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9. Speak on the topic “Law of property, natural resources and the environment”.

The main objective of this area of law is to ensure that the environment is protected against both public and private actions that fail to take account of costs or harm inflicted on the eco-system.

The major concerns are listed in two columns. Match a word on the left with the word on the right to form 13 phrases related to the law of property.

atomic waters

clean water

clean species

endangered sources

energy resources

natural pollution

navigable pollution

noise forests

ocean energy

oil dumping

pesticide disposal

tropical control

waste air

Now answer the following questions using the appropriate phrase from the above list.

  • Which legislation prevents the destruction of large areas of trees in the equatorial areas?

  • Which legislation protects the quality of the water that we drink?

  • Which legislation controls the application of chemicals in farming?

  • Which legislation prevents the disposal of rubbish at sea?

  • Which legislation protects our ears?

  • Which legislation protects those animals which are in danger of extinction?80

  1. Read the messages from the webpage and complete the stories 1-6 with the sentences a-f.81

  1. A series of underwater turbines are to be installed in the River Thames.

  2. And none of these people was actually born here.

  3. Even the car dealers are refusing to take them in part exchange.

  4. I’m trying to cut down on my energy consumption.

  5. The black carbon powder that is normally used is refined from pure oil and the end product costs more than vintage champagne.

  6. This causes wide scale water pollution, chronic illness in farm workers and devastating effect on wildlife.

  1. How green is your T-shirt?

Unless it’s made with organic cotton – not very. Cotton is one the most environmentally damaging crops grown in the world. In developing countries, more than 50% of all pesticides used in agriculture are sprayed onto cotton fields. (1) ______ In the USA cancer rates in cotton-producing states is considerably higher than in neighbouring states. And as it wasn’t enough, the final fabric is bleached, dyed and sprayed with a fire retardant before it is converted into the fashion item you buy in the shops. Organic cotton is grown without using any chemical pesticides or fertilizers and the final cloth is unbleached and dyed with natural plant dyes.

  1. Cheap printer ink?

All lovers of creative recycling will be happy to hear about a new use for used car tires. A group of British inventors have found a way to extract the carbon from used car tires to make print ink. (2) ___ With more than one million tires being dumped every year, this new system should open the way to cheaper, greener printer ink.

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