For Birds, For People, Forever

Since it was founded 0) in 1889 in London the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 1)………. grown into Europe’ s largest wildlife conservation charity with more 2) ………. a million members. It has offices across 3) ……… UK and its activities include a huge 4) ………of issues. Originally set 5) ………to protect the Crested Grebe whose numbers had 6) ………reduced due to demand for its feathers for hats 7) ………the late 19th century the RSPB has spent most of 8) ………104 year history buying land for nature reserves. In 9) ……… way it has prevented the extinction of rare species as 10) ……… as increasing public awareness of the dangers faced by bird life in Britain and Europe. The RSPB has 11) ………managed to have very important laws passed by Parliament 12) ……… ensure the conservation of birds in Britain. The success of societies 13) ………as the RSPB proves that there are indeed many people out 14) ……… who do care about the world around 15) ………

The Society s achievements clearly show that 16) ………has become one of the most influential conservation organisations in Europe.

Task 11. Read below and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (V) by it. If it has a word which should not be there, write the word in italics.

A habitat in your own back yard!

0 Creating a habitat for wildlife is so simple you can do it in your V

00 own back yard. All you need to start them are a few things to

1. Supply the wildlife with such like shelter water and food.

2. This can be achieved by choosing the proper trees and shrubs

3. for your area that they will provide birds and mammals with

4. both food and shelter. Many of birds and animals also

5. depend on flowers for nectar so be sure to have a wide

6. variety of flowers. The type of plants you use will depend on

7. the each type of wildlife in your area and what food sources

8. they need. As for the water you will be need digging a small

9. hole in the ground and filling it with water is sufficient for

10. the most wildlife. You can also put up a birdbath which

11. you can be bought at most garden shops. Butterflies like being

12. around mud holes so make a mess in a corner if you like.

13. Don’t feel you need a large back yard so to make sure wildlife

14. visit. Even if the balcony of a city apartment can become a

15. wildlife habitat so long as well there is enough food shelter

and water for the animals and plants.

Task 12. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with postpositions (if necessary):

1. We’d like to get … a room and board … a week.

2. An essential part of so-called responsible or "soft" tourism is picking … litter … touristed areas.

3. Hikers should avoid straying … marked paths or ski runs.

4. Ecoguides should set … patterns … behaviour … tourists to introduce them … a country in a responsible way.

5. The payoff for efforts to best … preserve nature will be rewarding vacation … lush alpine environment for generations to come.

6. The group of tourists made up their minds to undertake … an itinerary which then came to be recorded as the true … hiking feat.

7. For fruitful orienteering session potential participants should build … their ability to read … maps and sharpen … their approach to working … the right direction using a compass.

8. Every weekend Krasnoyarsk rock climbers put … their hiking boots take … their rucksacks and set off for a breathtaking journey. Climbing … impressive rock faces is a usual and at the same time fascinating activity … them.

9. The journey takes …3 days and it is possible to stay … overnight … the refuges.

10. This unique pristine area occupies … a vast territory. It stretches … 1,000 km … east … west, and over 500 km from north to south.

11. The ecoregion encompasses … a mountain system, surrounded … steppes … the north and east and by deserts and semi-deserts in the south and west. The mountains extend … the border of the region … the southwest.

12. This trip can give you a captivating chance to enjoy the amenities of Siberian nature, exercise … the body and measure yourself …difficulties of camping life, broaden…your horizons and strike up new acquaintances.

13. The ecoregion is … crucial global importance. It hosts … unique species diversity … plants, birds and animals. The ecoregion is also an important habitat …endemic fish species.

14. The path, winding … the forest is devised and laid … by rangers, who also run … mountain lodges and refuges.

Task 13. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. «Большинство людей путешествуют для перемены места, расширения кругозора, тренировки духа и тела, знакомства с новыми людьми. Многие туристы хотят увидеть природные красоты. И абсолютно все желают запечатлеть себя на фоне природы».

2. Экотуристы должны следовать Кодексу туриста: «забирайте только фотографии, оставляйте только следы, убивайте только время». Кроме того, они должны стараться придерживаться проторенных троп, чтобы не беспокоить животных, не повредить растения и не нанести невосполнимый ущерб природе.

3. Живописная (picturesque) долина протянулась на несколько километров от подножья гор до реки. Вы можете отдохнуть на берегу реки и полюбоваться горными хребтами, виднеющимися вдали и уходящими в горизонт. Эти холмы, горы и вершины кажутся неприступными.

4. Сейчас мы наденем рюкзаки и отправимся в путь (начнем на маршрут). Мы пройдем по тропе, которая проходит (вьется) по лесу, полям, лугам, высокогорным пастбищам. Мы сделаем привал (to halt / to make a halt) в лагере скалолазов, откуда можно увидеть уникальные скалы.

5. На следующем участке маршрута мы перейдем заболоченный участок. Там вам следует предпринять меры предосторожности и идти след в след. Потом мы перейдем приток Томи и совершим небольшое восхождение. Чем выше мы поднимемся, тем большее количество природных зон пересечем. На ночь мы остановимся в горной хижине.

6. В этом таежном нетронутом уголке природы можно встретить редкие вымирающие виды животных, обитающих только здесь. Некоторые из них занесены в Красную книгу.

7. Задача волонтеров (a volunteer) — обустраивать и маркировать тропы, а так же поддерживать в должном состоянии стоянки. Они делают все от них зависящее, чтобы сохранить хрупкий природный баланс. Задача это не простая, так как охранная территория содержит большое разнообразие ландшафтных форм и занимает обширную площадь.