Read the text and choose the correct option. Do you ever complain about the rain? Then think about the…

Task 1 Read the story and do the task.
 
Short story Welcome to Planet Earth Museum, a museum where you can learn some interesting facts about the world we live in.
     ‘There are many amazing places on Earth. Who knows, maybe you’ll see them all one day! Where shall we go first, children?’ ‘Forests!’  Forests are home to over half of the world’s animals and plants. Trees clean the air and produce oxygen for us to breathe. We destroy more than 36 football fields of forests every minute and throw away thousands of trees in paper and card every day.
     The oceans are home to millions of marine animals. They absorb the sun’s heat, transfer it to the atmosphere and move it around the world. 
     A lot of the rubbish we produce on land pollutes the oceans. Turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and die when they eat them. 
    At opposite ends of the world, the Arctic and Antarctic are freezing cold lands. It is so cold that the sea is covered in ice. 
    The fuel we use for energy makes the climate warmer. As it gets warmer, the ice melts and the sea rises. The land disappears. 
    Rivers collect rain water and carry it to the oceans. Along the way, plants absorb and clean the water so it is safe for us to drink. 
    Farms and factories pollute the rivers with pesticides and chemicals and every day we each flush about 50 liters of water down the toilet. 
    This is a green world, where people respect nature and live a long and healthy life. Wouldn’t you like to live here?
 
Task 2 Make it right!  Read the story. Find the mistake, underline it and write the correct word. 
 
a. We destroy more than 36 football fields of oceans every minute.        forests         
b. We throw away thousands of trees in plastic and card every day.                                                     
c. A lot of the food we produce on land pollutes the oceans.                                                     
d. Turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and die when they see them.                                                     
e. The fuel we use for energy makes the climate colder.                                                     
f. As it gets warmer, the ice melts and the sea rises. The sea disappears.                                                     
g. Farms and schools pollute the rivers with pesticides and chemicals.                                                     
h. Every day we each flush about 50 litres of paper down the toilet.                                                     
 
 
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Are the trees green in winter?​

Read the text again and choose the correct answers​

20. Раскрой скобки. Укажи время.
Deserts
(to be) the driest places in the
world.
2. Different seaweeds
(to live) in
the oceans many years ago.
3. Salty sen
(to cover) more than half of
the world.
4. The weather is wet now. Helen
(to wear)
her new raincoat.
5. These plants
(not to grow)
high up in the mountains.
6. The weather
(not to be) dry in the
jungles.
1. Big animals
(not to live) in the grass-
lands.
8. Little Tom
(not to swim)
In this deep lake last summer.
9. Last month we
(to be) at the zoo and
(to see) eagles.
10. What are you doing? — I
(to watch)
cartoons
11. Cats
(not to eat) tomatoes
but my cat
(to do)
12. My parents
(to buy) a puppy now​

2. Answer the questions:
1. Where was started the tradition of decorating Christmas tree?
2. Who started this tradition?
3. Who brought it to Britain?
4. Why do people of Norway still present a tree to Britain?​

#3 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Taxing times for Olivier Laine
In August 2006, French farmer Olivier Laine was driving along the road in Normandy when he ‘was slopped (stop) by the police and arrested. He 2(tell) that he 3(stop) because he had used petrol from crops that he grew on his land. Although he 4(allow) to use the fuel on his own land, he didn’t havea license to use it on the road. In these days of global warming and high energy prices, it may be surprising to hear that you 5(can arrest) for doing something environmentally friendly. However, the real reason for the arrest is that,
at the moment, petrol 6(tax) by the government, but the fuel made from plants isn’t Interestingly, in 2005, a law 7(pass) by the EU which stated that environmentally friendly fuels 8(should use) as much as possible. At the same time that Olivier was having his problems, the oil company Total announced that a new fuel 9(develop) which would be made up of a mixture of petroleum-based and plant-based oils. They said that, using this fuel, carbon dioxide 10(reduce) by 20%. 11 Of course, when this fuel 11(sell), it 12(do) legally. The government may decide that this new petrol 13(should not tax) in order to encourage people to use greener fuels, but judging from the reaction in the Olivier Laine case, it seems that the new fuel will become another source of tax revenue.

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Read the text again.Answer the questions. ​

срочноо жаю 40 б.

3 Oliver’s family moved to the houseboat

a) last year.

b) when he was four.

c) four years ago.

4 Maria’s family moved to Scotland

b) when she was eight.

c) four years ago.

a) when she was four.

5 Maria goes for walks

a) on the beach.

b) in the forest

c) by a lake.

6 Oliver’s parents didn’t buy a flat because

b) they wanted to live on a houseboat

a) the flats were too expensive.

c) there weren’t any flats near the river.

2. Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

Score /6

1 Maria lives on a houseboat.

2 Oliver lives near the sea.

T/F

T/F

3 Oliver has got a surfboard.

T/F

4 Maria’s parents work in the castle. T/F

5 Oliver goes for walks in the forest. T/F

Score 15

3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 What happens when there are big waves on the river?

2 Why is the boat comfortable?

3 What three things does Maria’s father look after?

4 What do Maria’s friends like doing?

5 Why doesn’t Oliver have a lot of clothes or games?

6 What do Oliver and his parents do in the summer?

7 What three things does Maria’s mother do?

Score​

Read the sentences and circle the correct answer​

6 Underline and correct the mistakes in the sentences. 1 They are go to the supermarket. going 2 When you are going to visit your sister? 3 Sara not going to the party. 4 Where are Freddy going to live? 5 They are going to work now? 6 What are we go to do tomorrow? 7 I think it are going to rain later. 81 is not going on holiday next year 17​