Vocabulary, Grammar and Writing. Semester I. Form 9 (Karpiuk)

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chemistry                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

scientist                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

to reduce pollution                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

to construct                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

climate change                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

solar energy                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

mathematician                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

theory of evolution                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

to recycle garbage                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

animals in danger                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

endangered species                            [Inventions and Discoveries, Nature and the Environment]

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What is the synonym to the word "protect"?

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THE THREE Rs means:

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… is the study of the way in which language works.

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… is the science of the stars. It deals with the Earth, the Moon, the Sun and other planets.

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... science about the earth, including the origin and history of rocks.

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... science about matter and energy such as heat, light, sound, etc.

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We have so many of them, like air, sea, and land pollution, holes in the ozone layer and so on.

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It can come from nuclear, electrical, solar or wind power.

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1. If we              [pollute, will pollute] (to pollute) the air with our cars and factories, we          [have, 'll have] (to have) serious health problems for thousands of people all over the world.

2. If we               [recycle, will recycle] (to recycle) old and used things, we             [reduce, will reduce] (to reduce) the use of natural resources.

3. More species              [survive, will survive] (to survive) if we             [protect, 'll protect] (to protect) nature.

4. If we            [don't have, won't have] (not to have) enough water, we        [be, 'll be, are] (to be) thirsty.

5. Clean water          [isn't, won't be] (not to be) a problem if people           [stop, will stop] (to stop) throwing rubbish into the seas and rivers.

Fill in the gaps with the right tenses of the verbs in brackets using Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive.

1. These cars          (make) in France.

2. In 1996 a sheep called ‘Dolly’            (clone) by British scientists.

3. The first TV remote controls           (use) in the 1950s in the USA.

4. A lot of exercises             (write) in English classes.

5. Many friends              (invite) to Tom's birthday party last week.

Complete the sentences about yourself.

I am interested in ...                 

In my free time I …                 

My favourite school subject is …                 

I usually wear …                 

My surname is …                 

I can't stand ...