CHECK UP (UNIT 15) – 11th grade
Fill in the gaps with the active vocabulary words and expressions.
1/ Very few animal ____________ survived in this area because of severe pollution.
2/ Cars produce ____________ that ______________ the air.
3/ Harmful chemicals can be carried away by the wind and fall out as _________ rain.
4/ There are not enough ___________ bins in the park, so it’s very________________.
5/ Plastic is not an ________________ _______________ material.
6/That was the natural ______________ of the species that have become ____________.
7/The “green house effect” leads to ____________ ____________ and changes climate.
8/ Many ______________ species are threatened with total ___________________.
9/We shouldn’t ______________ too much water and electricity.
10/ Instead of throwing things away we should ______________ some stuffs and use them again.
Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form.
1/ By the end of the year we ________________________(move) into a new house.
2/ I ________________________ (finish) my project by the end of the week.
3/ By that time he _________________________(graduate) from the University.
4/ We ________________________ (pass) all the exams by the end of June.
5/By Friday he _______________________ (read) this book, then you may have it.
6/ Many animals ____________________ (become) extinct by the end of the decade.
7/ Half the rainforest _________________________ (disappear) by the year 2100.
8/ By the next month the government _____________________(introduce) a new law.
9/ The problem __________________________________(solve) by then.
10/ By the afternoon the beach ___________________________(clean) from litter.
Circle the correct option.
1/The day will be clear/clean tomorrow.
2/ Can you bring/ take me to school today?
3/ Could you bring/take the garbage out, please?
4/ We’re going to clear/ clean the part of the forest near our school tomorrow.
5/ They are giving/ taking a concert for the environment protection charity.
6/Bring/take those bottles over here, I’ll take/bring them to the bottle bank later.
7/ I have taken/ passed the exams with good grades.
8/ You need to like plants in order to grow/ grow on them.
9/ Stop arguing, this discussion is fruitful/ fruitless .
10/ I didn’t know you were such a nature fan/lover.
Translate the sentences into English.
1/Защита окружающей среды стала сегодня одной из важнейших задач.
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2/ Необходимо перерабатывать и повторно использовать пластик, стекло, бумагу и другие материалы. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3/ Заводы и автомобили загрязняют воздух и воду вредными веществами. ____________________________________________________________________
4/ Вырубка лесов разрушает ареалы обитания многих видов животных , и они вымирают. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
5/ В некоторых странах не хватает чистой питьевой воды, а в других странах люди привыкли тратить воду зря. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
6/ Глобальное потепление угрожает сменой климата и погодных условий. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
7/Зеленый образ жизни предполагает дружественное отношение к окружающей среде. _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
8/ В этом парке достаточно урн и контейнеров для мусора, поэтому здесь всегда чисто. _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
9/ Выращивая деревья и цветы в городе, мы увеличиваем количество кислорода в воздухе. ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
10/ Люди не могут выжить без природы, и наша ответственность в том, чтобы содержать ее в чистоте. ___________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Write a letter of objection to the following statement given by the local MP (120 words): “ We are very proud of our achievements in environmental protection this year: the air pollution has decreased, the city parks and beaches have been cleaned, all neighborhoods are provided with the necessary amount of litter bins and containers.”
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