- •A fable for tomorrow by Rachel Carson
- •Exercises
- •1. Study the Notes.
- •2. Translate the sentences and use an underlined structure from each group in your own example:
- •3. Say it in English:
- •4. Find in the text and learn the English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
- •5. Retell the text using the following words and phrases:
- •7. Discussion.
- •Focus on the environment
- •In this text, young people from Britain and America discuss the environment. What is the biggest environmental problem in your area? How concerned are you about the environment?
- •Exercises
- •3. Find in the text and learn the English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
- •4. Find in the text sentences equivalent to the ones given below and learn them by heart:
- •5. Learn the information in italics. It’ll enable you to speak freely on the following environmental issues:
- •6. Study the following:
- •7. Complete the sentences so that they make sense:
- •8. Discussion
- •It's official: the earth is getting hotter
- •Exercises
- •2. Explain what is meant by:
- •3. Find in the text and learn the English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
- •5. Study the following:
- •6. Discussion
- •The arguments made by climate change sceptics
- •Acid rain
- •International agreements
- •Exercises
- •2. Explain what is meant by:
- •3. Find in the text and learn the English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
- •5. Rephrase the given sentences without using the underlined parts.
- •6. Discussion
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •3. Retell the article using the following:
- •The world's green lungs
- •Interview with David Attenborough
- •Rainforest
- •Exercises
- •6. Rephrase the sentences:
- •Kyoto treaty takes effect today
- •Exercises
- •1. Practise reading the words from the article. Learn their Russian equivalents.
- •2. Find in the article and learn the English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
- •3. Explain what is meant by:
- •5. Say what you know about:
- •6. Rephrase the sentences without using the underlined parts:
- •7. Discussion
- •Driving away from air pollution
- •Exercises
- •Cloning the endangered
- •Exercises
- •Nature’s avengers
- •Exercises
- •1. Find in the article and learn the English equivalents of the following word-combinations:
- •2. Correct the sentences:
- •3. Answer the question:
- •What on earth can I do? Rethink at home
- •Save Energy and Combat Air Pollution
- •In the Kitchen
- •Save the Rainforest
- •Waste not…
- •In the Bathroom
- •Rethink at work
- •Exercises
- •1. Practise reading the given words and word-combinations. Learn their Russian equivalents:
- •2. Discussion
- •Green consumers
- •Exercises
- •1. Practice reading the words from the article. Learn their Russian equivalents:
- •2. Find in the article and learn the English equivalents of the following word-combinations:
- •Exercises
- •Impact of Natural Hazards (vocabulary)
- •Supervolcano
- •Megatsunami – wave of destruction
- •When large animals disappear, ecosystems are hit hard
- •The gulf stream
- •Фреоновая война
- •Contents
- •Sources
Exercises
1. Study the Notes.
2. Translate the sentences and use an underlined structure from each group in your own example:
I. 1. Our approach to nature is to beat it into submission. 2. They failed to blackmail him into signing the forged documents. 3. He refused to be threatened into surrender. 4. She was coaxed into giving consent to the plan. 5. They were flattered into rendering financial support to the project. 6. She was persuaded into joining the march. 7. He was frightened into giving up the idea.
II. 1. Wild flowers delighted the eye through much of the year. 2. Eleanor Roosevelt was engaged in entertaining much of the day. 3. He was out of town much of the summer. 4. He spends hours at the library much of the week.
III. 1. We would stand a better chance of survival if that was the case. 2. He stands little chance of success. 3. The horse stands hardly any chance of winning the race. 4. He is sure to lose, he doesn’t have a chance in a million. 5. She stands a good chance of becoming a journalist.
3. Say it in English:
1) стая (диких) уток; 2) выводок цыплят/утят; 3) стадо коров; 4) стадо овец; 5) стая волков; 6) стая птиц; 7) стадо рогатого скота; 8) стая лебедей.
4. Find in the text and learn the English equivalents of the following words and word-combinations:
в гармонии с природой; процветающие фермы; восхищать взор; разнообразие; изобилие перелетных птиц; первые поселенцы; возводить дома; рыть колодцы; строить амбары;
странная болезнь растений; злые чары; таинственные болезни; заболевать; внезапная, необъяснимая смерть; внезапно поразить; озадачен; встревожен; странная тишина;
сидеть на яйцах; вылупляться (о цыплятах); разводить свиней; сморщенная, увядшая листва; как будто обожженная огнем; покинутый; безжизненный; канавы; карниз; колдовство; зловещая тень; воображаемая трагедия; неумолимая реальность.
Make up 1 sentence for oral translation in class with any of the items.
5. Retell the text using the following words and phrases:
a) in the heart of America, to live in harmony with; to lie in the midst of; prosperous farms; fields; orchards; to delight the eye; roadsides; places of beauty; countless birds; to feed on; berries; seed heads; countryside; famous for; abundance; variety; bird life; to travel; to observe; to fish the streams; shady pools; trout; first settlers; to raise houses; to sink wells; to build barns;
b) blight; to creep over; evil spell; to settle on; mysterious; illness (sickness, maladies); to sweep flocks of; to sicken and die; shadow of death; doctors; puzzled; patients; sudden; unexplained deaths; to be stricken suddenly; strange stillness; puzzled and disturbed; deserted; to tremble violently; hens; to brood; chicks; to hatch; to raise pigs; small litters; to survive; no fruit; lined with; withered vegetation; swept by fire; streams; lifeless; anglers; no longer;
c) gutters; eaves; white granular powder; a few patches; had fallen like snow; no witchcraft; enemy action; grim specter; to creep upon; unnoticed; imagined tragedy; a stark reality; to silence; countless; attempt.
6. Act out the dialogue replacing the words and phrases in bold type with lexical items from the columns below.
A.: Hello, Lucy!
B.: Hi there, Jim!
A.: Glad you have called. I haven’t seen much of you (1) lately. Have you been out of town?
B.: I have. As a matter of fact, I’ve been to my sister’s farm.
A.: You must have enjoyed it, I imagine. It’s a lovely spot.
B.: Oh, no. It was a terrible disappointment. A heart-breaking experience.
A.: I don’t follow you, I’m afraid.
B.: It’s hard to believe, but some blight has crept over the area (2) and it has changed beyond recognition.
A.: I’m awfully sorry to hear it.
B.: It used to be a beautiful, blooming, prosperous neighbourhood. Now it’s stricken and silent (3).
A.: But what caused the change?
B.: Well, it’s anybody’s guess. Vets shrug their shoulders. Doctors are puzzled. That’s all I know.
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
have seen little of you |
some evil spell has settled on the area |
deserted |
have missed you |
some mysterious diseases have developed in the community |
lifeless |
haven’t been able to get in touch with you |
the area seems to be under a curse |
moribund |
have tried to contact you ever so many times |
some strange sickness has swept flocks of chickens (the cattle/the sheep) |
doomed |