1.Fill in : endangered, avalanche, earthquake, pollution ,tornado. 1. The ……………..had shaken and slid a little forward, but it did not yet crash down.
2. I don't want to see a real…………...
3. Sure, we must begin to fight air …………..and water …………..
4. You forecasted an…………... in the 3-to-4-point range this morning.
5. The Brazilian turbot frog was added to the …………..species list today.
2.Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in bold.
1. We have a huge COLLECT of stamps and coins.
2. Thank you for the INVITE.
3. The last PERFORM I saw was the Nut Cracker by Tchaikovsky.
4. There was something vaguely familiar about the girl's APPEAR.
5. He was a very small, fragile boy who needed her PROTECT.
3.Put the verbs in brackets into – ing form or infinitive (with or without to)
1. Please, call me before ……..(go) to the party.
2. She wants …………(know)why you decided to spend your vocation abroad.
3. She came ……….(collect) her letter.
4. Mother made me ………(clean ) my room yesterday.
5. I would like …………..(listen) to Scottish pipes.
6. Henry promised ………….(help )her.
7. Let me ………….(introduce) myself.
8. She is looking forward to ……………(see) her sister.
9. We should ……(tell ) our parents about the party.
10. He offered me ……( stay) at home instead of going out.
11. I’ve got enough money…… (buy )a flat downtown.
12. I would prefer……. ( go) by car.
13. I am the next …….( choose ) where to go on holidays.
14. You’d better….( sit) down.
15. He must………( apologize) for his words.
16.I can't bear …….(watch) horror movies.
17.Jason won't mind……. (lend) you his car.
4.Fill in :be used to ,used to ,get used to in the correct form.
1. I ………………..to living in a village.
2. In a few days you will…………………….to the local cuisine.
3. Sam didn't………………..love Rock music.
4. It is difficult to …………………a new climate.
5. They………………….speaking English when they lived in London.
6. My parents didn't ……………… go to the swimming pool.
7 .He ………………… getting up at 6 am.
8. She …………………to expensive gifts.
9.My sister ……………..go shopping every weekend.
5.Fill in the correct preposition (on ,for, in, out ,off)
1. The firemen were called ……….5 minutes ago.
2. Lena is going to call……. to see her granny in the evening.
3. My head-teacher called……….. the meeting.
4. When did he call …..you last?
5. The floods in our country call … immediate action.
Today every ten minutes one species of animal, insect, bird, fish or plant dies out forever mainly because of the world’s environmental problems. However, some animals have become extinct because of human actions. People hunt, overfish and change wetlands and forests to croplands and urban areas.
Today the most well-known kind of animal who is endangered is blue whale. Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant. Their hearts, as much as an automobile.Blue whales, die out because of lack of food.There was a time, when the blue whale was a major animal in every large water body of the world. But the arrival of the whale hunting era, diminished the whale count by such a massive number, that blue whales are still endangered today.
I'm interested in the stories of veteran Leonid Ivanovich Kulikov about military service and the Great Patriotic War. Now Leonid Ivanovich is a colonel in retirement, he has the entire tunic in awards: medals and orders, people respect him. When the fascists occupied his small town in Moldova, he was 15 years old. He was captured. But I did not get to the camp, I ran away. For a long time he hid in the woods, he waited for his troops to liberate the region. And when the village was rescued from the Germans, he was taken into the army and sent to study in the tank school. Leonid Ivanovich recalls that at that time it was very difficult. They worked all day, learned to drive combat vehicles, to shoot guns that were on tanks. There was no time to rest, because the army needed good tankers. The tank's details are heavy, the physical loads were great, but there was not enough food. The cadets were constantly undernourished. But all stood firm, because it was hard for everyone at that time. And when Leonid Ivanovich finished his studies, he was sent to fight on the front line. The gunner at the best T-34 tank, he thundered the enemy along with other soldiers in Romania, Hungary. When the war was over, another ten years was a tanker, because the soldiers were not allowed to go home for a long time. The army needed to be kept strong so that soldiers and officers could protect peace in our country after the war.
Despite everything, the heavy army life of Leonid Ivanovich at that time was pleasant. It was very interesting. He traveled all over the country, he had many friends! And the young tankman decided to continue studying. He became an officer, commander of a tank unit.
Now Leonid Ivanovich eighty-seven years. Thanks to him, his comrades and all the veterans for the fact that we have peace now.