Happy New Term!!!

    Congratulations! We've just started up a new term!!!

                        Here are some new assignments:

1. With our planet in a desperate need of new eco-friendly energy generating systems, researchers over the globe have been working hard to develop systems that can power the world of the future in a sustainable fashion. The year 2010 saw some great breakthroughs in the field of renewable energy technology, which when fully developed, could help create a better world.
Read  the article 

Top 10 renewable energy technology breakthroughs in 2010 

http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/10-breakthroughs-in-renewable-energy-technology-in-2010/

2. Translate it into Russian

Gulf Oil Spill Was Top Story in 2010

At the end of each year, the Associated Press releases a list of the top ten news stories of the year. American editors and news directors are asked to vote for what they consider the top stories.

This year, the story with the most votes was the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. An oil rig operated by BP exploded in April. The explosion killed eleven workers. Close to five million barrels of oil were released into the Gulf until the leak was contained in the middle of July. BP agreed to set aside twenty billion dollars to pay claims and damages to people working in the area’s fishing and tourism industries.