Task 2. Match the beginning and the end of each sentence using information from the text.

1. Since the industrial revolution the world … 2. A press release from the Department of Health is not necessary … 3. As people in a residential community living in close quarters, … 4. The residents of New York City have a viable reason to be concerned not only about poisons in the air, … 5. Water pollution is especially hazardous … 6. Biologically manufactured chemicals escalate the problem of keeping water supplies … 7. In NYC a simple virus like the flu can cause widespread health problems due to … 8. When water is collected in a pool and remains still, …

a) … New York citizens are more susceptible to the passing on and catching of contagious diseases b) … but also about the quality of their water reservoirs. c) … the nature of the communities and the population. d) … has witnessed the fast expansion of its metropolises. e) … in reservoir free of poisons. f) … because fresh water is an essential element for human life to continue. g) … opportunistic organisms like algae and mosquitoes have a chance to breed. h) … to let New Yorkers know that their home is hazardous to their health. i) … to spray and try and get rid of any standing water where mosquitoes can breed.

LANGUAGE ACTIVITY

Task 3. Fill in the blank with the following words:

Situation, illnesses, from, of, main, poisoned,

Connected, areas, analysis, vanished

Since 1961 … (1) the structure of Mosow’s fauna 23 kinds have … (2), first of all, by availability in borders of the city large forests and park of missives, bounded with forests and parks by a protective belt. The … (3) of thermal anomalies has shown, that the … (4) with positive highly and medium contrast by thermal anomalies (temperature rise above background more than 10°C) are … (5) with industrial objects and intensive thermal outflow from underground of the water carrying communications. The … (6) water from underground carrying the … (7) communications is connected with the changes … (8) temperature schedule of underground waters. The ecological analysis has shown that 80% of … (9) have arisen in a result of the bad ecological … (10) in Moscow.

Task 4. Translate into Russian paying attention to Participle I.

1. The student standing at the window is my sister.

2. Having been sent to the wrong address the email didn’t reach him.

3. He sat at the desk thinking.

4. The engineer came up to us breathing heavily.

5. Having read the book, I gave it to my groupmate.

6. The large building being built in our street is a new bank.

7. Having finished the experiment, the students left the laboratory.

8. Being busy he postponed his trip.

9. Having been built of concrete the house was always cold in winter.

Task 5. Choose the right form of the Participle.

1. The (breaking/ broken) dishes lay on the floor.

2. The (trembling/ trembled) children were given a blanket for warmth.

3. The (exciting/ excited) passengers jumped into the lifeboats when notified that the ship was sinking.

4. The (smiling/ smiled) Mona Lisa is on display in the Louvre in Paris.

5. The wind made such (frightening/ frightened) noises that the children ran to their parents’ room.

6. The (frightening/ frightened) hostages only wanted to be left alone.

7. The (boring/ bored) lecture got the students to sleep.

8. (Freezing/ frozen) food is often easier to prepare than fresh food.

9. The (cleaning/ cleaned) shoes were placed in the sun to dry.

10. We found it difficult to get through the (closing/ closed) door without a key.

11. As we entered the (crowding/ crowded) room, I noticed my cousins.

Writing

Translate into English in written form.

Экология Москвы.

Экология Москвы тесно связана с природными условиями Подмосковья. Важнейшее значение имеет так называемый “западный перенос” – преобладание в течение года ветров западных румбов. Важным фактором улучшения экосистемы города является сохранение и развитие скверов, парков и деревьев внутри дворов, значительно пострадавших в последние годы от точечной застройки.

Более десяти лет производится массовое газонокошение практически всех зелёных территорий, которое приводит к полному уничтожению всех молодых деревьев и кустарников. С течением времени в этот процесс вовлекаются всё новые и новые территории. Ландшафт таких участков имеет характерный вид: старые деревья на фоне травы высотой не более 2 – 3 см и практически полное отсутствие растительности промежуточного размера. Если эта практика будет и дальше продолжаться, то через десять лет Москва лишится практически всех деревьев, так как нарушен процесс их естественного омоложения.

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

1. Pros and cons of living in Moscow, Tokyo or Saint-Petersburg.

2. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of living in the country?

[1] Råsunda Fotbollsstadion(Swedish: [ˈroːsɵnda]; also known as Råsunda Stadium, Råsundastadion or just Råsunda) was the Swedish national football stadium.

[2] Maastricht – a city in the Netherlands.

[3] ATM – automated teller machine (also automatic teller machine) – a machine that automatically provides cash and performs other banking services on insertion of a special card by the account holder.