Стр.68-69 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

Use of English

Multiple choice 1 RNE

Read the text. For gaps 1–7, choose A, B, C or D to complete each gap correctly. Circle the answer you choose.

Findhorn Ecovillage

It all started over forty years ago with a few people living in a caravan in a remote part of Scotland growing giant organic cabbages. From these small beginnings, the pioneering ecovillage of Findhorn has become one of the world’s most successful 1) ______ in sustainable living. Some of the houses in the village have a rather strange 2) ______. One home, for instance, was made out of a giant recycled whisky washback. Other innovative styles include a straw bale house and homes with turf roofs. Nevertheless, all the houses are built according to the 3) ______ guidelines of the project’s building code to make sure that they are efficiently insulated to keep the need for heating to a minimum. The village 4) ______ its own electricity from four wind turbines and the site also has its own organic waste water treatment system. This is so 5) ______ that the treated water is pure enough to be used to water the villagers’ crops. Organic food is 6) ______ in the village on numerous small plots and provides most of the community’s fresh food requirements. Findhorn has 7) ______ an example of how to achieve a sustainable way of life that has a minimal impact on the environment and shows that, after all, it’s really not that difficult to do.

Key word transformations 2

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example (0).

1. It’s so hot that I don’t want to play tennis today.
2. Aneka’s kitchen needs redecorating.
3. I’m sure he didn’t mean to insult you.
4. Would you mind if I opened the window?
5. I never let anyone but Gino cut my hair.
6. He insisted on my doing the shopping.
7. I’m afraid you can’t leave your luggage here.
8. The team was successful in finishing the project on time.

Tense formation 3 RNE

Read the text and complete gaps 1–7 with the correct form and tense of each verb in capitals.

Please don’t go!

Maggie was in her room packing. Her best friend, Tanya, 1) ______ her choose clothes for her trip to the Canary Islands. Maggie 2) ______ Spanish since she was five. Now she was going to spend four weeks on the island of Tenerife working and practising the language.

“What am I going 3) ______ without you here?” asked Tanya. “It’s going to be so boring.”

“I know, but for the next few weeks I promise we 4) ______ online every day and with the webcam it will be like you’re right there with me,” answered Maggie.

“Still, it won’t be the same,” sighed Tanya. “I’ll survive, though. Why 5) ______ that raspberry-coloured T-shirt? It’s my favourite.”

“Here, you can have it. I’m into earth tones now. Anyway, I’m sure it will look better on you,” said Maggie, 6) ______.

“Great! Thanks,” said Tanya. “Can I have that skirt that goes with it, too?”

“7) ______ here to help me pack or unpack?” asked Maggie.

The girls looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Word formation 4 RNE

Read the text and complete gaps 1–6 with the correct derivative of each word in capitals.

Farewell to a Grand Old Lady

The majestic cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 has had an extremely long and glorious history. Launched in 1967 in Clydebank, Scotland, she was designed to be one of the fastest and most 1) ______ passenger liners afloat. In 40 years the QE2 has made some 800 Atlantic crossings and carried around 2.5 million passengers. 2) ______ conceived in the modern ‘space-age’ style of the 1960s, much of the décor was altered over the years to become increasingly old-fashioned. This was due in part to the 3) ______ in the 1990s surrounding the much earlier ship, the equally famous Titanic, which made passengers nostalgic for an older style. Apart from world cruises, the QE2 has played some 4) ______ roles. She took part in a rescue operation in 1971, when some 500 passengers were trapped on a burning ship, the Antilles. In one adventure the ship survived a huge freak wave and on another occasion she hit rocks, which resulted in the evacuation of passengers while repairs were carried out. Now, at the end of her 5) ______ career, the QE2 is permanently docked in Dubai, as a first-class floating hotel. Future 6) ______ will continue to be able to enjoy the splendour of this beautiful ship.