Seat belts: do we really need them? in many countries now seat belts are compulsory for the driver and front seat passengers at least. most doctors believe that seat belts save people from being seriously hurt in a crash, but there are some people who still think that it is more dangerous to wear a seat belt than not to wear one. they say that a seat belt may trap one in a car that is burning, or that has fallen into a river or the sea and is sinking, so that one is burnt to death or drowned. but less than half of one per cent of car accidents lead to fire or sinking, and in any case, a seat belt may easily save a person from being knocked unconscious in an accident, so that he or she is able to undo the seat belt immediately and get out of a car that is on fire or sinking. people who object to seat belts also sometimes say that without one, one may be thrown right out of a car in a crash, but doctors will tell you that that is the last thing one wants to happen: if one is thrown out of a car, one hits something, usually the road, and usually hard and at speed. it is better to remain inside a car in the case of a crash. there is also the question of personal freedom; some people say that it is an attack on their freedom to force them to wear a seat belt, whether they want to or not. but even in a democracy there are a lot of things a person is denied the right to do though he or she wants to do them. i may, for example, want to play music loudly at night; it interferes with my freedom if i am not allowed to do this. but my neighbours have their own rights to freedom, just as i have. they want to be free to sleep quietly at night, and if i stop them doing so, i am interfering with their freedom. how does this affect seat belts? in what way does it interfere with the rights of others if someone refuses to wear a seat belt? well, first of all because common sense tells us that a driver without a seat belt has less control of a car if there is an accident, so that he or she is more likely to be a danger to others, who after all also have the right to be protected as much as possible from accident. 10. all people agree that seat belts are a good thing. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 11. most doctors are among those who support wearing seat belts. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 12. cars get on fire at least once a month. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 13. wearing a seatbelt you can get fewer injuries. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 14. personal freedom means doing whatever you want. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 15. not wearing seat belts can seriously affect other people. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 16. drivers without seat belts get into accidents more often. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: . 17. in some democratic countries people wearing seat belts is not compulsory. 1) true 2) false 3) not stated ответ: .
The problem of ecology is very important today, because we live in a polluted world. People from all countries discuss environmental protection, but they still continue to pollute air, water and soil.
Plants and factories are being built near rivers and lakes. There are a lot of industrial waste in water and this kills animals, insects and plants.
There are several types of pollution: air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution.
Air pollution is caused by transport in big cities. Our cities are full of smog because of heavy traffic and people notice that it is hard to breathe there. Cars, buses and planes are the worst air polluters pouring harmful gases and smoke into the air and that causes lung diseases among people. We have acid rains because of air pollution
Water pollution is another kind of danger. Factories throw wastes into rivers and lakes making them dirty. Animals die when they drink this water, people get sick when they swim in it and eat fish that live there.
Soil pollution stops plants from growing and makes people sick when they eat fruit and vegetables grown on polluted soil. People also pollute soil by leaving rubbish on it. Forests are full of used bottles and cans.
Every day we throw away a lot of rubbish However, we can use it again. Everybody must know the three R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We can reduce the usage of water and electricity. We should reuse whatever we can, for example, plastic bags, paper, cans, glass and bottles.
People need to invent new free technologies that will be safe for nature. There are new inventions such as filters that make water and air clean and prevent pollution. Special kinds of gasoline for cars can help to reduce air pollution.
We must not ignore the problems of environmental pollution and try to make everything possible to reduce if not stop it.
England is the biggest part of the United Kingdom. Its area is more than 130 thousand square kilometers. The population of England is about 47 million people. The country is washed by the English Channel, the Irish Sea and the North Sea. There are a lot of rivers in England. The most important of them are: the Thames, the Trent, the Mersey.
Англия – наибольшая часть Объединенного королевства. Ее площадь – более 130 тысяч квадратных километров. Население Англии около 47 миллионов человек. Страна омывается Ла-Маншем, Ирландским и Северным морями. В Англии много рек. Самые важные из них: Темза, Трент, Мерси.