Read the story in the Writing bank on page 147. Do the exercise.
Chose the correct alternatives
1. The writer felt bored/excited at his cousins house
2. He went for a walk with his cousins/on his own
3. At the start of the walk, the weather was good/bad
4. He didn’t know the way to his cousins house/to the top of the mountain
5. The dog was very quiet/made a lot of noise
6. The writer followed/took the dog to his cousins house
7. The dog stayed/didn’t stay with the writer
2. report b) information
3. television a) box
4. to quit b) to stop
5. to be keen on c) to be interested in
6. gripping a)exciting
II. 1. broadsheets have many detailed articles about national and international events.
2. It wasn’t easy but the football team managed… to win the match.
3. The Times or The Daily Telegraph generally give information about events happening in London.
4. I have read the book. I find… it very interesting and exciting.
5. Soap opera is a programme where one and the same characters… appear in everyday life situations.
6. Have you read the article … about the reforms in Higher Education. It’s worth reading.
7. …whenever I phone him he’s always out.
8. I always approve … of people who have their own opinion and able to defend it.
9. The wisdom… of the ancients could help our generation if we have learned from it.
10. What other holidays can be celebrated … in the same way?
III. The word in capitals above each of the following sentences can be used to form a
1. We go to the swimming-pool weekly.
2. A …JOURNAList is a person who reports on the important events.
3. I can get a lot of useful INFORMation… from newspapers.
4. Photographs are ready to put themselves in dangerous situations to take …DRAMAtic pictures.
5. Who is responsible for PUBLISHing a newspaper or a magazine?
IV. 1. (Is his knowledge in History good?
2. Where are) your clothes?
3. Are) his trousers on the chair?
4. Whose (was/ that money?
5. He gave me some very good (advice).
6. I don’t like the colour of your (hair.
7. I never eat much (bread.
V. 1. I don’t know the way of passing) the exams successfully.
2. We usually enjoy riding) a bicycle.
3. My neighbour asked me to stop skateboarding) in front of his house.
4. Do you believe we’ll manage (to get/ there on time.
5. I quitted jogging) in the morning.
6. My friends offered me to spend the weekend in the countryside.
7. We want to help them, don’t we?
I. Find the word with the same or similar meaning.
1. to throw away
b) to get rid of
2. rubbish
a) trash
3. to protect
c) to save
4. vital (problems)
b) crucial
5. to disappear
a) to die out
II.
1. You shouldn't use your car because it causes noise and air pollution.
2. This notice can be seen at the zoo or at the circus to protect people from danger.
3. He wants to become an ecologist himself to research and protect the environment.
4. Recently, however, our beach has become more polluted with litter left by tourists and locals.
5. Our forests are disappearing because they are cut down or burnt.
6. Your family can begin trying to save the Earth right now.
7. If you go the seaside, you'll see the pollution around you.
8. If people hadn't invented different machines and developed industry, the environmental problems wouldn't have appeared.
9. Why is litter so dangerous in the countryside?
10. When you buy packed goods, don't drop the packaging.
III.
1. If you want to be healthy, you should care about the protection of the environment.
2. If we want to protect our environment, lots of things should be changed in our life, but first of all should improve ecological education.
3. Sometimes fish die out in rivers because plants and factories throw chemical waste there.
4. People should be fined for dropping litter and rubbish collection should be made more often along our beach.
5. Very little of recycling material is actually recycled.
IV.
1. THE Nile flows to THE Mediterranean Sea.
2. There are small islands in THE Pacific Ocean.
3. THE Hymalayas are the highest mountains in -- Asia.
4. -- Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
5. -- Glasgow is one of the biggest cities in THE United Kingdom.
6. THE Red Sea is between -- Africa and -- Asia.
7. -- Great Britain is situated in THE British Isles.
V. Choose the correct translation of the sentences.
1. If he had worked hard, he would have achieved great progress.
с) Если бы он работал тогда усердно, он добился бы больших успехов.
2. If I got this book, I would be happy.
b) Если бы у меня была эта книга, я была бы счастлива.
3. If you had gone to the theatre last week, you would have enjoyed the evening.
b) Если бы ты сходил в театр на неделе, ты получил бы удовольствие от вечера.
VI.
1. If I (knew) the result now, I would phone her immediately.
2. If I (were) you, I would stay at home.
3. If you (hadn't missed) the train, you would have arrived in time.
4. If they had known it before, they (would have taken) measures.
5. Your brother (would become) much stronger if he took cold baths regularly.
6. If he were a first-class sportsman now, he (not train) enough last year. (странное предложение) Правильнее будет:
If he had trained enough last year, he would be a first-class sportsman now.
7. If I (had written) the composition yesterday, I would be free now.