Task 1. Read the text about Kalahari Desert and do the tasks below. Kalahari Desert.
Deserts cover about a fifth of the world’s land area. The Kalahari Desert covers most of Botswana, parts of Namibia and stretches into South Africa. It is one of the world’s largest deserts and it is four times the size of Britain. In the daytime, it is extremely hot, but at night it is cold. The Kalahari does not have many plants and most of the animals that live there can survive underground. This is because of the heat during the day, but they come out at night when it is cool. However, the climate is changing and this desert does not have as much rain as it did a few years ago. Experts say that the wind is becoming stronger, too. This means that the sand is moving around and the desert is actually getting bigger. In fact, the sand might soon cover large areas of farm land. Unfortunately, this could mean that the poorest people might have an even harder time surviving in the desert. Most of them might have to move to a better place.
Mark the statements T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 1. The Kalahari covers all of Botswana. 2. Britain is smaller than the Kalahari. 3. The Kalahari is growing. 4. The Kalahari people live in tents.
Answer the questions. 5. How big is the Kalahari Desert? 6. Where do most of the animals in the Kalahari live?
It was a cold February night. Two policemen, Steve and Tom were walking around the city streets. They stopped at the police station, and said hello to their friends. Then they started walking around the city again. Everything was quiet. They were going down Jones street, when suddenly, they saw a strange old man in front of them. He was holding a long stick, and he was singing an old song. They were surprised. What was he doind out in the streets on a cold night like this? They decided to speak to him. “Good evening, sir,” said Steve. “can we help you?”
Vesta rises (Present Simple) before the Guide's Bell and dresses (Present Simple) for the cold. She puts (Present Simple) on layers of warm clothes for the winters have been growing (Present Perfect Continuous) more severe. She had never seen (Past Perfect) snow until three years ago but now it lies (Present Simple) thickly every winter and gets (Present Simple) worse every year. She thinks (Present Simple) about the story of things lurking in the woods but dismisses (Present Simple) the idea as she attaches (Present Simple) a lamp to her pole. She knows (Present Simple) that by going to put flowers on her father's grave she will miss (Future Simple) an hour of work but she also knows (Present Simple) that the others in the village will be confident (Future Simple) that she will make (Future Simple) the time up later. She leaves (Present Simple) Beside and follows (Present Simple) the North Lane out to Would Be. The trees are silent (Present Simple) but she has (Present Simple) a feeling that something is following (Present Continuous) her. She presses (Present Simple) on across the snowy landscape until she reaches (Present Simple) the Memory Yard in the middle of the wood. She lays (Present Simple) her flowers at her father's grave just as the Guide Bell rings (Present Simple) out in the village below. She asks (Present Simple) the Guide to look after her dad and then sets out (Present Simple) for home. She sees (Present Simple) a star move across the sky. There has been (Present Perfect) much talk recently of moving stars, so she hurries (Present Simple) on down the path to see if she can catch (Present Simple) another sight of it. The villagers of Beside think (Present Simple) the stars and the winters are bad omens (Present Simple) but Vesta isn't superstitious. (Present Simple) She stops (Present Simple) short when she sees (Present Simple) the tracks in the snow, deep footprints with an enormous stride. A giant has passed (Present Perfect) by through the woods very recently. Suddenly scared, she finds (Present Simple) the idea of her father's grave reassuring and turns (Present Simple) back the way she came. (Past Simple) Something growls (Present Simple) in the trees.
They stopped at the police station, and said hello to their friends.
Then they started walking around the city again.
Everything was quiet.
They were going down Jones street, when suddenly, they saw a strange old man in front of them.
He was holding a long stick, and he was singing an old song.
They were surprised.
What was he doind out in the streets on a cold night like this?
They decided to speak to him.
“Good evening, sir,” said Steve. “can we help you?”