Write an article for your school magazine entitled «How can we make our town a bet-
ter place to live in?». Imagine that the town/city you live in faces serious problems. The
streets are dirty, there are too many cars, the air and nearby river are polluted, the trees
are cut down for more space, etc. Suggest ways to improve the situation, explaining the
results of each suggestion (e.g. the government should force factories to put filters on
chimneys - harmful gases won't be able to pollute the atmosphere). Use the plan below.
Introduction.
Para 1: State the problem.
E.g. The living conditions in our city are getting worse and worse. Exhaust fumes and smoke
from the factories are polluting the air, and trees are being cut down. Furthermore, the river
is being polluted by chemicals from the factories and people are suffering from breathing dif-
ficulties and stomach problems. We should do something before it is too late.
Main body.
Para 2: Provide three suggestions to the problems and describe their results.
Conclusion.
Para 3: Summarise your opinion.
E.g. All things considered, there are many solutions to all the problems. The sooner we put
them into practice, the better our life will become.
The Grusha festival takes a special place in the list of festivals in Russia. It was first conducted in 1968 near Samara. A festival was named in honor of the most ordinary student, Valery Grushin. The fact is that during the tourist trip he saved the children who drowned in the Uda River at the cost of their own lives. Since then, at this music festival in Russia, lovers of author's song annually gather not only from our country, but also from the near abroad. The real record was set at the festival in 2010 - then more than two hundred thousand people came here!
Особое место в списке фестивалей России занимает Грушинский фестиваль. Впервые он был проведён в 1968 году недалеко от Самары. Назван фестиваль в честь, казалось бы, самого обычного студента – Валерия Грушина. Дело в том, что именно он во время туристического похода ценой собственной жизни детей, тонувших в реке Уде. С тех пор на этом музыкальном фестивале в России ежегодно собираются любители авторской песни не только из нашей страны, но и из ближнего зарубежья. Настоящий рекорд был установлен на фестивале в 2010 году – тогда сюда приехало более двухсот тысяч человек!