The Earth in danger! Reading and listening test

Reading

THE EARTH IS IN DANGER

April 22 is Earth Day. People all over the world think about
our planet. They think about air, water, plants and animals on the
Earth. They say our planet is in danger. Many people do not know
how to protect wild animals and plants, how to keep water clean and
the air fresh. But they are ready to do it. They try and help nature.
Water is very important for life on Earth. It is in our oceans,
seas, rivers and lakes. There is a lot of water on our planet and at
the same time there is little water on it. This is because very little
water on Earth is good for drinking. In many rivers and lakes the
water is very dirty. Sometimes people cannot swim even in the sea
because the sea and the seaside are not clean. In many places the
water is not drinkable and it is dangerous to use it when you cook.
Even fish die in such water. For example Lake Baikal is the deepest fresh water lake on Earth. It is 1741 metres deep.

The lake is very beautiful but now it is in
great danger, because of the factories which are near it. In some
places the water in the lake is so dirty that it kills the animals and
plants in Baikal and around it.The way people live has changed the climate on our planet.

Nowadays the temperature is rising. You do not have real Russian winter in Moscow any more.

In the north of Europe the climate has become milder and warmer too.
If the temperature grows by 3—4 degrees it will become more
difficult to live on the planet.

Some people’s activities do a lot of harm to the forests. People cut
down trees to build farms, homes and roads. Many animals and plants
lose their homes. This is bad for the Earth’s air too. Modern plants
and factories send a lot of smoke into the atmosphere. This is also
very bad, because nowadays it’s difficult to breathe in big cities.
So, the problem now is to protect life on Earth, and to save our
planet

 For

 The

 future.

Task 1. Say True or False

1. April 22 is Earth Day

2. People all over the world don’t think about
our planet.

3. Many people  know
how to protect wild animals and plants

4. People don’t want to help nature

5. Water is not  important for life on Earth

6. There is a lot of good clean water on our planet

7. Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake on Earth.

8.Life on Earth depends on the temperatures

9. Some people do a lot of harm to the forests

10.People must protect life on Earth

Task 2 Translate into English due to the text

1.защитить

2.самый глубокий

3.в большой опасности

4.питьевой

5.сложно дышать

6.спасти планету

Task 3 Answer to the questions

1.What  is the depth of the Baikal?

2.Is our planet in danger? Why?

3 Why people sometimes cannot swim?

Task  4.  Make  your  own questions to the text