Nick Lost His Money

Nick can’t find his money. Complete the conversation by putting in the missing verbs.

Jenny: Nick: Jenny: Nick: Jenny: Nick: Jenny:

Well, where _____ you _____ yesterday? I _____ to the sports shop on the bus. I _____ some new wheels for my skateboard. Perhaps you _____ your money in the bus. No, I didn’t. I _____ for the wheels. Perhaps you _____ it in the shop. No, I _____ it in the shop. _____ you _____ it all on a present for me …?

go go buy leave pay lose not, lose spend

Dialogue 2

What did Simon and Sally Do Yesterday?

Complete the conversation by putting in the missing verbs.

Sally: Simon: Sally: Simon: Sally: Simon: Sally: Simon: Sally: Simon: Sally: Simon: Sally:

What did you do yesterday? _____ you _____ to the sportscenter? Yes, I went there with Andrew. _____ you _____ tennis? Yes, we did. Andrew is good, isn’t he? _____ he _____ the game? Yes, he won easily. What _____ you _____ in the evening? _____ you _____ at home? Yes, I stayed in and watched TV. What _____ you _____? A film of a rock concert. It was really good. What about you? _____ you _____ Peter yesterday? Yes, I met him in town. We went shopping. Peter wanted to look for some new clothes. _____ he _____ anything? Yes, he bought a pair of jeans in Kings. Kings? That’s a really expensive shop, isn’t it? How much _____ they _____? £42.

go play win do stay watch meet buy cost

Exercise 66

Read the text.

Dinosaurs Lived Many Years ago

Vocabulary

dinosaur disappear shallow Stegosaurus develop scales

protect message brain serious fossil

Dinosaurs lived on the earth for 135 million years. They appeared 200 million years ago, and disappeared 65 million years ago. They were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they ruled the earth for a very long period of time.

Dinosaurs lived in North America, in Africa, and in Europe. During this time, the land in North America was under a large, shallow sea. Many dinosaurs lived in the water, which helped to hold up their great weight. The early dinosaurs walked on two feet, and they ate meat. The later dinosaurs were larger and walked on four feet. Some of later dinosaurs ate plants only.

The Stegosaurus was very large. It was a plant eater, but it was often in danger from the meat - eating dinosaurs. It developed scales along its back to protect itself.

The Stegosaurus was so large that it took a long time for messages to travel from its brain to its legs. To solve this problem, it developed a “second brain” by its back legs to control its leg movements.

Why did dinosaurs die out? Nobody knows for sure. Probably change in the weather made serious problems for them. About 70 million years ago, the Rocky Mountains formed in North America. The Plant life and the weather changed. Perhaps the dinosaurs couldn’t change fast enough.

People who like dinosaurs can see fossils in Dinosaur National Park. This Park is in Utah and Colorado. Fossils are bones, which have become stone. Fossils have taught us a lot about these great animals of the past.

Activity

Make information questions with the questions words below. Answer each question with a short answer.

Example:

Dinosaurs lived on the earth for 135 million years. (How long?)

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Student 1: How long did dinosaurs live on the earth? Student 2: For 135 million years.

1. They appeared 200 million years ago. (When?)

2. They disappeared 65 million years ago. (When?)

3. They ruled the earth for a very long period of time. (how long?)

4. Dinosaurs lived in North America, in Africa, and in Europe. (Where?)

5. Many dinosaurs lived in the water, which helped to hold up their great weight. (Why?)

6. The Stegosaurus developed scales along its back to protect itself. (Why?)

7. The Stegosaurus developed a “second brain” by its back legs to control its leg movements. (Why?)

8. About 70 million years ago, the Rocky Mountains formed in North America. (When?)

9. Perhaps the dinosaurs couldn’t change fast enough. (What couldn’t…?)

10. Fossils are bones, which have become stone. (What?)

Exercise 67

Share your ideas on the following.

1. Do you have your own hypothesis about dinosaurs dying out?

2. Can you give any other examples of the earth’s flora or fauna species that

have disappeared due to evolution ?

3. Can you give any other examples of the earth’s flora or fauna species that have disappeared because of human irrational usage?

4. Do you know any places in the world where their unique flora and fauna are still preserved? (e.g. distinctive Australian plants, animal and birds)

5. How does humankind protect unique wildlife?

Exercise 68

Write a paragraph

• about a wildlife sanctuary, a national park in your country or abroad (history of its foundation, its location, its area, some of the most popular sights, its flora or fauna)

Exercise 69

Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Mind the use of the Past Indefinite.

1. Йеллоустоунский национальный парк был основан конгрессом Сша

1марта 1872 года. (Yellowstone National Park) Он был первым

национальным парком в США и мире.

2. Прошлый год был трудным (tough) для нашей компании. С одной

стороны, мы заработали (earn) миллиард долларов. С другой

стороны, наши филиалы за рубежом (overseas branches) испытывали

(experience) некоторые трудности со сбытом товаров.

3. Вы читали контракт? - Да. Я вернул его в юридический отдел. (the legal department)

4. Я была очень усталой, когда пришла домой вчера.

5. Нейл Армстронг (Neil Armstrong) высадился на поверхность (land on the surface) луны в 1969 году.

6. Они не пригласили её в театр, поэтому она не пошла.

7. Я ходил в кино три раза на прошлой неделе.

8. Наш вуз получил статус университета в 1997 году.

9. Капитан Кук нанёс на карту (map) более 5000 миль восточного побережья Австралии, двигаясь с юго-востока на северо-восток.

10. Когда вы были здесь в последний раз?

11. Она взглянула на часы. Было уже около пяти.

12. Вчера они вернулись домой поздно.

13. Это случилось так давно, что я уже забыла об этом.

14. я не принимала участия в конференции в прошлом году.

12. Мы накрыли на стол, пообедали, вымыли посуду и отправились на

прогулку.