Disappearing actsthe moment, the world (76) one species of wildlife almostevery day. the two main causes or the decline (77) thedestruction of their habitat and over population by human beings.every minute of the day, 20 hectares of tropical rainforest are cutwam or burned. hundreds of wild species - insects and plants -are lost as a resultif it (78) . rainforests (79) in 50 years' time. they are vitalin keeping the (80) climate and environment stable. if they aredestroyed, mankind (81) as well as wildlife. as cities (82)and industry (83) around them. pollution becomes anotherproblem for wildlife. friends of earth (84) that two-thirds ofthe (85) population will be living in urban areas by the year2025.ninety-five countries (86) the convention that forbids trade inendangered species. however, in reality trade in endangeredspecies is still big business. people can buy fur coats (87) fromle fur of jaguars, snow leopards and other cats (88)extinctionspotlight 7 (testto)​

William shakespeare is the greatest of all playwrights and poets of all times. not much is known of his life. he was probably the son of a businessman and was born in 1564 in stradford-upon-avon. he probably attended the local grammar school and got a classical education. in 1582 he married anne hathaway and had 3 children. little is known of his life before 1592, when he appeared as a playwright in london. soon he became an actor playing supporting roles like the ghost in "hamlet". in 1599 shakespeare became a part owner of the globe theatre in london.shakespeare's work as a playwright is subdivided into 3 periods. written in the first period, shakespeare's plays are mostly history plays like "henry vi", and comedies with strong elements of farce. his masterpiece of this period is "romeo and juliet". in the second period shakespeare wrote a number of comedies where he moved away from farce towards romance. in the third period, after 1600, appeared his major tragedies - "hamlet", "othello". they presented a clear opposition of order to chaos, good to evil. shakespeare was a great poet and would be well known for his poetry alone. his major achievement as a poet is his sonnets, first published in 1609. a sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines, with a moral at the end. the sonnets are addressed to some "w.h.", and to mysterious "dark lady of sonnets". the sonnets deal with the great themes of love, friendship, death, change and immortality. shakespeare looks at his own poetry as a means of immortality. shakespeare's sonnets are excellent. they are full of harmony and music; they praise love, friendship and beauty, though there is no sentimentality in them. shakespeare's poetry is at the summit of human achievement. many centuries have passed since his death in 1616, but shakespeare is still considered to be the greatest of all playwrights and poets. 

Yuri  gagarin  was  the  first  cosmonaut  in  the  world.  yuri  alexeyevich  gagarin  was  born  on  the  9th  ofmarch, 1934.  he  was  born  in  the  village  of  klushino  in  the  smolensk  region.  yura  was  an  active,brave  and  curious  boy.  his  father  was  jack  of  all  trades  and  he  helped  his  son  when  yura  made  toyplanes  by  hand.  but  the  war  began.  yuri  gagarin  and  his  mother,  father,  brother  and  sister  left  theirhouse  and  had  to  live  in  a  dug-out.  after  the  war  gagarin’s  family  moved  to  gzhatsk.  now  it  isgagarin.  it  was  named  after  the  first  cosmonaut.  in  1951  gagarin  graduated  from  a  vocationalschool  in  lyubertsy  near  moscow.