Fill in: refresh, concentrate, ignore, replace, train, overdo.
Hi Amber,
It was great to hear from you and I think it’s wonderful that you are trying to be more active. It’s important to
exercise but be careful not to 1) it. Remember, you have to warm up properly before you
2) and you must never 3) pain while you exercise. It may be a sign that
something is wrong. Also, make sure you drink lots of water to 4) the fluids you lose and get
plenty of sleep to 5) both your body and your mind. That way you can 6)
the next day in class. Good luck and let me know how it all goes.
Bye for now,
Rebecca

Global Problems of Today
People have lived on our planet Earth for centuries and global problems have always existed. In ancient times the biggest global problem was wars. People have been fighting with each other since the beginning of the civilisation mostly to get new territories and more land. Later, fighting the distance was another global problem, too, before the discovery of the plane. Today, there are more global problems which can be divided into two categories: ecological problems and social, eco¬nomic and political issues.
The first category includes issues relating to ecological destruction, pollution and global warming as the result. The climate is changing and many people agree that climate change may be one of the greatest threats facing the planet. Many people think that a rise in temperature of about three or four degrees is not very much, but the effects are worse than it seems at first sight. Global warming has already killed off some types of animals and plants. There have been more and more heat waves in the summer, with many people dying in big cities. Rising sea levels are threatening whole nations on low-lying islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The second category of global problems deals with social, economic and political issues. They include global terrorism, poverty, human rights, health issues, racism and many others.
We are faced with the problem of global terrorism and more and more countries are suffering from it. It is difficult to catch terrorists and prevent their acts. The most terrible terrorist attack took place on September 11, 2001 in the USA. The World Trade Centre, the pride of all Americans and one of the symbols of New York City, was destroyed completely and thousands of people died. The world was shocked and most countries decided to fight against terrorism. However, new terrorist attacks have been committed. Many innocent people still get killed and nobody can stop terrorists.
Poverty is another global problem. It may seem surprising, but most of humanity lives on just a few dollars a day now. The worst situation is in Africa where people (mostly children) die every day of hunger because they have nothing to eat. The poor also have less access to health, education and other services. Problems of hunger, malnutrition and diseases affect the poorest in society.
Another global problem is racism, when people of different races and different skin colour are humiliated and even killed. There are many organisations that fight social global problems, but this battle has lasted for a long time and it will take much time for the solution of all of them.
We live in the 21st century and humanity has made a great progress in technology, so I think that it is strange that we still have global problems, especially the ones that deal with social, economic and political issues. I am sure that they can be solved completely without any conflicts or wars.

National parks in Russia, is the phenomenon still quite young.

The story of the creation of national parks has a little less than 40 years.

The main idea of creating 'Park areas' was not only the preservation of nature and historical monuments, but also the development of ecological tourism, the development of respect for nature in people.

In a short time there were founded 35 parks in various parts of the country with various natural conditions.

The first national Park of Russia is considered to be 'The Elk Island', which was founded in 1983 near Moscow.

And the most famous national parks of Russia are also 'Shushensky Bor' and 'Sochi Park.' 

National parks of Russia can be divided into two types: parks with preserved wild virgin nature, unique relief, and rare species of animals.

And parks, which were once used by man, but they keep a lot of sights and natural monuments.

Currently, after decades of uncertainty, our government takes very seriously the protection of the environment and creates new nature reserves and national parks. Thereby the influx of tourists is increasing.

Перевод:

Национальные парки в России, явление еще довольно молодо. История создания национальных парков насчитывает немногим меньше 30 лет. Основной идеей создания парковых зон было не только сохранение природы и исторических памятников, но и развитие экологического туризма, развитие уважения к природе у людей. За такое короткое время было основано 35 парков в разных частях страны с различными природными условиями. Первым национальным парком России считается остров лосей, который был основан в 1983 году под Москвой. И самые известные национальные парки России - Шушенский Бор и Сочинский парк. Национальные парки России можно разделить на два типа: парки с сохранившейся дикой девственной природой, уникальные рельефы и редкие виды животных и растений и парков, которые когда-то пользовались человеком, но они сохранили много достопримечательностей и памятников природы.  После десятилетий неопределенности наше правительство очень серьезно относится к защите окружающей среды и создает новые природные заповедники и национальные парки, тем самым увеличивая приток туристов.