You are a radio news reporter. make a news report which includes an interview with an environmentalist who works for one of the national parks. use the prompts given below to help you. the news reporter: you / to say / the woods of… / the steppes of…, etc. / something is wrong / . / why / you /
think so / ? the environmentalist: the first thing / wrong with… (the forest, etc.) / the silence /. / you walk in… / you / don’t hear / anything / . / you can’t admire the… (birds’ singing) / as it used to be / . / isn’t that terrible / ? the news reporter: you / to mean / some species of… / to
disappear / ? the environmentalist: according to… / birds / animals, etc. / to fight extinction / . the news reporter: what / the main reasons of…/ you / to name / ? the environmentalist: i think… / in my opinion… the news reporter: isn’t / late / to save / our closest living relatives / ?
the environmentalist: i believe / it’s not / too late / . / people / can help / … / by… / more parks / and… / .
Exercise 1
Open the brackets. Use Past Simple Tense and Past Perfect Tense:
1. He ( went ) for a walk after he (had washed) his car.
2. She ( washed ) the window yesterday.
3. I (hadn't finished) my translation by 5 o`clock yesterday.
4. Did Ann eat the chocolates last night?
5. She ( wrote) the letter and ( sent )it at once.
6. He ( had watched) this film by 7 p.m. yesterday.
Exercise 2
Open the brackets. Use Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Tenses:
1. By 2p.m. yesterday I ( had helped) my friend to move from one apartment into another.
2. They ( went ) to the seaside at that time yesterday.
3. Helen ( was cooking) while Nick ( was washing) the car.
4. Roy ( had fallen) asleep before his parents ( returned) home.
5. He (ha been living) in the city for ten years before he moved to the countryside.
6. The children (had been playing) in the garden all afternoon so their clothes were dirty.
Exercise 3
Fill in: on, off, through, up with ( Фразовый глагол PUT)
1. This work may be put_off__ till tomorrow.
2. Put __on__ your cap. It’s hot.
3. I can’t put _up with___ rude people.
4. Due to bad weather they put _off_ the party for a week.
5. Please, put me__through___with this number.
6. I’m afraid you will just have to put _up with___ the pain for a day or two.
Exercise 4. Use TOO or ENOUGH
1. This book is __too__ long for me to read.
2. The knife is not sharp _enough__ to cut meat
3. Is this boy good _enough___ for Mary to date?
4. She is _too___stubborn to agree.
5. You don’t study __enough_.
Exercise 5. Word Formation
1. Everyone knows how important water is. Life on the planet would be __ impossible ___ without it (POSSIBLE) .
2. My younger sister is so rude and ___impolite! ( POLITE)
3. We don`t like to go to the shop because the shop assistant is very unfriendly there.( FRIENDLY)
4. Jack is an ___irresponsible__ person. He can`t help us. ( RESPONSIBLE)
5. What an__unlucky_day! I have got two bad marks! (LUCKY)
6. It`s __illegal___ to drive your car in a drunken state. (LEGAL)
Like anybody else, I would like to live in a house that is perfect in every way. And now I will tell you about the house of my dream.
I would like my house to be somewhere in a quiet and cozy town by the sea or just in a warm and sunny place because I do not like cold and winter. My house is not very big and it is two-storeyed. It is built of bricks and painted white, and its roof is made of tiles in a bright blue color, so it looks fresh and cool even when the weather is hot.
Around my house there is a large courtyard with flower beds and a rose garden. There are also beautifully trimmed shrubs, and in the far corner of the yard there are two pines between which a hammock is stretched. Near my house there is also a small pool with sun loungers around. The fence around the house is also made of bricks with nice wrought-iron gates.
A wide stone porch with a beautiful railing leads to the door of my house. Behind wide white double doors there is a spacious hall with walls painted beige and wrought-iron lamps on the wall and the ceiling. Nearby, there is a small beautiful hanger and a banquette to make it convenient to take off your shoes. Opposite the door there would be two armchairs and a table with fresh flowers or an elegant console.
On the ground floor of my house there is a kitchen, a dining room, and a living room. I love the Provence interior design, so the living room is spacious, with beige or white furniture, charming chandeliers made of white frosted glass, and a pastel carpet on the floor. On the windows there are curtains with large floral patterns, and by the sofa there is a coffee table made of wood. There are also several small tables for lamps and vases with fresh flowers.
The kitchen and dining room are designed in the same style as the living room. Along the wall there is a light gray kitchen set, the walls are finished with beige tiles and covered with expensive wallpaper. In the dining room there is a large table made of bleached oak, chairs with high comfortable backs, and a small elegant sofa.
On the first floor there is a bedroom and two rooms for my daughters. The younger daughter's room is made in dark pink, gray, and light brown colors. By the window there is a large desk and a convenient mirrored bookcase above it. Further from the window there is a large suede sofa and a comfortable pink beanbag. On the opposite wall there is a TV-set.
My elder daughter is a teenager, so she chose peach, white, and turquoise for her room. In her room there is a wide single bed, a comfortable desk, a wardrobe, a window sill with pillows to admire the view from the window, a mirror, and an easel because she is fond of drawing. As for our bedroom, it is also Provence-designed, but it looks more modern, with large stained glass windows, a bed with a wrought-iron back, a wooden chest of drawers, wood wall panels, and pastel curtains. From the bedroom there is a way to the large walk-in closet where my clothes and shoes are stored.
This is how the house of my dream looks like. I hope I'll have it someday.