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2. Give the Russian for the following phrases from the text (use your dictionary):

to find out people's opinions; wildlife parks; to live in the wild; be kept in captivity; walk up and down; to preserve natural conditions; to become bored; to keep animals in cages.

3. Say whose point of view you support? Why? Say whose point of view you disagree with? Why? Use the expressions: first and foremost... ; in addition ... ; I admit you're right, but ... ; on the contrary ... ; I don't think it is so, etc.

Grammar

1. Give the plural of the following nouns:

foot mouse mink deer calf

tooth child fish wife hoof

goose ox sheep swine

2. Use "am", "are", "is".

1. I ... a first-year student. 2. My friend ... an engineer. 3. Jack ... a farmer. He ... from a small Scottish town. 4. They ... our new friends. They ... from Wales. 5. My father ... a school teacher. He ... 55 years old. 6. Ann and Nick ... at home now. 7. My native town ... in the center of England. 8. Monkeys ... very funny animals. 9. It... a dog. It's name ... Spot. Spot ... very friendly. 10. Mr. Davidson ... a University professor. He ... a very intelligent man. His hobby ... rugby. His students ... very happy to have such a good teacher.

3. Use "have" or "has".

1. We ... a lot of pets at home. 2. She ... a lovely kitten. 3. They ... a large family. 4. My friend ... a new car. 5. This animal ... four legs and a long tail. 6. I ... two cousins, an aunt and an uncle.

4. Use "have" or "be" in the right form.

A.1. They ... a baby. It ... very nice. 2. She ... 30 years old and ... a family of her own. 3. What country ... you from? 4. The Browns ... a very big house. It... in the suburbs of Bath. The house ... three floors. 5. Cats ... domestic ani­mals. 6. They ... different kinds of birds on their farm. 7. We ... glad to meet you. 8. We ... from Russia and we ...a lot of friends in other countries. 9. Rob ... a very strong boy. His hobby ... sports. 10. They ... a lot of pets at home and they ... fond of them all.

B. My name ... Simon. I... fourteen and I live in Wotton, a little village near Woodstock. I ... two sisters: one is six months old and the other ... seventeen. We also ... two dogs, two cats, two rabbits, and a horse. My Dad works on a building site and my Mum ... a housewife.

С Britain ... a nation of animal lovers. There ... about five million dogs, almost as many cats, over three million cage-birds, aquarium fish, and one million "exotic" pets, such as reptiles and amphibians. But it ... America which ... the larg­est pet population in the world — 90 million dogs and cats.

D. THE CAMEL In some parts of the world there ... large deserts. There ... no trees and no water there. The only animal that can walk through the desert ... the camel. The camel ... very big. It... got one or two lumps on its back, short ears and a long tail. The camel's food ... grass and branches of trees.

5. Use "is" or "are".

A. 1. There ... a small garden in front of our home. 2. There ... a lot of wild animals in the taiga. 3. There ... five sheep and a cow on their farm. 4. There ... a book and a notebook on the desk. 5. There ... a computer, a TV set and a hi-fi in my room. 6. There ... twenty four students in our group. 7. There ... a lot of snow in winter. 8. There ... some money in my bag.

B. A national park ... a large piece of land. In the park animals ... free to come and go. There ... trees and plants everywhere. There ... campgrounds in national parks where people can enjoy nature. There ... tents for people to sleep in and campfires to cook their food. There ... also many paths in the parks on which people can walk.