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2 Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Passive Voice.
Example: Every year, about 6.5 billion (6,500,000,000) kilograms of rubbish are thrown into the oceans! (to throw)
a)About 150 billion kilograms of rubbish _____ just by Americans each year. (to produce)
b)11,861 liters of water _____ to produce one steak. (to need)
c) Every minute, 100 acres of rainforest _____. (to destroy)
d) In 1987, 23 billion kilograms of plastic _____ by factories in the U.S.A. (to make)
e) Only 10% of the energy in a light bulb _____ as light. The rest is heat! (to produce)
f) 500 kilometers of dirty beaches in Texas _____ in 1987. (to clean)
g) Balloons are dangerous to animals in the sea. In 1985, a whale _____ by a balloon. It ate the balloon and then it couldn't eat anything more! (to kill)
h) A million seabirds, 100,000 sea mammals, and millions of fish _____ by plastic every year. (to kill)
i) About 5% of petrol _____ in traffic jams. (to use)
j) Since 1980, more than 750,000 elephants _____ by hunters. Now, there are only 750,000 elephants in the world. (to kill)
Unit 3 Education abroad
Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
Dialogue 1
Alfiya Hi, Gulnaz! I haven’t seen you for ages!
Gulnaz Hi, Alfiya! I was in the Netherlands.
Alfiya Cool! What did you do there?
Gulnaz I studied at STOAS University.
Alfiya What did you study?
Gulnaz Different methods in teaching agriculture, especially horticulture.
Alfiya Isn’t it great! Did you like it there?
Gulnaz Oh, yes. It was fantastic! You should go there too.
Dialogue 2
Rustam Mr. Johnson, can you tell us something about education in the USA?
Mr. Johnson Sure, what are you interested in?
Rustam How long does it take to study at the university?
Mr. Johnson It depends on what degree you are seeking: it takes three years to get a Bachelor’s degree and three more years to get a Master’s degree. But you can take more classes a year and graduate earlier.
Rustam I see, do all students live on campus?
Mr. Johnson No, but they are encouraged to do so.
Vocabulary
bachelor ['bætòələ] | бакалавр |
campus ['kæmpəs] | кампус, университетский городок |
degree [di'gri:] | степень |
horticulture ['ho:ti,kÙltòə] | садоводство |
master | магистр |
to encourage [in'kÙridʒ] | поощрять |
to graduate from ['grædʒu,eit] | окончить высшее учебное заведение |
tuition fee [tju:'iòn fi:] | плата за обучение |
Pronunciation
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