номер 3, страница 136 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Эванс, Дули

3. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the appropriate word. Compare with a partner. Then explain the words in bold.

Follow the Footprint

We all know that our planet is getting warmer. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the gas that causes global warming. Just 1) ________ water gets hotter when it is in the sun, CO₂ causes the Earth's temperature to increase. Almost everything people do, including driving, eating, getting to school or work, and using energy affects how 2) ________ CO₂ is sent into the atmosphere.

Organisations, worried 3) ________ the condition of our planet, have come up with a way to measure how much damage we cause when we go about our daily activities. They call 4) ________ measurement a 'footprint' and depending 5) ________ our behaviour, our footprints can be all different sizes. So, let's see what you can do 6) ________ have the smallest carbon footprint possible.

7) ________ we know that everything we do affects the planet and we can start to make decisions that will make it healthier. Go to http://www.calc.zerofootprint.net and use the calculator to see 8) ________ big your 'footprint' is. You might be quite surprised!

AT SCHOOL

• Get a reusable lunchbox

• Reuse paper for notes and drawings

• Use school supplies from last year

GETTING AROUND

• Don't drive when you can walk

• Ride your bike to school

• Use public transportation

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT RECYCLE

• Recycle, recycle, recycle

• Fix things instead of throwing them 9) ________

• Reuse paper bags, water bottles, and aluminium foil

ELECTRICITY

• Turn 10) ________ all the lights when you go out

• Switch off air conditioners at night

• Play outside, instead of surfing the Net indoors

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски подходящим словом. Сравните с партнером. Затем объясните слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом.

Ответ:

1. as (как)

2. much (сколько)

3. about (о)

4. this (это)

5. on (от)

6. to (чтобы)

7. Once (Как только)

8. how (насколько)

9. away (прочь/выбрасывать)

10. off (выключать)

Слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом:

global warming: the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (глобальное потепление: повышение средней температуры атмосферы Земли).

come up with: to suggest or think of an idea or plan (придумать: предложить или обдумать идею или план).

measurement: the size, length, or amount of something (измерение: размер, длина или количество чего-либо).

aluminium foil: thin, shining sheet of aluminium used for cooking or wrapping food (алюминиевая фольга: тонкий блестящий лист алюминия, используемый для приготовления или упаковки еды).

surfing the Net: browsing the internet (сидеть в интернете: просматривать страницы в интернете).

indoors: inside a building (в помещении: внутри здания).