environmental protection - защита окружающей среды
to absorb (smth) - поглощать
acid - кислота
to pollute - загрязнять
to reduce the resources of forest - сокращать лесные ресурсы
water shortage - нехватка воды
to suffer an environmental problem - сталкиваться с проблемой окружающей среды
destroy - разрушать
waste s - отходы
to damage the resources - нанести ущерб ресурсам
1. What do people’s activities result in? - c. Air and water pollution.
2. What happens to birds, animals, fish and people because of polluted water? - a. Many birds, animals and fish die of polluted water. Others are getting contaminated and people may get sick from eating them.
3. What do wastes of cars and plants destroy? - d. The ozone layer which protects us from the sun.
4. What must we do of we want our children to live in a healthier world? - We must learn to protect the water, the air and the earth from the pollution.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple:
1 I am a student. 2 My friend has a big family. 3 The town they live in is small. 4 His parents have a house in the countryside. 5 My sister is married. 6 How lucky you are! 7 I and my sister are good friends. 8 I have a good job.
2. Open the brackets using necessary degree of comparison of adjectives:
1 Which is larger: the United States or Canada? 2 What is the name of the biggest port in the United States? 3 Moscow is the largest city in Russia. 4 The London underground is the oldest in the world. 5 There is a great number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6 St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 7 The rivers in America are much bigger than those in England. 8 The island of Great Britain is smaller than Greenland.
3. Translate from Russian into English using there is (are):
1. В комнате есть стол и стулья. There is a table and some chairs in the room.
2 В нашей квартире есть все современные удобства.There are all modern facilities in our flat.
3 На стене нет картины. There is no picture on the wall.
4 В городе много красивых улиц. There are a lot of beautiful streets in the city.
5 В городе есть парк? Is there a park in the town?
6 Put in prepositions on, in or into: 1 Where is the book? - - It is on the table. 2 Where is the tea? — It is in the cup. 3 Put the plates on the table. 4 Put the book in the bag. 5 There is a beautiful picture on the wall. 6 He went into the room. 7 I like to sit on the sofa in my room.
4. Write the following numerals:
376 115 - three hundred and seventy-six thousand one hundred and fifteen
54 998 - fifty-four thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
7 356 217 - seven million three hundred and fifty-six thousand two hundred and seventeen
1st - first
15th - fifteenth
23rd - twenty-third
25.10.1900 - the twenty-fifth of October, nineteen hundred
17.07.1777 - the seventeenth of July, seventeen seventy-seven
must, had to, don't have to, must, don't have to.
environmental protection - защита окружающей среды
to absorb (smth) - поглощать
acid - кислота
to pollute - загрязнять
to reduce the resources of forest - сокращать лесные ресурсы
water shortage - нехватка воды
to suffer an environmental problem - сталкиваться с проблемой окружающей среды
destroy - разрушать
waste s - отходы
to damage the resources - нанести ущерб ресурсам
1. What do people’s activities result in? - c. Air and water pollution.
2. What happens to birds, animals, fish and people because of polluted water? - a. Many birds, animals and fish die of polluted water. Others are getting contaminated and people may get sick from eating them.
3. What do wastes of cars and plants destroy? - d. The ozone layer which protects us from the sun.
4. What must we do of we want our children to live in a healthier world? - We must learn to protect the water, the air and the earth from the pollution.
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple:
1 I am a student. 2 My friend has a big family. 3 The town they live in is small. 4 His parents have a house in the countryside. 5 My sister is married. 6 How lucky you are! 7 I and my sister are good friends. 8 I have a good job.
2. Open the brackets using necessary degree of comparison of adjectives:
1 Which is larger: the United States or Canada? 2 What is the name of the biggest port in the United States? 3 Moscow is the largest city in Russia. 4 The London underground is the oldest in the world. 5 There is a great number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6 St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 7 The rivers in America are much bigger than those in England. 8 The island of Great Britain is smaller than Greenland.
3. Translate from Russian into English using there is (are):
1. В комнате есть стол и стулья. There is a table and some chairs in the room.
2 В нашей квартире есть все современные удобства.There are all modern facilities in our flat.
3 На стене нет картины. There is no picture on the wall.
4 В городе много красивых улиц. There are a lot of beautiful streets in the city.
5 В городе есть парк? Is there a park in the town?
6 Put in prepositions on, in or into: 1 Where is the book? - - It is on the table. 2 Where is the tea? — It is in the cup. 3 Put the plates on the table. 4 Put the book in the bag. 5 There is a beautiful picture on the wall. 6 He went into the room. 7 I like to sit on the sofa in my room.
4. Write the following numerals:
376 115 - three hundred and seventy-six thousand one hundred and fifteen
54 998 - fifty-four thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
7 356 217 - seven million three hundred and fifty-six thousand two hundred and seventeen
1st - first
15th - fifteenth
23rd - twenty-third
25.10.1900 - the twenty-fifth of October, nineteen hundred
17.07.1777 - the seventeenth of July, seventeen seventy-seven
6.01.2000 - the sixth of January, two thousand