C Which question is a polite question? Which is a direct question?
1 a Do you know how much the job pays?
b How much does the job pay?
2 a Could you please let me know what the
job involves?
b What will I be doing in this job?

1. a - polite, b - direct

2. a - polite, b - direct

The accident that happened at the chernobyl nuclear power plant on april 26, 1986, was a tragedy of a global scaleas a result of the chernobyl tragedy, at least 200,000 sq. km of europe. the most affected lands of ukraine, belarus and russia, but also radioactive emissions were deposited partly on the territory of austria, finland and sweden. the damage is done to the biosphere completely: air, water, forests and soil are polluted.chernobyl itself is already somewhat clean, but there are powerful spots near it. scientists note that the ecosystem is being restored here.an active growth of vegetation is noticed, and some species of fauna began to inhabit the lands left by people: white-tailed eagles, bison, moose, wolves, hares, lynxes, deer. zoologists note changes in the behavior of animals, and observe various mutations: excess parts of the body, increased size. you can meet cats with two heads, sheep with six paws, giant catfish. all this is the result of the chernobyl accident, and nature needs many decades, if not several centuries, to recover from this ecological catastrophe.