1 Read the model text and answer the questions.
1 What type of text is it?
a A historical account. b A narrative.
C A news item.
2 Which paragraph describes fashions in the
sixties?
3 Which paragraph describes what had changed
by the end of the sixties?
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1. Computers are sold in many different shops.

2. The house will be bought in two months.

3. English is spoken almost everywhere.

4. Harry Potter was written by J.K. Rowling.

5. Lots of TV series are watched today.

6. The windows were broken by children yesterday.

7. I am invited to his party very often.

8. The pyramids were built by the pharaohs.

9. French is taught in my school too.

10. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.

11. Rhinos  are killed for their horns.

12. His car was stolen last night.

13. The students will be examined next week.

14. These dresses are designed by Gucci.

15. Lots of tea is drunk in China.

16. Easter eggs are decorated with different colours​

1) Living conditions for the life brigade members are not very comfortable here.
2) The plants died through lack of water.
3) If people burn poisonous waste, they can produce dangerous gases.
4) Some part of waste can be useful if you know how to recycle it.
5) Acid rain can poison rivers and lakes, it can destroy metal things and buildings too.
6) Toxic waters can poison fish.
7) Nowadays people spill a lot of oil into the sea.
8) If you do it, oil remains on top of the water and sea plants and animals have shortage.
9) Nuclear power stations use uranium to produce electricity.
10) Evidently, a lot should be done to solve the ecological problems we are facing these days.
11) California has a large Spanish-speaking population.