Task 4. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word. 1. opposite / compared / unlike / different This programme is I know that I'm quite lucky, ＿ ky, My opinion on this subject is the ＿ Our house is ＿ any other programme on TV at the moment. ＿ to a lot of other people. of yours. ＿ from the others in the road. 2. cut / reduced / shortened / lost Sean has These trousers to be The number of unemployed people I've ＿ a lot of weight and looks quite thin now. ＿ - they're too long for me. considerably last month. ＿ a few words from the paragraph because it's too long. 3. lifting / gaining / advancing / rising I'm The level of the water was ＿ People were Technology is ＿ a lot of knowledge on this course. fast ＿ their children onto their shoulders so that they could see. all the time. 4. resulting / turning / causing / creating The management is currently Pressure at work is ＿ The new manager is Economic problems are ＿ ＿ a lot of new jobs at the company. ＿ her to become quite depressed. the company into a very successful one. in a lot of job losses. 5. sources / means / origins / materials What are the ＿ We need to find more Trams and bikes are the most popular ＿ I've been learning about the ＿ used in making this product? ＿ of income to increase our profit. ＿ of transport in this city. ＿ of the sport of rugby. 6. placed / set / brought / made She carefully ＿ I've just cleaned that window and you've already ＿ When he'd finished cooking, he ＿ Somebody ＿ each piece of furniture around the room. a mark on it. ＿ the food to the table. ＿ the building on fire during the night. 7. Even / Although / As / Despite ＿ the weather wasn't very good, we had an enjoyable day. ＿ having very little money, they're quite happy. ＿ I was feeling very tired, I went to bed early. ＿ Georgia was angry, and she doesn't usually get angry. 8. really / properly / surely / fully He didn't do the job The apartment was I You - it was full of mistakes. ＿ furnished, so we didn't have to buy any furniture. ＿ did try hard, but I wasn't able to do it. ＿ don't intend to do such a stupid thing, do you?

1. opposite / compared / unlike / different

This programme is unlike any other programme on TV at the moment.

I know that I'm quite lucky, compared to a lot of people.

My opinion on this subject is the opposite of yours.

Our house is different from the others in the road.

2. cut / reduced / shortened / lost

Sean has lost a lot of weight and looks quite thin now.

These trousers to be shortened - they're too long for me.

The number of unemployed people reduced considerably last month.

I've cut a few words from the paragraph because it's too long.

3. lifting / gaining / advancing / rising

I'm gaining a lot of knowledge on this course.

The level of the water was rising fast.

People were lifting their children onto their shoulders so that they could see.

Technology is advancing all the time.

4. resulting / turning / causing / creating

The management is currently creating a lot of new jobs at the company.

Pressure at work is causing her to become quite depressed.

The new manager is turning the company into a very successful one.

Economic problems are resulting in a lot of job losses.

5. sources / means / origins / materials

What are the materials used in making this product?

We need to find more sources of income to increase our profit.

Trams and bikes are the most popular means of transport in this city.

I've been learning about the origins of the sport of rugby.

6. placed / set / brought / made

She carefully placed each piece of furniture around the room.

I've just cleaned that window and you've already made a mark on it.

When he'd finished cooking, he brought the food to the table.

Somebody set the building on fire during the night.

7. Even / Although / As / Despite

Although the weather wasn't very good, we had an enjoyable day.

Despite having very little money, they're quite happy.

As I was feeling very tired, I went to bed early.

Even Georgia was angry, and she doesn't usually get angry.

8. really / properly / surely / fully

He didn't do the job properly - it was full of mistakes.

The apartment was fully furnished, so we didn't have to buy any furniture.

I surely did try hard, but I wasn't able to do it.

You really don't intend to do such a stupid thing, do you?

i’d like to tell you about a book by a russian novelist, nikolai gogol. it’s called “the government inspector”. it’s a satirical play. i’ve recently read this book in my literature lessons.

let me tell you a bit about this book. the action takes place in a small provincial town. the main character is khlestakov. he’s a young man who is silly and broke. but he’s a very self-loving man. he tells lies with pleasure. khlestakov has careless a fantasy. he arrives in the town and is mistaken for the government inspector.

as you can imagine, the plot is very interesting and funny. the comedy shows human stupidity and greed. also the problems of society are shown there.

1)The state of the environment is determined by the level of concentration of chemicals in the air, soil and water. For example, in the air contains about 0.03% carbon dioxide (permissible norm), which does not affect the human body. If its content is exceeded, it will negatively affect his health. This is also characteristic of other chemical elements and substances.2)Air pollution and land pollution.

3)Take care of water at home. Reduce the amount of chemicals used. Dispose of toxic waste correctly. Paint, engine oil, ammonia, as well as many other substances can not just be washed off to the ground or grass. They penetrate deep into the earth and end up in groundwater. Contact your local wastewater treatment plant for the location of the nearest toxic waste dump. Help find water pollutants. Even a single person can do a lot to keep the water clean. Very often the culprits of water pollution are enterprises and industries. Citizens interested in environmental protection should discuss the problem with the leaders of such enterprises and find ways to protect themselves from pollution.

Join a local conservation organization to help clean up the water in your area, whether it's a river, lake, sea or ocean.

Contact your local authority to discuss your views on maintaining clean water.

Volunteer and help clean beaches and riverbanks.

Get other people involved in water treatment in your area.