Change these sentences so that they are true for the place where you live

L ESSON 13
Keep calm and love nature

1. 
   Change these sentences so that they are true for the place where you live.
   

In my city…

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  there's a lot of ugly graffiti
  
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  most of the canals and ponds aren’t very clean
  
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  there are many empty houses
  
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  there are some scruffy areas of wasteland
  
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  my local park isn’t very well-kept
  
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  many streets are run-down
  
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  people often dump rubbish in woods and green areas
  

2. 
   Read sentences 1-8? What do you think the words in bold mean? Which of them are true for you?
   

3. 
   Look at the picture and the titles in the story. What do you think happened? Read and find out.
   

4. 
   Answer the questions.
   

1. 
   In the first story, what was in the tree? bees' nest
   
2. 
   Why was Frances screaming? because lots of bees attacked her
   
3. 
   Why was she disappointed with her trip to Bolivia? because they didn't see any interesting animals, only insects
   
4. 
   Why does Mike say it is difficult for tourists to see wildlife? because tropical animals and birds are shy and difficult to see
   
5. 
   What frightened Mike? a jaguar
   
6. 
   What happened at the end of the second story? The jaguar ran away and Mike was left alone shaking with amazement
   

Look at words/phrases 1-6. What do they mean?

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