- •Оглавление
- •Введение
- •Unit 1. The Concept of Biosphere
- •1. Discuss these questions with your partner.
- •3. Skim the text. The biosphere
- •4. Decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •5. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
- •Read the text about the great Russian scientist and comment on his contribution to the development of science.
- •Vladimir Vernadsky
- •8. Choose the correct answer.
- •9. Listen to the class discussion about uranium. Then decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •10. Say it in English:
- •Unit 2. Ecology
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Read the text about the science of ecology and give the definitions to the following: ecology, environment, animal behavior, environmental biology, natural selection, ecosystem,
- •4. Read the information about earth sciences paying attention on the disciplines mentioned bellow.
- •6. Read the text bellow and say why there is a great demand in experts in the field of ecology in our region.
- •7. Read a magazine article about ecologists who have written books. For questions 1-15, choose from the people ( a-d)
- •8. How has each person in the text helped to protect the environment? Unit 3 Ecological problems
- •1. Read the following explanations and translate the underlined words into Russian.
- •3. Read and translate the text using a dictionary. Environmental problems
- •4. Find English equivalents for the following words and phrases in text.
- •5. Match the following words with their synonyms from the opposite column.
- •6. Correct the following statements using the information from the text.
- •7. Answer the following questions using the information from the text. Work in pairs. Use such expressions as:
- •9. Read the information about the influence of human activities on the environment. Here are some examples of environmental problems and solutions to talk about them.
- •14. Choose the best suitable subject for the articles.
- •15. Open the brackets using the proper tense forms.
- •Unit 4 Applying for a job.
- •4. Make combinations using the words from the three columns (consult dictionary if needed) and the questions given below.
- •5. Find out and explain the difference among the phrases.
- •7. Choose a statement or a question from the listed above as a theme for your essay.
- •8. Read the title and opening quotation from an article giving careers advice on finding your ideal job. What advice and information do you think the article will give on the following questions?
- •9. Read the article and check your answers in exercise8. Finding your ideal job - its all about… you
- •Firstly, what do you want work to do for you?
- •10. Explain the meaning of these expressions from the article.
- •11. Decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best fits each space. Choosing a job
- •Unit 1. Covering letter and cv
- •Studying the sample
- •2. Read his covering letter and his cv (Curriculum Vitae), and put the missing words in gaps 1-12.
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Steps to better writing
- •6. Read Susanna's covering letter, find 12 mistakes in what she has written, and rewrite the letter.
- •Writing your application
- •7.Write a letter to a science museum applying for a part-time job (100-140 words). Using Adrian's cv as a model, write your own cv.
- •Use these notes to help you.
- •Характерные черты официального письма
- •Unit 2.
- •Interview
- •1. Discuss the questions with your partner.
- •2. Read the text and questions below. Job interviews
- •3. Scan the text and mark the correct letter а, в, с or d for each question.
- •4. Listen to the first part of an interview with Rob Yeung, a business psychologist, talking about how to succeed at job interviews. Answer the questions.
- •5. Listen to the second part of the interview. Answer the questions.
- •6. Work in pairs. If you were recruiting someone for your own job (or a job that you know well) what interview questions and tests or tasks would you set? What would be the ideal answers?
- •Scoring
- •15 Or more
- •7 Or fewer
4. Find English equivalents for the following words and phrases in text.
отрицательное воздействие; человеческая деятельность; ухудшать экологию; сложные системы; конечные продукты; предприятия; сырьё; процесс производства; рассеивать(ся); загрязнять окружающую среду; разрушение экосистем; нерациональное использование природных ресурсов; скопление мусора; зона экологического бедствия; экологическая катастрофа; ядовитые отходы; вымирающие виды; истощать; справляться с чем-л.; в большом масштабе; органическое топливо; атомная электростанция; выбросы углекислого газа; отличительная черта; разрушительное воздействие; мусорная свалка; место происхождения; отравлять людей; зависеть от чего-либо.
5. Match the following words with their synonyms from the opposite column.
threat a. contamination
deteriorate b. destroying
extinction c. hazard
pollution d. garbage
influence e. worsen
emission f. impact
litter g. dying
destructive h. discharge
6. Correct the following statements using the information from the text.
Use such expressions as: I’ m afraid you’re wrong/mistaken/not quite right; nothing of the kind; it’s unlikely; it’s doubtful; Well, I think that’s not so; Are you sure?; That’s your opinion, not mine; I don’t think you’re right; I don’t believe that; etc.
1. Human activities have some influence on the environment and they don’t deteriorate environment conditions very much.
2. The present ecological situation is the result of natural process.
3. Pollution is the problem of highly developed industrial countries today.
4. Factories producing consumer goods don’t contaminate our environment.
5. Litter never accumulates in large cities.
7. Answer the following questions using the information from the text. Work in pairs. Use such expressions as:
I think/ believe/ suppose/consider; in my opinion/from my point of view; my view is that; as far as I know/remember/understand/am able to judge; as I see it; if you ask me/if you want my opinion; my position can be summed up as follows; this is the way I look at it; that’s a good question; let me think...; the matter/the problem is that; It’s my opinion that; I maintain (that); etc.
What impact do man’s activities have on the environment? What have they led to?
What territories can be called regions of ecological disaster? Why?
Why is pollution a universal problem?
What does the survival of our civilization depend on?
What environmental problems do we face today?
What must people understand now?
8. Match the terms with the descriptions taken from the dictionary:
1.acid rain |
A – dirty brown air in cities that is a mixture of fog, smoke, and harmful gases |
2.environment |
B – the idea that the Earth’s weather is gradually becoming warmer |
3. fumes |
C – causing less harm to the environment |
4. greenhouse gas |
D – to take materials that have already been used, and to put them through a special process so that they can be used again |
5. habitat |
E – energy that is always replaced naturally after it has been used |
6. environmentally friendly |
F – chlorofluorocarbons, plural chemicals that damage the ozone layer. They are used especially in refrigerators. |
7. green issues |
G – plural harmful gas or smoke, for example from factories or cars, which damages the environment and people’s health |
8. to recycle |
H – air, water, and land where people, animals, and plants live, and the way all the things depend on each other so that the life can continue |
9. the ozone layer |
I – a substance that pollutes the environment |
10. pollutant |
J – the natural home of a plant or animal |
11. smog |
K - a gas that forms a layer around the Earth and stops heat from leaving the Earth’s atmosphere |
12. renewable energy |
L – a layer of gases around the Earth that protects us by stopping harmful light from the Sun reaching the Earth |
13. CFCs |
M – rain that is harmful to trees and buildings because it has become mixed with smoke from factories and power stations |
14. global warming |
N - ideas about the environment that are discussed in meetings, newspapers, on television,, etc. |