The problems of climate Tornados, sometimes called ‘twisters’, are whirlwinds with speeds of up to 400 km per hour. In the USA there are 1000 tornadoes every year. They look fantastic and dramatic when we are watching them on TV, but they can kill. Tornados are only one sign of the world’s climate changes. There are more floods (наводнения) in some parts of the world, and there’s much less rain in others. We know that these things happen because global temperatures are rising (поднимается) and many people believe that weather will get worse in the future. The problem of climate is very big. Cutting down trees, burning too much oil (нефть), a lot of cars and planes are some of the things that cause the problems. Global warming (потепление) will change the world’s climate. Many scientists (учёные) try to solve these problems. Прочитайте, устно переведите текст и письменно в тетради выполните следующее задание: Обведите необходимую цифру: Tornados in the USA look fantastic and dramatic on TV. true False Not stated Tornados are very dangerous because they can kill. true False Not stated The climate is changing only in the USA. true False Not stated Scientists don’t know what to do. true False Not stated Cutting down trees, burning too much oil can’t change the world’s climate. true False Not stated

Yesterday protesters managed to hold up work on the Oldbury bypass. Protest leader Alison Compton defended the action by members of the Green World group. 'If we don't protest, soon (►) there'll be (there / be) no countryside left,' she told reporters. The bypass is now well behind schedule, and if the protesters had not held up the work so often, it would have opened two months ago. 'If these fields disappear, we'll never see them again,' said Ms Compton. 'Why can't we use public transport? If more people travelled on buses and trains, we wouldn't need new roads. If the motor car had never existed, the world would have been a more pleasant place today.' But many people in Oldbury want their new bypass. 'If they do not build it soon, the traffic jams in the town will get worse,' said Asif Mohammed, whose house is beside the busy A34. 'We just can't leave things as they are. If things remained the same, people's health will suffer even more from all the pollution here. It's terrible. If we don't get the traffic out of the town, I will go mad. If I had known earlier how bad this problem would get, I would have moved out years ago. But now it has become impossible to sell this house because of the traffic. The government waited too long. If they had done something sooner, there would be less traffic today' And the protest is making the new road even more expensive. 'If this goes on, there won't be enough money left to finish the road,' says the Transport

1 A: It's a pity the lake wasn't frozen yesterday.
B: Yes, it is. If it b) was frozen, we could have gone skating.

2 A: Haven't you got enough money for a holiday?
B: Oh yes. I've got some saved up b) in case I suddenly need it.

3 A: What are you going to do next year?
B: I wish I a) knew the answer to that question.

4 A: These figures are too complicated to work out in your head.
B: Yes, if b) only we had a calculator.

5 A: What are you doing later this afternoon?
B: Oh, b) in case the game finishes, I'll go home, I expect.

6 A: Do you think I should take the job?
B: You shouldn't do anything c) unless you think it's the right thing to do.