Vocabulary. 4.Check if you know the key words

Key Words

4. Check if you know the key words.

Adapt

biodiversity

disappear

estimate

extinct

fungus

inherit

particular

racial

rainforest

threat

5. Match the words to make phrases.

1) living a) biodiversity

2) severe b) species

3) genetic c) cat

4) Siamese d) organisms

5) human e) shape

6) unique f) race

7) body g) extinction

8) medicinal h) value

6. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. Biodiversity is a word that describes the variety of living things.

2. There are 3 … of biodiversity.

3. Variety of genes makes us all ….

4. Each species is adapted to ….

5. Ecologists call the role a species plays in its environment a “…”.

6. Many of the world’s different plants and animals are under severe threat of ….

7. Much of the … great biodiversity is rapidly disappearing.

Grammar: The Verb: The Present Simple Tense, The Present Continuous Tense (Глагол: Настоящее простое время, настоящее продолженное время).

7. Choose the correct form in each sentence.

1. Living organisms express /are expressing their diversity in hundreds of different ways.

2. The difference in our genes makes/ is making us all different.

3. Scientists group/are grouping living things into distinct kind of species.

4. Much of the Earth’s great biodiversity is rapidly disappearing/disappears.

5. Scientists around the world study/are studying global diversity in hopes that they might better understand it.

6. Three species go/ are going extinct every hour.

8. Match each sentence (a-f) with a suitable response (1-6).

a) What do you usually do on your birthday? (1)

b) Would you like to meet again on Sunday?

c) Have you finished your homework?

d) What are you doing?

e) What are you doing on Friday?

f) What do you do?

1. I have a party.

2. I work in a travel agency.

3. I’m still doing it.

4. It’s hot in here. I’m opening some windows.

5. I’m going back to Canada tomorrow.

6. I’m having a party.

9. Underline the correct sentence for each situation.

a) You want to invite a friend to your party on Friday.

1. I have a party on Friday. Do you want to come?

2. I’m having a party on Friday. Do you want to come?

b) A friend invites you to a snack bar at lunch time. You say:

1. Thanks, but I always go home.

2. Thanks, but I ‘m always going home.

c) You haven’t decided yet about buying a new bike. You say:

1. I think about it.

2. I’m thinking about it.

d) A friend opens the door and says: What are you doing? You reply:

1. I work as a secretary.

2. I’m repairing the computer.

e) A friend asks: Do you like lemon tea? You reply:

1. I prefer tea with milk.

2. I’m preferring tea with milk.

f) A teacher asks you if you have finished the book she lent you. You say:

1. Sorry, I still read it.

2. Sorry, I’m still reading it.

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