Стр.24 Модуль 1 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 7 класс
- Reading & Listening
a) What do you know about Lake Baikal? What lives there?
b) How can someone ice dive there? Listen and read to find out. - Read the text. Decide if the sentences are T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated). Correct the false statements.
- Lake Baikal contains salty water.
- A great variety of species live there.
- It is expensive to ice dive in Lake Baikal.
- Diving under the ice should be planned very carefully.
- Lake Baikal attracts a lot of divers all year round.
- Lines on the ice help divers see while they are under the ice.
Check these words: diving, freshwater, lake, destination, truly, natural beauty, biodiversity, host, flora, fauna, invisible, dive, sheet of ice, surface, entrance, exit point.
- Use words from the Check these words section in the correct form to complete the sentences.
- Use the information in the text to explain how an ice diver can dive in Lake Baikal.
- Find information about the scientists and ecologists who worked or are working to solve Lake Baikal problems. Write a paragraph about some scientist. Present it to the class.
- What is your favourite sport? How often do you practise it? Where do you practise it? Write a paragraph. Present it to the class.
a) Lake Baikal is in Russia. It is the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake. Many species of plants and animals live there, including the Baikal seal.
b) An ice diver can dive there by cutting a large hole in the ice and drawing lines on the ice to help find the way back to the hole.
2
- F — Lake Baikal contains fresh water.
- T
- NS
- T
- NS
- T
3
- Lake Baikal is the oldest freshwater lake in the world.
- It’s not easy to see some of the creatures that live in the lake; they are almost invisible.
- In winter, thin sheets of ice cover the lake.
- The lake is host to about 2,500 species of plants and animals.
4
An ice diver can dive in Lake Baikal by preparing very carefully. Divers cut a large hole in the ice to use as an entrance and exit point. They also draw lines in the ice so they can see them underwater and find their way back to the hole. Then they can dive safely under the ice.
5
I like swimming best. I practise it twice a week at the local swimming pool. Sometimes I also swim in the river in summer.
