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Slowly but surely the coastline of Britain is being worn away by an advancing sea. The country which once ’ruled the waves’ now is being ruled by them, with huge forces threatening to destroy vast areas of human and wildlife habitat. Already some of Britain’s last wild, natural areas have disappeared, and experts fear that this is just the beginning. It is estimatedthat there will be a 38—55 cm rise in average sea levels by the year 2100. According to the Department of the Environment, during the next 50 years at least 10,000 hectares of farmland will be turned into mud flats and salt marshes by the increases in sea levels. Rather than trying to prevent the erosion, the present government is using a method of ’managed retreat’ by creating new defences further inland and allowing low-lying coastal farm land be abandoned to the sea. However, many of the country’s major cities could also be affected. London, Bristol and Cardiff all are expecting severe flooding as our sea defences are being destroyed by the rising tides.

Глава 19

Упражнение 1

1) The architect who is working on our project is a very nice person

2) The girl who has been injured in an accident is in hospital now

3) The company where Barbara works makes furniture

4) What happened to the picture which were on the wall

5) John, who is working as a doctor, always looks very tired

6) The books, which are on the top shelf, belong to me

7) Her husband, who is on a business trip now, is a very nice man

8) The woman who he fell in love with left in one month

9) Mary, who lives next door, is my friend

10) Colin told me about his work, which he likes very much

11) John, who speaks English and French, works as a tourist guide.

12) We stayed at the park Hotel, which was recommended to us by our friends

13) We stayed at the hotel that you recommended

14) I met Hon this morning, who I haven’t seen in ages

15) This morning I met a man who I haven’t seen for a long time

Упражнение 2

1) She likes people who are fun to be with

2) My friend Andrew, who is Scottish, plays a bagpipe

3) The politicians telling lies are disgusting

4) Politicians, each of whom tells lies, are disgusting

5) My favorite building in Colone is a church which was being built for 800 years

6) Did you like the present I gave you?

7) Who was the person who you were speaking with?

8) What I especially like in Dave is his sense of humor

9) I met with a person who work in advertising

10) I will give you a book which has changed my life

11) What helped me most is the feeling that I wasn’t alone

12) This is the funniest film that I have ever seen

13) Come in and meet the people I work with

14) This is the book I told you about

15) She is a friend you can always rely on

16) Paul, who has written many books, addressed the audience

17) His last book, which received many praises, has become a success

18) This is the woman whose sun got in jail

19) If you have questions, ask the girl standing next to the door

20) This is the chair which was repaired by the carpenter yesterday

21) This is the swimming pool where I used to go swimming

22) This is the man whose wife is a famous actress

23) This is the woman whose car was stolen

24) The restaurant where I went last week was very expensive

25) The film I watched yesterday evening was not interesting

26) Michael, whose father is a judge, works as a police officer

27) The dog I was given is very friendly

Упражнение 3

1) The car that broke down yesterday now works again

2) Everything they said was true

3) I gave her all the money I had

4) My brother showed us the car, which he is very proud of

5) This is a picture of our friends Chris and Sam, who we went travelling with

6) The wedding, to which only relative were invited, took place on Saturday

7) Helen has two brothers, neither of them is married

8) They were given the information, most part of which was useless

9) Ten people send their resumes, none of whom was suitable

10) Mike won $100,000, half of which he gave to his parents

11) Julie has two sisters, both of whom are lawers

12) I sent her two emails, neither of which she received

Глава 20

Упражнение 1

1) He sais that his parents were doing well

2) He said that he was going to learn how to drive

3) He said that he wanted to buy a car

4) He said that John had a new job

5) He said that he couldn’t come to the party on Saturday

6) He said he didn’t have enough free time

7) He said he was leaving for a couple of days

8) He said he was living in Moscow

9) He said his brother was ill

10) He said that Joe and Camilla were getting married next month

11) He said that his friend had had a baby last week

12) He said that he didn’t know what Frank was doing

13) He said that he had seen my friend at the party yesterday

14) He said that he hadn’t seen Diana recently

15) He said that he was enjoying his job recently

16) He said that I could stay with him If I came to Moscow

17) He said that his car had been stolen a few days ago

18) He said that he would tell Joe he had seen me