Environmental problems
I. Level I
The total mark: 4
I. Match the words to the definitions and write them down
1. to make smaller in size –
2. to make dirty –
3. rubbish or other things we throw away –
4. the pocess of making our environment dirty –
5. one of the biggest environmental problems , which leads to the climate change –
6. a place where an animal or a plant is usually found –
Level II
The total mark : 3
II. Change the sentences into Passive
1. People kill the African elephant for its tusks.
2. Eco-friendly people protect the environment .
3. Forests produce oxygen.
4. They save and use plastic food containers.
5. He usually uses his bike to get somewhere.
6. They don’t buy plastic bags.
Level III
The total mark : 3
III. Complete the sentences in Conditional I using your own ideas.
1. If people cut down trees...
2.If people throw rubbish into rivers and oceans...
3. If we pollute the air with harmfull gases...
4. If we use renewable energy ...
5. If we follow to the three Rs rule ...
6. If we take showers instead of baths ...
Level IV
The total mark : 2
IV. Write down the full answers to the questions .
Each answer has to contain 5-6 sentences
1. How to prevent pollution?
2. What does it mean to be an eco-friendly person?

This summer, i flew with my parents to rest in turkey in the ancient city of alanya. there i met a lot of foreigners, and they all spoke different languages ​​that i could not understand. we all the family lived in a hotel. it had a cool pool with warm water and a big, winding hill. and next to it is one very small and shallow, for toddlers. everywhere, wherever i look, large palm trees, fanciful cacti, banana, watermelon, melon plantations and thorns unfamiliar to me grew. the city itself was remembered by my ancient fortress walls, narrow winding streets, houses with tiled roofs emphasized the color of this old city. and walking along these streets and embankment, i imagined that now from the horizon there will be a ship with real, terrible pirates. who are sailing here to hide their looted treasures. the sun in turkey is hot, tender, and the mediterranean sea is salty, blue and immense, and beautiful, large waves are rolling on its shore. in it, when the heat subsided, i bathed and played a lot. in the evening turkey turned into a kaleidoscope of different lights. each hotel played a variety of turkish music, various performances were held for children and adults. and on these warm, romantic evenings, i walked with my father and mother along the embankment and listened to the sound of the sea and looked at the sunset. i really liked my summer and happy holidays in turkey.

The territory of Belarus is situated between 51 ° and 56 ° north latitude in temperate climate type.On the territory of Belarus is dominated by a temperate continental climate, which is influenced mainly Atlantic masses.The climate is continental rises from the south-west of the state in the north-vostok.Srednegodovoe precipitation in Belarus is about 600-700 mm. In the northern regions of the country rainfall is higher than in the south for a few tens of millimeters per year.The main share of precipitation falls on the warm season (April - October) - this time falls about 70% of the rainfall for the entire year, usually in the form of rain.The least precipitation falls on the territory of the republic for the period from January to April - about 40 mm per month (for comparison, falls about 90-100 mm of precipitation in July on the territory of Belarus).Precipitation in Belarus usually bring Atlantic cyclones under the influence of the prevailing westerly winds. Also on the territory of the state to penetrate the Arctic air masses that bring cold snap, and tropical air masses that bring warming. Arctic masses coming into the country from the north and north-east, tropical same mass bring southerly winds (from the south-west and south-east).