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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES (8)
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45. a) Complete the sentences with the derivatives of the words given in the right-hand column:
Sour times
| The sea is becoming more (1) ____________. That is not good news if you live in it. At the moment, the world’s oceans absorb a million tonnes of carbon dioxide an hour. (2) __________ that is only a third of the rate at which (3) ___________ dumps the stuff into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, but it helps to slow down (4) __________ warming. However, what is a blessing for the atmosphere turns out to be a curse for the oceans. When carbon dioxide (5) ___________ in water it forms carbonic acid. At the moment, sea water is (6) ______________ alkaline (щелочной) – but it is becoming less so all the time. Many sea species have shells or skeletons made of calcium carbonate, just like chalk. If you drop chalk into acid it fizzes away to nothing. Marine (7) ___________ worry that some species will soon be unable to make their (8) ______________ homes. Dr. Andrew Knoll, of Harvard University, drew a (9) _____________ that the species most at risk are corals. (10)______________ suggest that if today’s trends continue, the alkalinity of the ocean is likely to fall (11) _____________ in the near future. That may make some places, such as the Southern Ocean, (12) ________________________ for corals. (13) ______________ evidence suggests that the (14) ______________ of corals may (15) _________________ effect the marine food web. | acid admit human globe solve nature biology protect conclude calculate consider inhabit experiment extinct drama |
| (After The Economist, February 2008.) |
b) Answer the questions.
| GRAMMAR EXERCISES |
| Might (just) as well | |
| suggestion unpleasant comparison с таким же успехом, вполне, почему бы не | You might as well call Mike’s office tomorrow. There’s nobody in there now. – Вы с таким же успехом можете (вы вполне могли бы) позвонить на работу Майку завтра. Там сейчас никого нет. |
Translate into Russian.
1. You might just as well say that everyone is wrong but you. 2. It’s too late to go out, we might as well have a quiet evening at home. 3. Susan has spent only a month in Paris but for her it might as well have been a whole life. 4. The pop-star’s bodyguard didn’t look competent enough. He might as well have traveled alone. 5. If you believe his words, you might as well believe in ghosts and alien invaders. 6. It was a waste of time to ask Steve for help. You might as well have approached a stone wall. 7. Neither Greg nor Sondra liked the movie. They might just as well have stayed at home and watched an old comedy. 8. They charge so much for repairs that we might as well buy a new DVD player.
47. Develop the situations as in the model:
Model: – No one will eat this food. (to throw away)
– No one will eat this food. It might as well be thrown away.
Milly cannot find a good job in London. (to return to her home town). 2. Vera spends days in the laboratory working at the project. (to promote). 3. Nina looks very nervous and frustrated. (to leave in peace) 4. Though the tickets were very expensive, the musical turned out to be a complete failure. (to give money to charity) 5. Our trip to Italy was spoiled by snow and frost. (to go to the Arctic Circle) 6. Joyce works long hours for very little money. (to stay at home) 7. The travel agency will be closed by the time you get there. (to go tomorrow) 8. You call that wine? (to use sth as vinegar)
| CAN COULD | physical and mental ability possibility due to circumstances request permission prohibition doubt disbelief |
| MAY MIGHT | request permission prohibition supposition with a shade of doubt supposition with stronger doubt reproach |
| MUST | duty, obligation, necessity request prohibition strong advice near certainty |
| HAVE TO | forced necessity |
| NEED | absence of necessity absence of necessity for a performed action |
| SHOULD OUGHT TO | necessity in form of advice criticism of a past action |
| TO BE TO | necessity in form of an arrangement |
| SHALL | asking for instructions in rulings and laws |
| WILL | polite request |