- •Unit I. Ecosystems
- •II. Complete the sentences using the words from the table.
- •IX. Match each noun with suitable adjectives and translate these collocations into Russian. Make up the sentences with these collocations.
- •X. Complete the tables.
- •XI. Read the text and tell about different types of ecosystems.
- •IX. Translate the sentences into English.
- •I. Read and translate the sentences. Explain the use of the tenses.
- •II. Your friend is planning to go on holiday soon. Ask him about his plans. Complete the dialogue using the Present Continuous.
- •III. Complete the sentences using the Future Simple or to be going to.
- •IV. Complete the sentences using the Future Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous or to be going to.
IX. Match each noun with suitable adjectives and translate these collocations into Russian. Make up the sentences with these collocations.
forest plant species organism
tropical, house, poisonous, different, wild, rare, exotic, aquatic, thick, dark, boreal, living, dense, attractive, extinct, common, rare, wild, threatened, rain, complex, living, medical, simple, endangered, biological, aquatic, growing, aquatic, coniferous
X. Complete the tables.
verb |
noun |
produce |
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decomposer |
consume |
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noun |
adjective |
nutrient |
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coniferous |
poison |
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Types of ecosystems
Ecosystems
XI. Read the text and tell about different types of ecosystems.
are groups of plants, animals and decomposers and their physical environment. Many ecologists regard the entire biosphere as a global ecosystem, as a composite of all local ecosystems on Earth. Since this system is too much big and complex to
be studied at one time, it is convenient to divide it into two basic categories, namely the
terrestrial and the aquatic.
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He was sad when he sold his car. He (have) it for a very long time.
It _____ (rain) hard, but by the time the class (be) over, the rain
(stop).
6. When I (arrive), Kate (wait) for me. She was annoyed with me
because I was late and she (wait) for a long time.
7. When I (go) to Madrid a few years ago, I (stay) with a friend of mine.
She (live) there only a short time but (know) the city very well.
In total, Linnaeus (write) about 180 books.
Scientists believe that ferns (appear) on Earth more than 350 million years
ago.
10. Although most earlier botanists (be) content merely to describe individual
species, natural philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries (begin) to see a need to arrange them into meaningful categories.
IX. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Я ждал два месяца, прежде чем получил ответ на свою заявку.
В прошлом году этот ученый опубликовал результаты своего исследования, которое проводил на протяжении десяти лет.
Экзаменатор сказал, что преподает этот предмет уже тридцать лет, но еще никогда не слышал такого блестящего ответа.
В прошлом году я ездил в Италию. Я мечтал об этом с детства.
В 1298 году Марко Поло написал книгу о своем путешествии в Индию и Китай и тех чудесах, которые он видел в этих странах.
6. Фрэнсис Дрейк был первым англичанином, который совершил кругосветное путешествие.
Исследование показало, что популяция чаек в данном регионе сократилась почти вдвое.
Александр фон Гумбольдт создал такие научные дисциплины, как физическая география, ландшафтоведение и экологическая география растений.
Unit XIII. Different ways of speaking about the future