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Pollution

People have designed and produced up-to-date machines and technologies to make their life easier and more comfortable. But all these activities result in air and water pollution. One of the most important problems is the oceans. A lot of ships crossing the oceans and seas, especially those that carry oil put their wastes into water and the water becomes dirty. As a result many birds and fish die because of polluted water, others are getting contaminated and people may get sick from eating them.

The second problem is air pollution. Cars and plants pollute the atmosphere with their wastes. They destroy the ozone layer, which protects us from the dangerous light of the Sun. They also destroy forests which are dying from acid rains .Now people begin to realize the danger of their activities. People are concerned about the air and the water used by every one they are also concerned about the future of the planet because they understand that these activities affect the balance of nature.

Materials like paper and glass can be reused, but, unfortunately, many materials, especially plastics cannot be reused and cannot be absorbed by the earth again. Some plastics cannot even be destroyed. As a result of this people face the problem of preservation of our environment. All these things are serious and people must realize what will happen if they don't do everything possible to reduce man-made atmospheric pollutants and smog.

People would have to stop using many useful things if they wanted to end pollution immediately. Most people do not want that, of course. But pollution can be reduced gradually Scientists and engineers can find the ways to reduce pollution from automobiles and factories. Government can pass the laws that would make enterprises take measures for reducing pollution. Individuals and groups of people can work together to persuade enterprises to stop polluting activities.

In order to make our life not only easier but better and healthier we must learn to protect the water, the air and the earth from pollution. Our planet belongs to our children and if we want our children to live in a healthier world we must do everything to protect them from the catastrophic.

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2. I’m going away for ... week in September.

3. My sister has lust got ... job in ... bank in ... centre of ... city.

4. ... plane was delayed. We had to wait at ... airport for three hours.

5. Ann has ... part-time job. She works three mornings ... week.

6. Would you rather live in ... town or in ... country?

7. Did you have ... nice holiday? – Yes, it was ... best holiday I’ve ever had.

8. It was ... nice day yesterday. We went for ... walk by ... sea.

9. Would you like to travel in ... space? – Yes, I’d love to go to ... moon.

10. If you live in ... foreign country, you should try and learn ... language.