Do the quiz. Find out what type of person are you?
Are you a party animal or a home bird?
A classmate is having a party on Sunday. What are you going to do?
You`re going to stay in. There is a great film on TV.
You`re going , but you are not crazy about the idea.
You`re definitely going to go. You can`t wait.
You`re going to a wedding reception and you don`t know how many people. How do you feel?
Horrible. You really don`t want to go.
A bit nervous, but you are going to be communicative.
Great! You love meeting new people.
Your parents are going away this weekend.
You`re going to rent DVDs and relax at home.
A few friends are coming and you are having a BBQ (barbeque)
You`re going to dance with friends.
Your friends call to invite you out for coffee but you`re comfortable on the sofa and tired. What are you going to do?
You`re not moving. You don`t want to go out.
You`re inviting your friends over for coffee at home.
You`re going.
YOUR SCORE:
Mostly As: Just because you like staying in, it does not mean you can`t have company. Share your sofa with friends some time or go out for a cozy meal!
Mostly Bs: You are friendly and popular, but sometimes you just want to stay at home. Good for you! you don`t always have to go out to have a good time!
Mostly Cs: You`re the life and soul of the party and everyone`s best friend. Just be careful not to tire yourself out. Why not relax at home once in a while or invite friends over to your house?
Conversational topic: NATURE AND A MAN.
Grammar topic: THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE.
Environmental Protection.
Man have always wanted to make his life easier. He invented machines and mechanisms which have been working and polluting the world we live in. In fact, the economy and the environment are closely related. The environment supplies the economy with water, timber, minerals, oil, etc. And some economists have always argued that pollution damages the resources.
There are many consequences of damaging the environment. One of them is acid rain. Waste gases cause acid rain, this leads to forest damage and reduces the resources of forestry industry. Another one is water shortage. It comes from abuse of lands in agriculture. The third one is destroying the ozone layer of the Earth through pollution from factories and plants. The fourth one is damage to water and soils. The fifth one is damage to wildlife: many species of plants and animals can disappear. The sixth one is the greenhouse effect and global warming — that is, an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Global warming can lead to rises in sea levels, and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and hurricanes, and global climate change. Lastly, the most serious danger is the result of all these consequences. This is the danger for the life and health of the man.
The territories of the former Soviet Union are suffering many environmental problems. Many of these problems have been caused by economic activities. Apart from the effect of the Chernobyl disaster, the worst problem is that with the Aral Sea. Cotton growing in the region has used large amounts of water, and the sea level has fallen, this destroyed fishing and led to a damage in soils, crops, and wildlife. Many forests in the Far East and in the north of European Russia are under threat. A system of dams on the Volga damaged fish.
If we cannot learn to use the environment carefully, very soon we'll have no world to live in. In my opinion, pollution can be stopped or at least reduced by using fuels which are low in pollutants, to use alternative forms of power such as wind power, electricity or solar energy and banning the use of nuclear power. Industry and transport are the most important sources of all chemical pollution of air, water and soil. Banning the use of nuclear power will destroy the danger of radioactive contamination. The most important thing common people could do is to change their attitude towards the environment.