Task 1. reading monarch without a kingdom this november a hundred million butterflies will drop from the sky over mexico, like autumn leaves. but for how long? genetically modified maize could mean extinction for this beautiful butterfly. rafael ruiz reports, in the us, millions of farms grow genetically modified maize which is pure poison for the butterfly. in november, millions of monarchs fall like bright, golden rain onto the forests in the mountains of central mexico. in the silence of these mountains you can hear a strange flapping of wings, as the monarchs arrive at their destinations. before reaching their journey's end they have faced strong winds, rain and snowstorms and they do not all manage to reach their destination. when the winters are really bad, perhaps 70 per cent of them will not survive. their long journey to mexico is thought to be one of the most amazing events in the whole of the american continent. the long journey, with all its dangers, begins again. when they get there they will stay until the beginning of april, when their internal calendar tells them that it is time to go back. these delicate creatures now face danger of another kind - from scientific progress. according ing to the investigations of the european union, the monarch butterfly may disappear in several decades. laboratory experiments have shown that half of the butterflies which feed on the leaves of genetically modified maize die within 48 hours. not all experts agree that this variety of maize is responsible for the threat to the monarchs. in spite of these doubts, the european union has refused to approve new crops of genetically modified maize until further investigations have been carried out. task 2. answer the questions 1. what is the text about? 2. how do you understand "genetically modified" ​

Did they invited some known scientists to this discussion?

2. Did he graduated from the post-graduate course a year ago. ?

3. Dod she bought the book last year. ?

4. Did we met at the concert last week. ?

5. Did he provided us with literature.?

6. Did I began my work at 9 o'clock yesterday.?

Задание 2. Сделайте следующие предложения вопросительными в будущем времени.

1. will They buy literature for their work.?

2. shall I visit you in a day. ?

3.will this machine do this kind of work. ?

4. shall we graduate in 4 years.?

Задание 3. Используя предыдущие образцы вопросительных предложений, выберите нужный вс глагол для образования общих вопросов.

1. Does She like to listen to Russian songs ?

2. Did He come home late?

3. Did He speak to her yesterday ?

4. Did I visit many places of interest in Lvov ?

5. Will the students go to the concert of classical music ?

14. She (not to tell) me a secret yesterday.

a) told not

b) did not telled

c) did not told

d) telled not

e) did not tell

15. They (not to work) last week.

a) did not work

b) not worked

c) did not worked

d) work not did

e) worked did not

Подберите общий вопрос к следующему предложению:

16. They wrote a letter yesterday.

a) Did they wrote a letter yesterday?

b) Did they write a letter yesterday?

c) Did they writed a letter yesterday?

d) Wrote they a letter yesterday?

e) Were written they a letter?

17. You got up early yesterday.

a) Got you up early yesterday?

b) Did you got up early yesterday?

c) Did you get up early yesterday?

d) Did you gotted up early yesterday?

e) You getted up early yesterday?

18. Подберите специальный вопрос к предложению:

The train arrived at 10 o’clock yesterday.

a) What time the train arrived yesterday?

b) What time did the train arrive yesterday?

c) What time did the train arrived yesterday?

d) What time did the train arrived a t 10 o’clock yesterday?

e) Did the train arrive a t 10 o’clock yesterday?