having problems doing his homework. (Теперь он испытывает проблемы с домашними заданиями. - глагол have в данной ситуации описывает действие)

5) A: Who's the girl over there who is looking at the painting? (значение глагола: "смотреть" - действие)

B: I'm not sure but she looks very friendly (значение глагола: "выглядеть, казаться" )

6) The band is appearing on stage next week (значение глагола: "выступает")

B: Indeed. It appears (Кажется) that lots of people will attend the concert

7) A: What are you smelling? (Что ты нюхаешь? "нюхать" - действие)

B: These flowers. They smell just beautiful (Они прекрасно пахнут. "пахнуть" - состояние)

8) A: Does this bag of sugar weigh more than that one? (значение глагола: "весить" - это характеристика)

B: Hold on, mum is weighing them now . (значение глагола: "взвешивать" - это действие)

9) A: Why is he being so difficult ? (значение глагола: "вести себя", то есть, проявляемое качество - только временная характеристика)

B: Oh, some people are just difficult to get on with (здесь речь о постоянной характеристике)

10) A: Why are you tasting the soup? It's not ready. (значение глагола: "пробовать" - это действие)

B: It tastes too salty. Add some water. (значение глагола: "быть на вкус" - это состояние)