Question

A) Поставьте абзацы (A-F) в правильном порядке. B) Найдите в тексте и выпишите ответы на вопросы. · What is the profit from fur trade? · Where was a campaign against cruelty to animals? A. But for Americans, fur is still a part of the way of life. The fur trade is one of the oldest businesses in North America. Europeans started buying furs from the Indians over 350 years ago. Today it is a $2 billion industry. B. For some people, fur is a symbol of luxury, wealth and success. For others, it’s a cruel and stupid business. In many European countries, there have been long campaigns against the fur trade. Often these have been very successful – in Britain fur sales have fallen by 75%. C.The second way is getting fur from farmers. Farmers keep animals in special fur farms and then kill them when they want their fur. D. The industry gets fur in two ways. The first way is getting fur from trappers who set traps to catch and kill wild animals. E. Now some Americans want to stop the fur trade. Their strongest argument is that there are many natural alternatives to fur. It is easy to produce wool and cotton without cruelty to animals or damage to the environment. But still there are others who strongly support the idea of increasing fur farms and animal hunting. What do you think? F. Last year in North America, people killed nearly 13 million animals because of their fur. *fur – мех; trapper – охотник, ловец пушного зверя

Answer 1

1) BAFDCE

2) Fur trade is a profitable industry, because many people still consider fur as a symbol of luxury and wealth, therefore it is in demand.

Campaigns against cruelty to animals were launched in numerous European countries. The campaign was especially successful in Britain, where fur sales have fallen by 75%.

Answer 2

Давайте сначала определим порядок абзацев:

B. For some people, fur is a symbol of luxury, wealth and success. For others, it’s a cruel and stupid business. In many European countries, there have been long campaigns against the fur trade. Often these have been very successful – in Britain fur sales have fallen by 75%.

A. But for Americans, fur is still a part of the way of life. The fur trade is one of the oldest businesses in North America. Europeans started buying furs from the Indians over 350 years ago. Today it is a $2 billion industry.

D. The industry gets fur in two ways. The first way is getting fur from trappers who set traps to catch and kill wild animals.

C. The second way is getting fur from farmers. Farmers keep animals in special fur farms and then kill them when they want their fur.

F. Last year in North America, people killed nearly 13 million animals because of their fur.

E. Now some Americans want to stop the fur trade. Their strongest argument is that there are many natural alternatives to fur. It is easy to produce wool and cotton without cruelty to animals or damage to the environment. But still there are others who strongly support the idea of increasing fur farms and animal hunting. What do you think?

Итак, правильный порядок абзацев: B, A, D, C, F, E.

Теперь найдем ответы на вопросы:

• What is the profit from fur trade? Ответ: The fur trade is a $2 billion industry (А).

• Where was a campaign against cruelty to animals? Ответ: In many European countries, there have been long campaigns against the fur trade (B).