Ecological problems. Acid rain. The Present Perfect Continuous

Green Issues

Module 8

Vocabulary

A power station - электростанция

Toxic fumes – токсические выбросы

Factory waste – отходы производства

Acid rain – кислотный дождь

Polluted clouds – загрязненные облака

Loss of natural habitats – потеря естественной среды обитания

Air, water and soil pollution – загрязнение воздуха, воды и почвы

Fish and plant species dying – вымирание видов рыб и растений

To emit – выбрасывать, выделять

To reduce - уменьшать

To wipe out – истреблять, уничтожать

Harmful - вредный

Poison - отравлять

Cars __________patrol, factories and power stations burn coal and _______ toxic fumes. So, the air becomes________.

burn

This pollution is gathered in ________ with the __________ and __________. It becomes ______. The winds _____the polluted clouds across long distance.

When it rains, this pollution ________ on trees, houses, buildings, _______! This is called ______ rain. There is acid ______, _______, _______.

When acid rain ______ into lakes, streams, ______, they become _______. This is water ________ and it harms _______ and _______ species. When acid rain flows through the _____, it poison _______ and plants.

emit

Clouds Emit

Oxygen Polluted

Burn Carry

Acid fog

Water Lands

Snow Falls

Sleet Pollution

Toxic Fish

Soil Plants

Trees rivers

everywhere

polluted

clouds

oxygen

water

acid

carry

lands

everywhere

acid

sleet

snow

fog

rivers

falls

toxic

pollution

fish

plants

soil

trees

We all need to work together to stop this problem before it’s too late

• Use our car less
• Use solar power to heat our homes
• Don’t throw rubbish in the rivers

Для того чтобы подчеркнуть ,что то или иное действие началось в прошлом и продолжается в настоящем, в английском языке используется Present Perfect Continuous Tense .

• I have been living in Moscow for 10 years.

Я живу в Москве 10 лет.

• Mary has been playing the piano for 40 minutes.

Мэри играет на пианино 40 минут.

• We have been learning English for 4 years.

Мы учим английский 4 года.

Настоящее совершенное длительное время

HAVE/HAS BEEN + V ING

Помимо указателя for в подобных предложениях часто употребляется since – с (какого-то времени), а также all (day, night)

• Sue has been talking on the phone since 2 o’clock.

• Сью разговаривает по телефону с 2 часов.

• It has been raining since morning.

• Дождь идет с утра.

• They have been working in the garden all the morning .

• Они работают в саду все утро.

Образование вопросительной формы PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• Have you been

writing this novel

for 2 months ?

• YES, I HAVE.

• Ты пишешь этот pоман 2 месяца ?

• ДА.

Образование отрицательной формы Present Perfect CONTINUOUS Tense

• I have n’t been writing my picture yet.

• HAVE/HAS +

• NOT + BEEN+ V ING

• Я еще не дорисовал свою картину.

Периоды времени c PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• ALL DAY

• ВЕСЬ ДЕНЬ

• ALL NIGHT

• ВСЮ НОЧЬ

• ALL THE AFTERNOON

• В ТЕЧЕНИЕ ДНЯ

• FOR A LONG TIME

• ДОЛГОЕ ВРЕМЯ

Complete the sentences using the verbs in the present perfect continuous tense.

• • Tony _______________________ (talk) on the phone for two hours.
• • I ____________________________ (look) for my keys since 11 a.m.
• • We ______________________________ (wait) for the bus for 20 minutes.
• • She ____________________________ (play) computer games for 50 minutes.
• • They ____________________________ (live) in Moscow since January.

has been talking hours.

have been looking

have been waiting

has been playing

have been living

Use the words to make up sentences in the present perfect continuous tense.

1. It/snow/all/day

• ______________________________________________________

2. she/work in hospital/since 1999.

• ______________________________________________________

3. how long/you/have/driving lessons?

• ______________________________________________________

4. I/learn English/for a long time.

• ______________________________________________________

It has been snowing all day.

She’s been working in hospital since 1999.

How long have you been having your driving classes?

I have been learning English for a long time.