3. Определите, являются ли предложения истинными или ложными.

a) Preserving the planet's remaining natural areas is one of our most urgent responsibilities.

b) The necessity to protect the territories of natural, historical and recreational value has recently appeared.

c) The idea of protecting the world's shared heritage emerged after World War I.

d) The World Heritage List was signed in 1970.

e) The struggle to save wild places is also an act of economic and cultural self-preservation.

4. Соедините пары.

conservation рациональное использование

involve срочный

maintain поддержать

protection заповедник

restoration вымирающие виды

endangered species вовлекать

scarce устойчивое использование

entangle местный

rational use восстановление

indigenous наследие

urgent запутать

destruction сохранение

sustainable use появиться

preserve разрушение

heritage недостаточный

emerge защита

5. Дополните предложения, используя данные слова и словосочетания:

health, nature, heritage, monuments, responsibilities

a) Preserving the planet's remaining natural areas is one of our most urgent ____.

b) Ecological health and cultural ____ are related.

c) The Convention recognizes the way in which people interact with _____, and the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two.

d) The idea of protecting the world's shared ____emerged in response to growing concern about threats to important cultural and natural landmarks.

e) The cultural list consists of buildings, ____ , and properties with aesthetic, anthropological, archaeological, ethnological, historical, or scientific value.

Раздел 7: Защита окружающей среды

Тема 1: Проблемы экологии Земли

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD

1. Прочитайте текст “Environmental Problems of the World”. Подберите заголовок к каждому абзацу. Один заголовок лишний.

a) The effects of environmental problems

b) Man’s interaction with the environment

c) Ecosystems

d) Types of pollution

e) Living and nonliving features

2. Переведите текст, используя словарь.

Environmental Problems of the World

1) Today, the effects of environmental problems can be felt by all people in the form of natural disasters and shortages. The effects of flooding, dry seasons or extreme weather have left many families around the world without adequate food or proper living conditions. The human population’s impact on the natural environment has led to the destruction of ecosystems and created ecological problems.

2) Environmental aspects and quality of life indicate that environmental pollution is largely linked to the increasing use of energy, presently the climate changes due to heavy use of fossil fuel with emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide become more and more a planetary problem and will influence in the future. Air pollution is one of the aspects of the environmental problem. Water pollution is another aspect of environmental problem. Water pollution includes any detrimental alteration of surface waters, under ground waters or the marine environment with a thermal or material pollution. Pollution is usually defines as “the process of making air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use, or the state of being dangerously dirty.” As people already know that nowadays, the world is facing a lot of environmental problems – such as air pollution, water pollution, or soil pollution.

3) The environment is composed of the external features both living and nonliving that can have an impact on an organism. The nonliving features, also known as abiotic factors include ocean currents, temperature, wind and rainfall. When the nonliving and living factors within the environment interact, an ecosystem is formed. Any small changes within the ecosystem can have untold consequences on the environment as well as the living organisms within it. All living organisms have changed their environment through their interaction; however, the largest changes have been brought about by man. In an effort to improve his life, man has sought more resources from the environment than any other creature. The desire to have better living conditions, security, and health as well better food and recreational facilities has had man taking from the environment more than what he puts back. The negative aspect of all these development is felt within the environment.

4) The problems brought about by man’s selfish interaction with the environment are diverse. The most common include pollution, global warming, and destruction of life giving ecosystems as well as reduction of the Ozone Layer. If not checked, scientists believe that these problems will escalate and their effects will directly affect the world’s population size. Most problems are caused heavy use of fuel by humans. Scientists now are more concerned and developing about the replacing and renewable energy; the energy that doesn’t or less caused of any harmful effects.