Many species of animals and plants start

It is all the result of pollution that comes from factories and plants

People should start dealing with these problems immediately

Checking old knowledge PRESENT PASSIVE

Пасивний стан (Passive Voice) – це граматична категор я, яка вказує, що п дмет(хто? що?) не виконує самост йно д ю, зазначену в реченн , а в дчуває цю д ю на соб , тобто є об'єктом ц єї д ї.

•Active : The gardener waters the flowers every evening.

Passive: The flowers are watered by the gardener every evening.

•Active : Helen doesn't drink anything in parties. Passive: Nothing is drunk by Helen in parties.

•Active : My mother doesn't paint the walls.

Passive: The walls aren't painted by my mother.

•Something is done by someone regularly / everyday / as expected...

Task

Rewrite the following sentences using the present simple passive voice.

1.Birds build nests in trees to raise their young. 2.Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

3.Rivers flow through valleys and plains, shaping the landscape.

4.Bees pollinate flowers, aiding in the reproduction of plants.

5.The seasons change, affecting the behavior of animals and plants.

The protection of environment has become one of the most burning problems of our century. Large cities with thousands of smoky industrial enterprises appear all over the world today. The by-products of their activity pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we grow grain and vegetables. Every year the world

industry pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000

million tons of dust and other harmful substances. Many cities suffer from smog. Vast forests are cut.

Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As a result some rare species of animals, birds, fish

and plants disappear forever, a number of rivers and lakes dry up.

The pollution of air and the world's ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the result of man's careless interaction with nature, a sign of ecological crisis.

Reading

environment

[m'vaɪər(ə)nmənt] — навколишнє середовище

(оточення) by-product ['baɪ,prɔdʌkt] —

побічний (проміжний) продукт

to pollute [pə'lu:t] — забруднювати

harmful substances

['ha:mful 'sʌbst(ə)nsɪs] — шкідливі речовини

destruction [dɪs'trʌkʃ(ə)n] — руйнація

to take measures [meʒəz] — вживати заходів

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