Тематична робота "Inventions and Environment"

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1. Listening

You will hear 4 tips in which people are advising how to save the environment. Choose from the list what solution each speaker is talking about. TWO solutions are extra.

a) saving electricity

b) using less heat and air-conditioning

c) bringing homemade launches to school

d) using re-usable bags

e) planting a tree

f) saving water

2. Put  the  verbs  in  brackets  into  the  correct  form  of  the  Present  Simple Passive,  the  Past  Simple  Passive  or  the  Future  Simple  Passive.
1)  ...  those  invitations  ...  (to  send)  yesterday?  —  No,  they .... They ... (to send) a bit later today. 

2) ... the flowers in the Botanical garden ... (to water) every day? — Yes, they.... Today they ... (to water) just an hour ago. 

3) ... Tom’s advertisement ... (to place) in the local newspaper last week? — Yes, it...  .It ...  (to publish)  again  next week. 

4)  ...  the  office  ...  (to  clean) every day? — No, it.... It... (to clean) three times a week.

5)... Pamela’s  new song  ...  (to  record)  next  month?  —  Yes,  it  ...  .

And the disc ... (to release) in two months.

3. Put  the  verbs  in  brackets  using First Conditional.

1) We ... (to order) a pizza if Dolly ... (not to cook) supper.

2) If you... (not to be) careful, you ...(to burn) yourself.

 3) When Tony ... (to finish) school, he ... (to continue) his study at the college.

4) If Mary ... (to have) a toothache, she should go to the dentist.

5) The snow ... (to melt) when the sun ... (to shine

4. Write about 2-3 well-known inventions and discoveries you consider important for our life today (8-10 sentences).

II

1. Listening

You will hear 4 tips in which people are advising how to save the environment. Choose from the list what solution each speaker is talking about. TWO solutions are extra.

a) saving electricity

b) using less heat and air-conditioning

c) bringing homemade launches to school

d) using re-usable bags

e) planting a tree

f) saving water

2.  Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple Passive, the Past Simple Passive or the Future Simple Passive.
1)... the photocopier often ... (to use) in your institute?  — Yes, it ...  . 

2)  ... our flat ...  (to redecorate) next week? — No, it ...  . Unfortunately, the

wallpapers  ...  (not to deliver) yesterday and we can’t continue our work now.

 3)... the new software ...(to set) up yesterday? — No, it... (not to set up) because of the problems with electricity in your office. It... (to set) up tomorrow morning.

4) A terrible crime  ...  (to commit) in our town two days ago.  The results of

the investigation ... (to report) in the news programme in some minutes. 

5) ... olive oil ... (to produce) in France? — No, it ... (to make) in Spain and Greece.

3. Put  the  verbs  in  brackets  using First Conditional.

1) If you ... (not to pay) the electricity bill, they ... (to cut) it off. 

2) Sue ... (not  to go) to the mountains until she  ...  (to pass) her exams.

3) We ... (to have) lunch when you ... (to be) hungry.

4) Polly ... (to feel) better if she ... (to keep) to a diet.

5) When Helen ... (to have) any problems, she always ... (to ask) her mother for help.

4. Write the history of your favourite invention or describe the most important discovery (8-10 sentences).