What questions should you ask a travel agent to learn more about a tour?

- What documents do I need to carry with me when I travel?

- What is the best time of year to travel to this destination?

- Do you offer travel insurance or refunds?

- What are the emergency numbers I can call?

4. What can you advise a person who doesn`t know where to spend his\her holiday?

Some people go abroad to see new countries.

Summer may be the best time to visit Europe, and winter’s great in the Caribbean, but you should try to travel in the shoulder seasons – just before or after peak season. Prices are low, the weather is nice, shops and restaurants are open and happy to see you, and there are few other people around. Shoulder seasons might not be the warmest or sunniest, but the prices are far better.

If you like the country life you can stay on a farm or a country house. This kind of tourism is called agroturism. It is a type of both foreign and domestic tourism. You can pick fruit there, feed animals, buy produce direct from a farm land. It’s one of the growing forms of tourism in many countries.

Today people are tired of exotic countries and prefer to spend holidays in the countryside in Belarus. What can attract people to it?

Belarus is a small, beautiful country. It is a land of vast plains and picturesque hills, thick forests and green meadows, deep blue lakes and flowing rivers. One third of the republic's territory is covered with forests. The largest of them are called pushchas. The most beautiful are the Belovezhskaya, the Nalibokskaya which have rich flora and fauna. There are 3,000 rivers in the republic. The longest rivers are the Dnieper, the Nieman, the Western Dvina, the Pripyat and the Bug. There are 4,000 lakes in Belarus. The largest of the lakes is the Naroch, the pride of the republic. It is very popular recreation area in our country. There are many rest-homes, sanatoriums and tourist camps in Belarus. Spending holidays on the beach is a great rest though many people combine sunbathing with visiting museums and places of interest.

You can also go sightseeing. There are some historical places that you can visit in Belarus. They are Mir castle, Nesvizh castle and others. A lot of tourists come to see them.

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1. Now let`s talk about environment. People say that our planet is in danger. Do you share this opinion?

2. What do you think people should do to protect the environment?

3. What would you like to ask your British friend about measures that are taken to protect the environment in Britain?

4. A friend of your wants to develop a programme to protect the city where he lives. Give him a piece of advice.

5. Green School of the Year contest is held in the country and you want your school to enter it. Give ideas for some 'green events'.

1. Now let`s talk about environment. People say that our planet is in danger. Do you share this opinion?

People are more worried about the environment as a result of the harmful effects of human activity. Some of the activities cause pollution and some are destroying the environment.

One of the most important ecological problems is the water pollution. If a ship loses some of the oil, or waste from the ships is put into the ocean, the water becomes dirty. Many sea birds die because of the polluted water. Many fish are dying in the sea, others are getting contaminated. People may get sick from eating them. Lakes and rivers are becoming polluted, too. Some beaches are dangerous for swimming.

The second important problem is air pollution. Cars and factories pollute the air we use. Their fume also destroys the ozone layer which protects the Earth from the dangerous light of the Sun. Aerosols create large "holes" in the ozone layer round the Earth. Burning coal and oil leads to global warming which may bring about a change in the world's climate.

Another problem is that our forests are dying from acid rain. Deforestation, especially destruction of tropical forests, affects the balance of nature in many ways. It kills animals, changes the climate and ecosystem in the world.

What do you think people should do to protect the environment?

Environmental protection is a universal concern. There are different organizations and parties in Europe and America that actively work to protect the nature from harm.

To stop or at least reduce the amount of damage we bring to the environment we should follow these suggestions. We mustrespect the Earth’s biodiversity. We should reuse all recycled materials to reduce the demand.It’s good idea torecycle all used materials made with trees/plants to reduce deforestation. We should recycle all used materials with the available technologies.

What would you like to ask your British friend about measures that are taken to protect the environment in Britain?

- Are there any environmental organizations inBritain?

- What organizations reduce human activities causing pollution of water, air, forests and soil?

- Does your school take part in any programmes to protect the environment?

- Do you reuse all recycled materials to reduce the demand?

- Do you recycle all used materials made with trees/plants to reduce deforestation?

- Do you recycle all used materials with the available technologies?

A friend of your wants to develop a programme to protect the city where he lives. Give him a piece of advice.

I think it’s good idea to explain people that water consumption is usually too high. To prove this fact he can make a questionnaire and then compare the results. And of course, it’s necessary to give these people some informaton about how much water do they usually spend on these activities. The questios can be like these.

- Do you usually take a bath or a shower?

- Do you keep your tap running when you clean your teeth?

- Do you use your washing machine or dishwasher for just a few items?

- Do you wash vegetables and salads under a running tap?