VOCABULARY UNIT 11 I. Think about the ecological situation in the world and write a report using the following word combinations: To protect animals, to purify water, to clean streets, to save birds, to grow new grass, dangerous for fish, to do a lot of harm to nature, to disappear from the Earth, to cut down forests, to hunt tigers and elephants. II. Read the text Androcles and the Lion and make the right choice: 1. Androcles ran through the forest as a. he was a slave. b. he wanted to be away from the village. c. he decided to save himself there. 2. Androcles life was difficult as it was a. hard to be a slave.
b. impossible to live in the forest. c. hard to live in the village. 3. Androcles was not afraid of the lion as a. the lion couldn t do him any harm. b. there was something wrong with him. c. the lion wanted to show something to him. 4. The lion needed help as he a. couldn t speak the language of people. b. had hurt his paw. c. was breathing hard. 5. The lion was happy as a. he became friends with Androcles. b. Androcles helped him. c. he brought food to Androcles. 6. The lion was a true friend as a. he didn t eat Androcles. b. he was happy to see Androcles. c. Androcles didn t kill him. 7. The Emperor gave freedom to the friend as he a. couldn t understand the lion. b. liked Androcles s story. c. liked the lion. III. Spell the following words: важный взбираться земля иностранный красивый любопытный
национальность невозможный пианино подснежник приятный продолжать растения сейчас среди хризантема эмблема IV. Spell the words according to the given transcription: [pl nt] - [,dis@ pi@] - [ köntri] - [ taig@] - [ nei @] - [flau@] - [ spesl] - [kw@ut] - [ ns@] - [ fárin] - [fr ns] - [ ju@r@p] - [vjet n{m] - [,pö kiî] - [ sæ:tnli] - [klaim] -
V. Write an essay about a) English-speaking countries, describe one of them in detail; b) water pollution in the world. VI. Group the words as verbs, nouns and adjectives: Deep, hide, fresh, tall, weather, mean, space, hunt, chess, danger, petal, exploration, separate, pleasure, snowdrop, purple, special, windy, possible. verbs nouns adjectives VII. Fill in the gaps using the given words in a proper form to complete the sentences:
danger, destroy, climate, protect, clean, pollute, save, breathe. 1. Animals are disappearing as they live in. 2. Have you seen the sign that you cannot swim here as the water. 3. People should the environment that is air, water and soil. 4. A lot of fish die every year as the water in the rivers is not. 5. It is necessary our planet for the future generation. 6. Many plants and factories the world forests and lakes. 7. The air in big cities is so polluted that sometimes you can hardly it in. 8. People s activities have changed the as the average temperature is rising. VIII. Think about the ecological situation in your city and work out the necessary changes. What should all people do to save nature, what should they avoid doing and why? Put down your plan. 1._ 2._ 3._
4._ 5._ IX. Fill in the prepositions: 1. People have been exploring the Earth many centuries. They have found out that it consists several continents which are washed different water bodies. 2. How long have men been living the planet? How many languages do they speak? 3. The weather is awful. The wind is so strong and I cannot see the sun the clouds. 4. He was sitting deep thought. He didn t know how to save his friend that trouble. 5. All the continents are separated each other oceans and seas. 6. Kate likes John and Brian more all her friends. the two she enjoys the company of Brian. 7. The children saw a bird high the sky. They watched it some time and then it disappeared deep the forest. 8. He promised to call some other day as he had to hurry. He didn t want to be late the train. X. Fill in the gaps using the words which seem appropriate to the situation: There is the only way to save animals and birds that is. Many of them have lost their natural place for living as forests are
and rivers are dried out. Hunting is also as a lot of animals are killed every year. People should change the situation in the and open more national, build fewer roads and plant new. If it doesn t happen animals will and we shall see them only in the. XI. Complete the story using the words in the proper form. Mind the rules of word building: TITANIC The Titanic, the 1 ship the world has ever big seen, on her 2 trip hit an iceberg and sank one 3 about 1500 human 4. How could cause, die such a 5 disaster happen? terror It was more like a 6 first-class hotel than a float 7, it was meant for the 8 people. The steam, rich passengers were surrounded by the most 9 luxury things. The most 10 ticket cost more money expense than a 11 could earn in a life time. sail