Reading TASK 1. Read the following text and do the comprehension questions.
Earth Day
Many countries around the world celebrate Earth Day. It is a day that is meant to raise awareness
and appreciation about the Earth's natural environment.
The first Earth Day was held in the USA. It was founded by United States Senator Gaylord
Nelson as an environmental teach-in - a sort of general educational forum or seminar. That was
on April 22, 1970. While this first Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization
launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it
international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.
Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than
175 countries every year. Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of
activities focused on environmental issues. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22
International Mother Earth Day.
Read the text again and mark the sentences True or False.
1.The first Earth Day was celebrated around the world.
2.The celebration became international thanks to Senator Gaylord Nelson.

3. A few countries celebrate the Day.
4. The Day is now coordinated by The Earth Day Network at the international level.
5. In 2009, Denis Hayes took it international and organized events.
6. The United Nations designated April 22 International Mother Earth Day.
7. Earth day is celebrated in more than 175 countries.

Many people dream of traveling to different countries. great britain is one of the best places where people can go to. i would like to visit great britain. there are many wonderful sights there. first of all, i would like to go to the park of entertainments in london. they say you can see the most distant corners of london from the london eye. secondly, i would like to go to the loch ness lake where the loch ness monster lives. thirdly, i would like to visit buckingham palace and to talk to elizabeth the ii, the queen of england. but on the other hand, i heard that not everything is so good in great britain. on the internet i read that in london there is criminality. streets on suburbs of london are dirty and ugly. but the worst thing in great britain is weather. it is raining cats and dogs. i heard many different things about great britain. i don’t know if they are true. i believe that to know more about this country you should visit it.   многие люди мечтают о путешествиях в разные страны. великобритания одна из лучших стран, в которую можно поехать. я бы хотел съездить в великобританию. там многое можно посмотреть. во-первых, я б сходил в парк развлечений в лондоне. говорят, что с колеса обозрения можно увидеть самые дальние уголки лондона. во-вторых, я бы хотел съездить на озеро лох-несс, где обитает лохнесское чудовище. в-третьих, я бы хотел посетить букингемский дворец и поговорить с королевой елизаветой ii. люди говорят, что жизнь в великобритании не такая радужная, как пишут в книгах. в интернете я читал, что в лондоне большая преступность. улицы на окраине лондона грязные и некрасивые. да и погода в великобритании ужасная. там почти всегда идёт дождь. я много слышал о великобритании разных вещей. я не знаю, правдивы ли они. чтобы узнать о великобритании больше, я и хотел бы поехать туда.

1. I can’t remember …seeing him before (to see). 
2. The machine needs cleaning… (to clean). 
3. She is angry at … for sending (to send). ??? 
4. You should avoid breaking… rules (to break). 
5. She entered the office without  noticing… (to notice). 
6. I am sorry for …disturbing you (to disturb). 
7. We can’t excuse their not …answering our invitation (to answer). 
8. The cat was punished for …breaking the cup (to break) 
9. The cat was afraid of  punishment (punishing)… and hid itself under the sofa. (to punish). 
10. After looking… through and  marking… the student’s papers, the teacher handed them back. (to look),(to mark).