Vocabulary 1 * Fill in: air, oil, rain, energy, carbon, fuels,
crops.
1 You can reduce your
footprint by
using renewable energy.
2 Coal and oil are examples of fossil
3 Growing requires land so some
animals lose their natural habitat.
4 There are many different ideas about what the
next renewable source will be.
5 Vehicles contribute to acid as
they release pollutants into the air.
6 Major cities have a real problem with
pollution.
7 Biofuels can even be made with vegetable
Two kinds of economies are the traditional economy and the market ECONOMY. The traditional economy exists IN societies where there is no trade. In this economy people do not HAVE money because they do not need it. THE market economy exists in societies where people buy and SELL goods. In the market economy, people need MONEY, so that they can buy products.
In the traditional economy, people rely on nature. THEY hunt and grow only the food they need. On the one hand, this THIS IS an advantage. These people have no reason TO fight because they do not own anything. This means they ARE peaceful. On the other hand, this is a disadvantage. These PEOPLE are poor. Furthermore, they cannot protect themselves against natural disasters because they have NO technology. This means they often die of hunger and disease.
In the market economy, SUPPLY and demand control what sells. This is an ADVANTAGE because producers have to provide customers with the guality and prices they want. However, PRODUCERS' need an incentive and this is profit. Firstly, producers compete with each other to sell their product and make a PROFIT. Secondly, producers use technology in order to spend less on labour. This can be a disadvantage because if people do NOT work they do not have money to spend on goods. Conseguently. the producer cannot MAKE a profit.
In my opinion, the best system is the market economy. Unfortunately, as the incentive is profit, governments set LIMITS in order to control the economy. This means a true MARKET economy cannot exist.
I am going to tell you about my school. My school is new and modern and I like it very much. It has three floors. The classrooms are light and spacious. There are classrooms for different subjects, such as English, History, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Geography, Biology Literature etc.There is a computer class in our school. We study computer science here. The computer class has the most modern equipment and the Internet access.We’ve also an assembly hall, which is situated on the second floor. Meetings, conferences, concerts and all the celebrations take place here. We prepare different performances for all holidays. We sing songs, recite poetry, dance, and participate in theatre performances.There are many opportunities to go in for sports in our school. Our school has a gym, a sports ground, a football field, a swimming pool, and other sports facilities. There are many different sports groups: table tennis, swimming, athletics, football, volleyball, wrestling, and rhythmic gymnastics. Many pupils of our school attend these sports groups.In our school we have also painting group, dance group, theatre group and rock group. All these groups are very popular and many pupils attend them.The teachers in our school are very skilled. They try to give us all their knowledge and awake our interest to their subjects and to self study. Besides the school subjects, our teachers tell us about everything, about different problems of our world, such as ecology, nature protection, climat changes etc.There is a good tradition in our school. Every year people who graduated our school come here to meet their teachers and classmates. These meetings take place every first Saturday of February.I think that school years are very important for every person. It’s a period of becoming adult, achieving knowledges, and choosing your way in life. Often school friends remain your friends for all your life. So I’ll never forget my school, my teachers, and my classmates.
Рус.
Я расскажу вам о своей школе. Моя школа — новая и современная, и она мне очень нравится. У нее три этажа. Классы светлые и просторные. Есть классы для различных предметов, таких как английский язык, история, физика, математика, химия, география, биология, литература и т.д.В нашей школе есть компьютерный класс. Здесь мы изучаем информатику. В нашем компьютерном классе — самое современное оборудование, и есть доступ к Интернету.В нашей школе есть также актовый зал, которые расположен на втором этаже. Здесь проходят собрания, конференции, концерты и все праздники. Мы готовим интересные представления ко всем праздникам. Мы поем песни, читаем стихи, танцуем и участвуем в небольших театральных постановках.В нашей школе много возможностей для занятий спортом. В школе есть спортзал, спортивная площадка, футбольное поле, плавательный бассейн и другие спортивные сооружения. У нас много различных спортивных секций: настольный теннис, плавание, легкая атлетика, футбол, волейбол, борьба и художественная гимнастика. Многие ученики посещают эти спортивные секции.В нашей школе также есть кружки рисования, танцев, театральный кружок и рок-группа. Все эти кружки очень популярны и многие ученики посещают их.В нашей школе преподают очень квалифицированные учителя. Они стараются передать нам все свои знания и пробудить интерес к своим предметам и к самообразованию. Учителя не только преподают нам школьные предметы, но и рассказывают обо всем, о различных мировых проблемах, таких как экология, охрана природы, климатические изменения и т.д.В нашей школе есть хорошая традиция. Каждый год выпускники школы приходят на встречу с учителями и одноклассниками. Эти встречи проходят каждую первую субботу февраля.Я считаю, что школьные годы очень важны для каждого человека. Это период взросления, приобретения знаний и выбора жизненного пути. Очень часто школьные друзья остаются вашими друзьями на всю жизнь. Поэтому я никогда не забуду мою школу, учителей и одноклассников.