A. Complete
the sentences: pitch a tent, spacecraft, renewable, release, inspiration
1. Power
stations ___________ CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere.
2. Star
Wars have filled our minds with images of _____________ travelling at
the speed of light.
3. We
must find new sources of ____________ energy.
4. The
rainforest was his true ___________; he could walk there all day long.
5. First
thing you do when you come to Glastonbury is to ___________
B. Choose
the correct response
1. A: Hello! How can I
help you?
B: a) I’ve been reading
one of your leaflets and I want to make a donation.
b)Ok, that’s great!
2. A: Would you like to
do single donation or regular monthly donation?
B: a) My address is 20,
Dell Court, Charing Cross London.
b) I’d like to make
regular donation.
3. A: And what’s the
expire date?
B: a) It’s 28th
of September, 1992.
b) It’s June, next year.
4. Could I get your full name?
B: a) Sure, it’s John
Statford
b) Ok, that’s all, Mr.
Stafford.
C.
Put in the verbs in brackets and form Conditional sentences type I or type II.
Mind the underlined verb forms.
1. If you come with me,
I ________________ (to do) the shopping with you.
2. Walter ________(to
help) his mother in the garden if she reads him a story this evening.
3. If it _____________(to
rain), I will stay at home.
4. Our teacher will be
happy if we __________ (to learn) the poem by heart.
5. If they had enough
money, they (to buy) a new car.
6. We _____________
(to pass) the exam if we studied harder.
7. If Pat _______________
(to repair) his bike, he could go on a bicycle tour with us.
8. She would get 100
pounds if she _____________ (to sell) this old shelf.
9. If I was/were you,
I ____________(to invite) Jack to the party.
10. If the weather _________
(to be) fine, the children can walk to school.
D. Reading.
Helping
Others
1. Habitat
for Humanity International—or Habitat—is a nonprofit organization that helps
people in need build houses. Since 1976, volunteers for Habitat have served
more than 600,000 families worldwide. According to Habitat, however, there are
still more than 1.6 billion people in the world 5 without decent housing. In
the article below, Mariko Asano talks about her experience as a Habitat
volunteer. She has traveled to the Philippines three times to help build houses
for people who need them.
2. I am 24 years old,
and I grew up in Nishinomiya, Japan. Several years ago, I went to Negros Island
in the Philippines as a Habitat volunteer. This was the first of three trips I
have taken to the Philippines as a volunteer. For me, the idea of building
somebody’s house abroad was very exciting. The next year I returned to Negros
Island as a Habitat volunteer. This time I went as a student leader with 28
classmates from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.
3. Both the staff and
the families on Negros Island became dear friends of the work team I led.
Meeting these people was wonderful for each of us. Their lifestyle reminded us
of the meaning and value of life. The people also helped us appreciate the more
valuable things in life, such as spending time with your family, friends, and
neighbors; developing close relationships; helping each other; and appreciating
what you do have. These things are sometimes forgotten in an affluent country
like Japan.
4. We thought we came
to the Philippines to help the Filipino people, but they helped us to see
something valuable. They generously offered their food, space, and hearts in a
way we were unaccustomed to. (Would you 25 give up your bed for a stranger and
sleep on the uncomfortable cement floor at your own house?)
5. When I took my third
trip to the Philippines as a Habitat volunteer, I was assigned to a house with
young people from around the world. In my group, there were Filipinos,
Americans, Indians, Koreans, and Japanese. We worked together to complete a
house for a family we met on the site. On the last day, all of us stood inside
a room we had built in just a week, feeling a sense of fulfillment. Even now we
keep in touch across the world. Some of us are actively involved in Habitat in
different countries.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE
OR FALSE?
1. Habitat for Humanity is more than 30 years old.
2. The writer is an employee of Habitat for
Humanity.
3. Her team included people from Japan only.
4. She didn’t get anything from her experience in
Philippines.
5. Mariko still talks with her friends whom he met
at the Habitat.
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