English

November 4-8

Lesson 1

Check your progress

  1. While I was walking (walk) down the street yesterday, I saw (see) a friend of mine.

2. He was looking (look) in a shop window.

3. I started (start) to cross the road to say hello to him.

4. While I was crossing (cross) the road, I heard (hear) a noise.

5. A bus was coming (come) in my direction!

6. The bus stopped (stop) very close to me.

7. I was lucky it did not hit (not hit) me!

  1. I’m a good player, but Steve is better than me and Jane is the best player in the school!

2. Question 1 was easy. Question 4 was easier than question 1, and question 6 was the easiest question of all.

3. Last night’s match was exciting, but Saturday’s match was more exciting than last night’s match, and Sunday’s match was the most exciting ever.

4. Yesterday was a bad day for me, but Thursday was worse than yesterday, and Friday was the worst day of my life!

  1. They ran home quickly.

2. She smiled happily.

3. My brother speaks French fluently.

4. The hairdresser cut my hair very badly.

5. I answered all the questions easily.

6. Our team played very well.

1. bad — good

2. fast — slow

3. cheap — expensive

4. beautiful — ugly

5. tidy — messy

6. quiet — noisy

7. easy — difficult

1. It rained very hard last Saturday when I was in town, and I got very wet.

2. Our dog can’t walk very well because he’s getting very old now.

3. I got a surprise yesterday. My uncle sent me some money!

4. The party was great, and I didn’t get home until midnight!

5. My brother says he gets good ideas when he daydreams.

6. I love Maths, and I’m always happy when I get the answer right.
Lesson 2

Bicycle revolution/to read and translate the text/page 26

Hometask:ex.1/b,page 26,ex.2/a,c.page 27

1. In 2007, politicians in Paris f — started a scheme to reduce pollution in the city.

2. People only have to pay a — if they use the bike for more than half an hour.

3. At more than 1,450 bicycle stations, d — people can take bikes and leave them.

4. Some people b — still use cars to travel across the city.

5. Politicians think the Velib scheme c — might help to make the air in Paris cleaner.

6. If we don’t change the situation, e — the problem of pollution will get bigger.

1. Traffic jams — Situations where there are many cars on the road, causing slow movement or stopping of traffic.

2. Pollution — Harmful substances in the environment, especially in the air or water, that can cause damage to health or nature.

3. Exhaust fumes — Gases released from vehicles, especially cars, which contribute to air pollution.

4. Reduce pollution levels — Decrease the amount of pollution in the environment.

5. Atmosphere — The layer of gases surrounding the Earth, where pollution can accumulate.

6. Factory fumes — Gases and smoke released from factories, which also contribute to air pollution.

7. Global warming — The gradual increase in the Earth’s temperature due to pollution, particularly from greenhouse gases.

8. Dramatic climate changes — Significant and rapid changes in weather patterns, often due to pollution and global warming.

9. Disappearing — Gradually vanishing; in this context, it refers to rainforests being destroyed or reduced.

10. Rise — To increase; here, it refers to temperatures continuing to go up.

11. Environment — The natural world, including air, water, plants, and animals, which is affected by pollution and climate change.

  1. Don’t drop litter. Someone has to pick up it up!
  2. We will recycle your empty bottles. Leave them here.
  3. Water is important, so don’t waste it.
  4. Every year, people have to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil from beaches.
  5. Factories and power stations pollute the air we breathe and our water.
  6. Every year, companies cut down 78 million acres of rainforest, an area larger than Poland.

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