A friend of your wants to develop a programme to protect the city where he lives. Give him a piece of advice
I think it’s good idea to explain people that water consumption is usually too high. To prove this fact he can make a questionnaire and then compare the results. And of course, it’s necessary to give these people some informaton about how much water do they usually spend on these activities. The questios can be like these.
- Do you usually take a bath or a shower?
- Do you keep your tap running when you clean your teeth?
- Do you use your washing machine or dishwasher for just a few items?
- Do you wash vegetables and salads under a running tap?
5. Green School of the Year contest is held in the country and you want your school to enter it. Give ideas for some 'green events'.
Green schools teach children to be environmentally friendly.
I think we should start a recycling program. We can recycle all our paper, plastic, metal.
Sudents can do many things around the school. They can clean up and plant new trees. Also we can start a composting program. We can use all our cafeteria lunch waste for composting and then use it on the school flower-beds.
To become a Green School we need to start learning about the importance of living in harmony with our natural world and learning how to live without using up the planet's resources faster than the planet can produce them.
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1. Now let`s talk about weather and climate. What is happening to weather and climate nowadays?
2. Are you weather dependent?
3. What questions would you ask a meteorologist?
4. What can you advise a person who wants to become a meteorologist?
5. They say there`s no bad weather, there are bad clothes. What do you think about it?
1. Now let`s talk about weather and climate. What is happening to weather and climate nowadays?
Climate is the weather a certain place has over a long period of time. Climate has a very important influence on plants, animals and humans. Some scientists think that the world is becomming hotter.
If you compare winter and summer temperatures in Belarus at the beginning of our century and at its end you will see that climate has really changed. Winters have become warmer. Sometimes there is little snow in January, and there were winters when it rained on the New Year's Eve. Many people say that it is so because of the greenhouse effect. During the last 100 years people have produced a lot of carbon dioxide.
As we see the climate in different parts of the world changes a little from year to year. These changes can be dangerous for our planet, which needs protection.
2. Are you weather dependent?
The weather often changes and brings cold and heat, sunshine and rain, frost and snow. One day is often unlike the next. I don’t think that I am weather dependent, I just put on the right clothes and go anywhere I need or I can change my plans and stay at home or at my friend’s place.
3. What questions would you ask a meteorologist?
- How does a weatherman predict the weather?
- How did you become a meteorologist?
- What tools are used to do measures and to collect data about the weather?
- Is true that the weather can be indicated with the help of frogs?
- What observation did ancient people make about the behaviour of insects, animals and birds before a storm?
4. What can you advise a person who wants to become a meteorologist?
I should say to become a meteorologist one should study hard and learn science. I think a person should learn how to use a barometer (it measures air pressure), an anemometer(it measures wind speed), a psychrometer(it measures the humidity in the air). Computers and satellite images are also used by professional meteorologists. That’s why one should study computer technologies.
As a matter of fact, the weather is not always predicted accurately. Even with all of these special tools and knowledge, a meteorologist still has to make an educated guess about what will happen.
5. They say there`s no bad weather, there are bad clothes. What do you think about it?
If you have a proper clothes you can go everywhere you need and do everything you want. The weather often changes and brings cold and heat, sunshine and rain, frost and snow. One day is often unlike the next.
As for me, in summer my favourite clothes are jeans and a T-shirt. When it’s hot and sunny, I wear a cap and sunglasses. When it’s a bit colder, I wear jeans, socks and trainers when I go to the park with my friends. Sometimes there is heavy rain, so that an umbrella or a raincoat is necessary if I don't want to get wet through.
In winter I always wear a sweater and trousers. When I go out, I put on a coat or fur-coat and winter boots. As in Belarus it’s usually snowy and frosty in winter, I wear a hat, a scarf and gloves.
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1. Let’s talk about the Republic of Belarus. What do you know about our country?
2. Do you know any symbols of our country?
3. What questions about Belarus do you expect to hear from a British teenager?
4. What Belarusian sights would you advise a foreigner to visit?
5. What sights in our country belong to world heritage?
1. Let’s talk about the Republic of Belarus. What do you know about our country?
The Republic of Belarus is a small, beautiful country. It is situated in Eastern Europe. The Republic borders on Russia, the Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. It has a population of more than 10 million. The largest cities are Minsk (the capital), Gomel, Brest, Vitebsk, Grodno and Mogilev.
Belarus is a land of vast plains and picturesque hills, thick forests and green meadows, deep blue lakes and flowing rivers. One third of the republic's territory is covered with forests. The largest of them are called pushchas. The longest rivers are the Dnieper, the Nieman, the Western Dvina, the Pripyat and the Bug. The largest of the lakes is the Naroch, the pride of the republic. It is very popular recreation area in our country.
2. Do you know any symbols of our country?
I should say that there are official and non-official symbols of my country. The National Flag of the Republic of Belarus, the National Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and the National Anthem of the Republic of Belarus are official symbols of Belarus.
The most widely known symbols of Belarus are a bison, a stork and a cornflower.
3. What questions about Belarus do you expect to hear from a British teenager?
- What is the most beautiful city in Belarus?
- What is your country famous for?
- How many people live here?
- Have you got any national symbols ( customs and traditions)?
4. What Belarusian sights would you advise a foreigner to visit?
Belarus is a unique country which is known for its rich and colourful heritage and culture. Places, people, myths and legends all come together to tell us stories that fascinate and inspire.
I will advise to visit Lida , Mir, Nesvizh. Castles. It’s impossible to visit the country and not to visit its capital. That’s why Minsk would also be an interesting point in your route. Such places as Polotsk and Vitebsk are connected with certain events and names. Our famous Belarusian guides will tell a lot of interesting things about the history of our country.
5. What sights in our country belong to world heritage?
Belarus has four World Heritage Sites, with two of them being shared between Belarus and its neighboring countries. The four are: the Mir Castle Complex; the Nesvizh Castle; the Belovezhskaya Pushcha (shared with Poland); and the Struve Geodetic Arc (shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine).
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1. Let`s talk about Britain. What do you know abut this country?
2. What are the state symbols of Great Britain?
3. What would you like to ask a British teenager about Britain?
4. What sights in England would you advise me to visit?
5. They say it`s important for a person to speak English nowadays because it is popular all over the world. What is your opinion?
1. Let`s talk about Britain. What do you know abut this country?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and a great number of small islands. The UK consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The northern and western parts of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands. All the rest is a vast plain which is called the Lowlands.
Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea. The Thames is the deepest and the longest of the British rivers.
Great Britain is a highly industrialized country. The main industrial centres are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow and Bristol.
The population of the United Kingdom is over 58 million people.
The capital of the country is London. The United Kingdom is parliamentary monarchy and the Queen is the head of the state.
2. What are the state symbols of Great Britain?
The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of three crosses. It is made up of the individual Flags of three of the Kingdom's countries - the countries of 'England, of 'Scotland' and of 'Northern Ireland'.The Welsh flag, called the Welsh dragon, represents a red dragon on a white and green background.
A red rose is the national emblem of England from the time of the Wars of the Roses (15th century).The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. The national emblem of Ireland is shamrock. The leek is the emblem of Wales.
3. What would you like to ask a British teenager about Britain?
- What places can I visit in London if I want to go shopping?
- What is the weather usually like in summer?
- What are the biggest cities in the country?
- Where can I go in London if I want to listen to an opera or to watch a consert?
4. What sights in England would you advise me to visit?
London itself is a great city to visit. Start your London tour from Westminster Abbey. Every monarch since William the Conqueror has been crowned here.
Buckingham Palace is The Queen's official residence.The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palaceis a free display of colourful Royal pageantry.
Take a look at the Houses of Parliament and the famous clocktower. The famous Big Ben is not the whole clock tower. It is just the name of the bell that rings inside of it.
The Houses of Parliament is the place where the House of Commons and the House of Lords conduct their sittings.
Tower of Londonhas been a treasury, armory, and royal residence, but it has also been a prison for enemies of the crown.
British Museumis the country's largest museum and one of the oldest and finest in the world.
A river cruise along the Thames River will give you a nice experience and view of the city.
Of course, you have to ride on the London Eye - the new landmark for London!
5. They say it`s important for a person to speak English nowadays because it is popular all over the world. What is your opinion?
First, English helps you to improve friendship and maybe include our knowledge around the world. Nowadays, many people have a wider friendship around the world. Learning English can help you to make more friends, we can exchange with a lot of people, improve our relationships.
Second, English helps you to connect our country to the world or we can learn more about another countries's tradition. Learning English, we can introduce every beautiful things, places to internaional friends from another countries. Foreigners wil be curious and they will travel to our country.
Finally, we can find jobsmore easily. Today, all companies need their wokers know at least on language, especially English. In some international companies, every person have to know English well.