Present Simple, Present Continuous, will or be going to? 1. I am so tired. I think I (take) a nap.
2. Amalia (see) James for dinner tonight.
3. The flight to Vienna (depart) at 9.45 a.m.
4. I usually live with my parents but this week I (stay) with my aunt.
5. I hope (there/ be) less pollution in future.
6. Tom has got a camera in his hand. He (take) photo.
7. Take an umbrella. It (rain).
8. I (meet) my manager tomorrow.
9. We (have) a drink with Peter tonight.
10. The train (leave) at 11.45 p.m.
11. Listen! There is someone at the door. I (open) the door for you.
12. I’ve just missed my train! – No problem. I (drive) you there.
13. Please, buy some eggs. I (make) a cake.
14. – What are your plans for weekend?
- We (have) a picnic.
15. That glass is too near the edge. I think it (fall).
16. Lesson (start) at 8 o’clock tomorrow.
11. Writing was invented a long time after the first map was drawn. A) True
12. The first map was a map of the night sky. A) True
13. The first map was made by the Babylonians. B) False
14. Babylonian map-makers were very rich men. C) Not known
15. Magellan's explorations helped the map-makers to Im¬prove their maps. A) True
16. Our planet is a perfect sphere. B) False
17. Modern maps are more detailed and accurate. A) True
18. The Amazon rainforest is gradually disappearing. A) True
19. The level of the Aral Sea has been increasing. B) False
20. Soon the traditional printed road maps may be out of use. A) True
Maps were made long before reading and writing were invented. The earliest map that we know of is a cave painting on the Lascaux caves in France. The painting shows a part of the summer night’s sky 16500 years ago. Modern astronomers can still understand the night sky shown in the map. A four thousand year old map made by the Ba¬bylonians is still in existence. Many ancient map-makers thought that the world was flat, but explorers like Magel¬lan in the 15th century sailed around the world and helped to make better maps. Besides, measurements taken by satel¬lites show that our planet Is slightly pear-shaped (грушевидная). Satellites have also provided more accurate Information and have helped to see and map parts of the world that were lit¬tle known or never seen by humans before. Satellites have photographed the Amazon rainforest and have shown that the area the size of twenty football pitches is being cut down (сокращается) every minute. Pictures taken from space have also shown that one of the world's largest areas of inland water, the Aral Sea, has been shrinking (усыхает) very quickly. Modern satel¬lite maps show the effects of global warming and pollution and help us to understand the world around us better. More and more drivers nowadays rely on satellite navigation in their cars so the traditional road maps may not be around much longer.