Questions on the topic «Ecological problems» 1. What can common people do to protect nature (to stop pollution)? / What measures should be taken to protect nature? 2. What can you personally do to help nature? 3. Why is it dangerous to pollute land? 4. What can pollution of air and water lead to? 5. What can you say about global warming? 6. What do you know about Green Peace? 7. Why are the nuclear power stations so dangerous for people? What do you know about Chernobyl? 8. Why are forests important for life on the Earth? 9. What are the main ecological problems nowadays? 10. What must people do to protect wild animals? 11. Do you think that life was better in the past (the air was cleaner, the water was purer)? 12. What may happen to our planet if our interference in the Nature remains the same? 13. What are advantages and disadvantages of the industrial progress? 14. What is the dramatic result of cutting down forests and woods? 15. What would you suggest to attract people to the problems of pollution and ecology? 16. What can you say about the present ecological situation? Is the problem of environmental protection urgent today? 17. What does nature give to man? 18. How is the problem solved today? 19. Is acid rain damaging to nature? 20. What do you know about radioactive contamination of environment? 21. Why do some species of animals and plants disappear from the Earth? 22. What cause the “greenhouse effect”? 23. Has anything been done to solve ecological problems? 24. What does the ozone layer protect the Earth from? 25. Where does the carbon dioxide come from?

For items 11–20, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use from three to five words. The number of words you should put in the gap is specified in each case. Do NOT use contracted forms. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example: 0. “Let’s go to the cinema on Sunday,” said Ann. wanted

Ann to the cinema on Sunday. (4 words)

0 wanted us to go

11. Betty was the only one who didn’t enjoy the performance.

apart from Betty

Everyone enjoyed the performance ___. (3 words)

12. The price of the meal includes dessert.

is included into

The dessert ___ ___ ___ the price of the meal. (3 words)

13. My sister is too short to be a basketball player.

is not tall enough

My sister ___ ___ ___ to be a basketball player. (4 words)

14. I have to clean up the studio before I can leave.

leave until I have

I cannot cleaned up the studio. (4 words)

15. She regrets not having gone to university.

wishes she had gone

She ___ ___ ___ ___ to university. (4 words)

16. She isn’t repainting the kitchen until Monday.

is not being repainted

The kitchen ___ ___ ___ ___ until Monday. (4 words)

17. Everyone left except for Mike.

the exception of Mike

With ___ ___ ___ ___ , everyone left. (4 words)

18. The fridge is completely empty.

is nothing left in

There ___ ___ ___ ___ the fridge. (4 words)

19. They’ve only got half the boys they need to make up a team.

twice as many boys than

They need ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ they’ve got to make up a team. (5 words)

20. I’m certain she wrote the article herself.

must have written

She ___ ___ ___ the article herself. (3 words)

1.Today at 9 AM I was watching an interesting programm on TV.
употребляется в Past Continuous
2. I was in London last year.
Past Simple, так как время указано и действие уже завершено.
3. What are you talking about?
Present Continuous, в данный момент.
4. Every weekend I visit my grandmother.
Present simple, действие обычное.
5. I was sleeping when someone knocked the door.
Past continuous, затем действие прерывается и ставится в past simple.

2) 1.She has called us
2. I have eaten my lunch
3. She has taken an umbrella
4. My friend has been in Madrid
5. We have spent all our money
6. My sister has seen a trained elephant in India.