Задание 9.

Выберите правильный ответ в соответствии с содержанием текста.

1. Why are there acid rains? – because of the growth of industrialization (b)

2. What are satellites used for? – monitoring environmental changes on the globe (a)

3. What changes the ecosystem in nature? – disappearance of tropical forests (b)

Задание 10.

Закончите предложение в соответствии с содержанием текста.

1. At present scientists are working on the problems of protecting the environment.(b)

2. The rise of temperature on the Earth is due to greenhouse effect. (b)

3. At present we must pay more attention to solving ecological problems world-wide.(c)

Задание 11.

Переведите слова в скобках, соответствующими английскими эквивалентами из текста.

1. The control of environmental changes on the global scale (масштаб) can be carried out with the help of satellites.

2. The consequences (последствия) of ozone depletion and ice melting in the Arctic are disastrous.

3. Deforestation (исчезновение лесного покрова) changes the ecosystem of the world.

4. Industrial enterprises to loose (выбрасывают в атмосферу) tons of harmful substances and smoke.

5. At present people realize (осознают) the importance of environmental problems.

Задание 12.

Выберите предложения, эквивалентные данным.

1. Scientists have been working on the problem of global warming for the last few decades. – Последние несколько десятилетий учёные работают над проблемой глобального потепления. (a)

2. Scientists believe that ecological problems can be solved with the help of international ecological programs. – Учёные считают, что международные экологические проблемы можно решить с помощью международных экологических программ. (b)

3. Planet-wide environmental problems have been created by overpopulation, energy consumption, industrial and nuclear wastes. – Проблемы окружающей среды во всём мире вызваны перенаселением, потреблением энергии, промышленными и ядерными отходами. (c)

Задание 13.

Ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы по тексту.

1. What are the most urgent problems for the world community nowadays? - Ecological problems are the most urgent for the world community nowadays.

2. What are the main reasons for the world-wide environmental problems? - Overpopulation, energy consumption, industrial and nuclear wastes are the main reasons for the world-wide environmental problems.

3. Is there any evidence to prove that we are facing ecological catastrophe? - Deforestation, ozone depletion, acid rains, global warming are the evidence to prove that we are facing ecological catastrophe.

4. What measures can be taken to improve environmental situation? - We should control modern industry production in order to improve environmental situation.

5. How can the latest developments in sciences help to improve ecological situation in he world? - Such international programs as the control of physical, chemical, biological and geological changes with the help satellites and the use of modern high to improve ecological situation in the world.