20.11.2020 г. Задание для 2-го курса РИПК.

 Тема: "Deforestation/ Вырубка лесов"

DEFORESTATION

Some people’s activities do a lot of harm to the forests. People cut down trees to build houses, roads, factories and plants. Deforestation is a very serious environmental problem.

The world’s great rainforests are all near the equator, in Africa, South America and South-East Asia. These rainforests are homes to millions of kinds of exotic animals, birds, reptiles, insects, strange plants and beautiful flowers. Three quarters of the world’s species live in the rainforests. If we destroy their habitat many of them will not survive.

Amazon rainforest is the biggest and most important in South America. Scientists believe that plants from the forest could give us many important new medicines such as cures for cancer and AIDS.

The rainforests also help to reduce pollution levels in the atmosphere and affect the weather around the world. Without rainforests our planet might not survive.

People know it but continue to destroy rainforests every day. Logging companies cut down trees to sell the wood, farmers clear the land to grow food crops, people build towns and roads where the forest used to be. Vast forests are cut and burn in fire. Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As a result, a number of rivers and lakes dry up, some rare species of animals, fish, birds and plants disappear forever.

People should take measures to reduce the amount of deforestation and protect the flora and fauna of the rainforest. Our planet is our home and we need to protect it.

Грамматика: "Participle/Причастие"

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Английские причастия

Просмотрите лексику по теме "Окружающая среда" :

Окружающая среда

Выполните упражнения по грамматике:

Упражнение 1 (повторение). Выберите подходящий вариант.

A: I’m so (exciting/ excited). I’ve just seen a very (interesting / interested) film.

B: Really? What was it?

A: It was a horror film (calling, called) «The White Moon».

B: Oh, horror films are so (frightening/ frightened). I never watch them.

A: I’m very (surprised/ surprising), all my friends watch them.

B: Not me. I like romantic films.

Al: I’m always (bored/ boring) when I watch them. Give me a good comedy or a horror film. They are so (excited / exciting).

Упражнение 2. Выберите подходящий вариант.

 Nessie

Have you ever heard of the Loch Ness Monster? Many people believe that there is a huge animal (living/lived) in Loch Ness in Scotland.

The animal is about 50 metres long (including/included ) its tail. Nobody knows anything about its (eating / eaten) habits. There are some photos of the animal (taking/ taken) by different people (visiting/ visited) the lake, but nobody can prove that they are real.

This animal (giving/ given) the nickname Nessie has been one of the greatest tourists attractions to the area for years. Expeditions (sent / sending) to Scotland tried very hard to find and catch Nessie. And so did individuals (looking/ looked) for the animal. But there has been no result yet.

Nessie is still a great mystery. Very few things  (knowing/ known ) about Nessie are: it has a long and thin neck like a giraffe’s, its head is quite small and looks like a horse’s, its colour is dark yellow and its habitat is the deepest and the coldest part of the lake.

Упражнение 3. Образуйте Participle I или Par­ticiple II от глаголов в скобках.

1. Why have you got that … (worry) expression on your face? Are you in trouble?
2. The teacher was … (disappoint) with the test re­sults.
3. Jack’s answer was … (disappoint).
4. I went to the exhibition of French art last week and I was very much … (impress).
5. We saw a lot of … (fascinate) paintings.
6. I was so … (excite) that I couldn’t say a word.
7. The trip to the mountains was so … (excite) — we enjoyed every minute of it.
8. I’m … (bore) — I have nothing to do.
9. The lecture was so … (bore) that a few listeners fell asleep.
10. We liked the Room of Horrors but some of the tricks were rather … (frighten).
11. It was raining so heavily that the little puppy got … (frighten) and hid under the bed.
12. Little John’s questions were … (surprise).
13. We were … (surprise) at the news.
14. The boy … (translate) the story is the best pupil in our class.
15. The girl … (wash) the window is my sister.
16. … (do) his homework Tom looked through the win­dow several times.
17. The work … (do) was very interesting.
18. Everything … (write) on the blackboard is correct.
19. … (write) the letter Olga thought about her sum­mer holidays.

Упражнение 4. Перепишите предложение, используя причастный оборот (или причастие) вместо придаточного предложения.

ПРИМЕР

The old castle, which was built five hundred years ago, belongs to the university. Старый замок, который был построен 500 лет назад, принадлежит университету.

= The old castle built five hundreds ago belongs to the university. Старый замок, построенный 500 лет назад, принадлежит университету.

1. The holidaymakers who were wearing light clothes walked along the beach.
2. The lands that were discovered by Columbus were rich in gold.
3. The children who were excited by the news shouted “Hoorah” three times.
4. The hedges that divided the fields were getting yellow.
5. The young lady who was standing at the door looked very attractive.
6. The two banks which were connected by a bridge were high and looked dangerous.
7. Betty Smith heard the noise of a child who was crying.
8. He entered the yard and smelt something that was burning.

Упражнение 5. Translate into English.

situate – располагать

divide – разделять

connect – связывать

excite – возбуждать

cover (with/by) – покрывать

What do we call – Как мы называем людей

1. Города, расположенные на побережье, часто являются портами.
2. Поля, разделенные живыми изгородями, всегда выглядят очень привлекательно.
3. Места, связанные с Шекспиром, находятся главным образом в Стратфорде-на-Эйвоне.
4. Как мы называем людей, живущих в Шотландии и говорящих на шотландском диалекте?
5. Дети, взволнованные цирковым представлением, решили стать акробатами.
6. Есть ли в Британии местности, покрытые лесами?

Упражнение 6. Translate into English.

1. Птица, сидящая на дереве, воробей.
2. На дереве сидит воробей.
3. Изгородь, разделяющая наши сады, старая.
4. Ее нужно сломать. (must be)
5. Спрятанное письмо нашли дети.
6. Письмо, написанное мной, только что отправлено.
7. Сломанные игрушки лежат в коробке.
8. Эти игрушки сломали дети.
9. Спящую собаку зовут Рекс.

Упражнение 7. Translate into English.

1. Лицо, нарисованное на бумаге, похоже (look like) на тебя.
2. Его не видели вчера в школе.
3. Ему следует позвонить.
4. Человек, сидящий в кресле, мой отец.
5. Письмо было отправлено вчера.
6. Мальчики, идущие в школу, мои друзья.
7. Мальчики идут в школу.
8. Человек, посланный тобой, только что пришел.
9. Восхищенный пейзажем, я стоял на берегу озера.