I. Open the brackets using the verbs in the proper tense and voice form.
1. Canada (to consist) of ten provinces and three territories.

2. In 1867 Canada (to form) as a federal dominion of four provinces.

3. The country already (to produce) ten Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine.

4. The land that is now Canada (to inhabit) by various groups of Aboriginal peoples long before British and French expeditions (to explore), and later (to settle) there.

5. The maple leaf (to depict) on Canada’s current and previous flags, on the penny, and on the Coat of Arms of Canada.

6. Listen! An interesting report on Ottawa’s architecture (to deliver) by Mike.

7. Before Mykola (to come) back home next month he (to visit) most of Toronto’s places of interest.

8. The Canadian Museum of Civilization (to speak) about in the programme we (to watch) last night.

9. In three months time, his friends (to live) in Edmonton for five years.

10. I was thinking of all that (to tell) by Nick about his life in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

II. Change the following into thePassive Voice.

1. My parents will take me to Canada.

2. I have told my friends about interesting places I saw in the capital of Canada.

3. We were looking at photographs of historic places of Canada the whole evening.

4. All-day tour of Ottawa excited Mykola greatly.

5. The guide will be conducting an excursion round the National Gallery of Canada from 3 till 4 p.m.

6. Ann said that she had visited many historical places in Canada.

7. European fishermen and fur traders visited Canada from the 16th century onward.

III. Change the following into theActive Voice.

1. Canadian citizenship is typically obtained by birth in Canada.

2. Canada has been strongly influenced by that of its linguistic, geographic and economic neighbour, the United States.

3. The “second wave” of Ukrainian emigration to Canada was heavily influenced by the struggle for Ukrainian independence during the Russian Civil War.

4. I am sure I’ll be asked by my group-mates about my exciting excursion round the city of Victoria – the capital of British Columbia.

5. The province’s name was chosen by Queen Victoria.

6. A letter is being written by Mykola to his Canadian friend Mary.

7. Lesya said that her departure to Canada had already been planned.

The extinction of certain animal species nowadays causes concern throughout the world, and it is believed that humanity is responsible for taking measures to reverse this trend. However, besides the impact of civilization on nature, some other possible reasons for such extinction need to be taken into account. The following paragraphs will shed light on the role of people in saving fauna and whether this issue could be completely controlled by human kind.

Firstly, there are obvious reasons why people should work towards protecting endangered animal species. Thus, each animal kind is an indispensable part of sophisticated natural biological processes, such as pollination or removing malevolent plants or animals, and protection of fauna is of paramount importance for people. From the practical side of the issue, saving species for the sake of preserving the aesthetic appearance of nature is essential, and, as an example, eco-tourism widely growing in popularity is seen as one of the tools in protecting nature at large and animals in particular.

Nonetheless, it would be wrong to put all the blame for animal extinction on humans as there are natural reasons for this phenomenon. To be more precise, some natural conditions may lead to species disappearance – climate change, epidemics or disasters of various kinds could heavily influence animals. On the other hand, with the growing human population, it would be quite hard to slow down the industrial production that not only provides for people, but at the same time pollutes the environment and negatively influences animals.

As a conclusion, it is imperative that people consolidate efforts in preventing animals from disappearing, and I totally support this attitude. Still, it is important to remember that natural circumstances that could hardly be controlled by human would continue to take their toll on animals.

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A few years ago, when one of the first social networks appeared, it caused a real stir. Everyone wanted to create their own account and increase the number of friends. As one would expect, over time, the problem of the dependence of youth on the social network arose. Social networks are an important and relevant issue today. Recently, it was this type of site that was most widely used. The number of Internet users is growing every year, many of whom are subject to Internet addiction, which causes such social problems as problems in the family, work, conflict, indifference to everyday affairs, and many others. Social dependence requires not only the struggle against it but also its awareness.

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