Task 1. 1)Read the text and do the tasks after it. Natural disasters happen all over the world and they can be utterly devastating forpeople’s lives and the environments in which they live. Although natural disastersare caused by nature and there is nothing that we can do to prevent themhappening, there are many different natural causes that lead to natural disasters, and being aware of these causes enables us to be better prepared when suchdisasters do arrive.One common natural disaster is flooding, which occurs when a river bursts itsbanks and the water spills out onto the floodplain. This is far more likely to happenwhen there is a great deal of heavy rain, so during very wet periods flood warningsare often put in place.Earthquakes are another common natural disaster that can cause many fatalities.The movements of the plates in the earth’s crust cause them. These plates do notalways move smoothly and can get stuck, causing a build-up of pressure. It is whenthis pressure is released that an earthquake occurs. In turn, an earthquake under thewater can also cause a tsunami, as the quake causes great waves by pushing largevolumes of water to the surface.Tsunamis can also be caused by underwater volcanic eruptions. Volcaniceruptions are caused by magma escaping from inside the earth. An explosion takesplace, releasing the magma from a confined space, which is why there are oftenalso huge quantities of gas and dust released during a volcanic eruption. Themagma travels up the inside of the volcano, and pours out over the surroundingarea as lava.One of the most common natural disasters, but also one of the most commonlyforgotten, is wildfires. These take place in many different countries all over theworld, particularly during the summer months, and can be caused by a range ofdifferent things. Some of the things can be totally natural, while others can bemanmade, but the speed at which they spread is entirely down to nature. The twonatural causes of wildfires are the sun’s heat and lightning strikes, while they canalso be caused by campfires, smoking, fireworks and many other things. Thereasons that they spread so quickly are prolonged hot, dry weather, where thevegetation dries out, which is why they often take place in woodland.1) The text is about .А) earthquakesB) tsunamisC) natural disastersD) environmental protection2) Choose the right sentence.А) There are no gas and dust released during a volcanic eruption.B) Wildfires can be caused by people.C) Flooding is not a natural disaster.D) Natural disasters happen only in some parts of the world.3) Find the wrong statement.А) Earthquakes can cause many fatalities.B) Fireworks can be the cause of wildfires.C) Volcanic eruptions are caused by heavy rain.D) The speed of wildfires is entirely down to nature.4) Complete the sentence.Natural disasters .А) often take place in woodlandB) are caused by underwater volcanic eruptionsC) can be devastating for people’s livesD) are commonly forgotten5) Answer the question.When does flooding occur?А) When a river bursts its bank.B) When magma escapes from inside the earth.C) When the vegetation dries out.D) After prolonged hot, dry weather.6) Choose the best title for the text.А) What to do after a natural disaster?B) How to avoid natural disastersC) The wildlifeD) Natural disasters and their causesWriting . Complete the text with the past simple passive of the verbs inbrackets.Q: Who was Greenpeace set up (set up) by?A: No-one's really sure! Lots of people contributed.Q: When and where was Greenpeace 1 (start)?In Canada in 1971, but it 2 (not call) Greenpeace at first. A group of activistswant to protest against an underground nuclear explosion in Alaska.Their boat 3 ( stop) and the nuclear test 4 (not prevent), but because of thecampaign, a few months later all nuclear activity at the Island 5 (end) by theUS government. That was the beginning of Greenpeace.Q: When 6 Greenpeace International (create) ?A: In 1979 Several Greenpeace groups in different countries __ 7 (combine) tomake one worldwide organization. Later an office 8 ( open) in Amsterdam, andsoon Greenpeace activists 9 (find) campaigning all over the world!​