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Language focus

1. Give English equivalents of the words and word combinations from the text.

Обратиться к врачу за лечением; усталость; воспалённое горло; головная боль; проблемы с дыханием; лечить инфекцию антибиотиками; симптом; расследовать; загрязнение воздуха внутри помещения; по всей стране; очищать воздух; самочувствие; загрязняющие вещества; слезящиеся глаза; дыхательные инфекции; отопление; выделять химические вещества; вдыхать; недостаток вентиляции; очищать здание; наносить ущерб; комнатные растения; протекать; определять; плесень; доступный, имеющийся в наличии.

2. Match the words with their meanings.

1. symptom a. relating to the process of breathing in and out

2. respiratory b. to let a substance spread into the atmosphere

3. pollutant c. to use medicine to cure an illness

4. to release d. physical harm caused to smth so that it is broken, injured

5. to treat e. the process of damaging the air, water, land with chemicals

6. damage f. painful and uncomfortable, usually as a result of injury, infection

7. pollution g. a substance that is harmful to the environment

8. sore h. a sign that smb has an illness

3. Insert prepositions where necessary.

  1. There are several solutions … the problem … sick-building syndrome.

  2. One scientist discovered that houseplants actually remove pollutants … the air.

  3. The students had strange health problems and went to doctors … treatment …a number of symptoms.

  4. Doctors treated respiratory infections … antibiotics.

  5. People have worried … smog for many years, and the government has spent billions of dollars to try to clean … the air in big cities.

  6. Recent studies have shown that air … many homes, office buildings is full … pollutants.

  7. These pollutants cause … a group of unpleasant and dangerous symptoms, which are similar … the flu and respiratory infections.

  8. There are many products made … particleboard which give … chemicals that we can’t see but that we breath … .

  9. Synthetic products release toxic chemicals … the air.

  10. The most common cause of sick-building syndrome is lack … ventilation.

4. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words in a proper form from the list below.

  1. He’s complaining of all the usual __________ – high temperature, headache and so on.

  2. This disease doesn’t respond to ___________.

  3. The fertilizers and pesticides used on many farms _____________ the water supply.

  4. Sulphur dioxide is one of several __________ that are ___________ into the atmosphere by coal-fired power stations.

  5. The manifesto includes tough measures to tackle road congestion and environmental ___________.

  6. Many buildings were badly ____________ during the war.

  7. They help you talk through your problem but they don’t give you any ____________.

  8. When they die, plants _________ gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.

  9. A short time later I heard some noise outside and went to __________ .

  10. Her eyes were __________ from studying all night.

  11. ___________ to the building could take six months to repair.

  12. Vitamin deficiency can be properly diagnosed and __________ by a doctor.

To pollute, to damage, to give off, to investigate, sore, damage, symptoms, treatment, to treat, pollutants, released, solution.