- •Preface
- •List of books consulted and cited
- •Reading
- •Death by tourism
- •Follow-up
- •II. Try to guess the meaning of the following words from the text.
- •III. Find a word in the text that has the same or similar meaning to the following:
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Match the words with their definitions.
- •III. Correct the one underlined word, (a), (b) or (c).
- •Writing
- •Reading
- •Reading
- •The Environmental Tourist
- •I. Answer these questions.
- •II. Find a word in the text that has the same or similar meaning to the following:
- •III. Discuss the following points.
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Write the correct form of the words given below.
- •II. Fill in the spaces in the extract with one word only.
- •III. Read the extract and underline all the words you think should not be there. An example is given.
- •IV. Match the words with their definitions.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
- •VI. Find the words that refer to the environment. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •VII. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •Writing
- •Listening task
- •Reading
- •With your partner try to match the definition with the correct word or phrase. Guess if you are not sure! Then scan the text quickly to see if you were right.
- •Reading
- •Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
- •I. Answer these questions.
- •II. Read the text carefully and decide whether these statements are true or false. Reason it out.
- •III. Discuss the following points.
- •IV. Read the poem by Marco Luis and do the assignment below. Sunsets
- •If you listen closely you can hear
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Put the verbs in brackets in the required form of the oblique mood.
- •II. Match the words in column a with their synonyms in column b.
- •III. Read the poster and fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary. Don’t miss your chance to see me !
- •IV. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box. There are two extra words which you do not need.
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Industrial pollution and wastes
- •Listening and speaking
- •II. Guess what else Andy and Carla could do to get the factory to stop polluting the river.
- •III. If you were the members of the Greener World organization what would you do in this situation. Give your reasons. Reading
- •Which of the following industries do you think causes the most industrial air pollution?
- •Reading
- •I. Suggest your own heading to the text and give your reasons.
- •II. Answer these questions.
- •III. Choose the best answer.
- •V. Role play
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •Reading
- •Reading
- •Soil and agriculture
- •I. Match the words with their definitions.
- •II. Using a dictionary add as many missing words as possible. Make up short sentences with the words.
- •III. Arrange these jumbled words and expressions to make correct sentences.
- •Words and phrases to be learned and used
- •II. Fill in the blanks using your essential vocabulary.
- •III. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •V. Speak on the following problems:
- •I. Read the text carefully and decide whether these statements are true or false. Reason it out.
- •II. Answer these questions.
- •III. Discuss.
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Correct the one underlined word, (a), (b), (c), or (d).
- •II. Arrange these jumbled words and expressions to make correct sentences.
- •III. Using a dictionary add as many missing words as possible. Make up short sentences with the words.
- •V. Paraphrase the following sentence using the words from vocabulary area.
- •VII. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Imagine that you are a tree in the forest. Make up a short story describing your daily routine. How does it feel to be a tree?
- •Unit 8 water pollution
- •Listening and speaking
- •Reading
- •Reading
- •Water pollution, its causes and effects
- •Follow-up
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •Group a Group b
- •A Hotter Earth?
- •I. Match the beginnings of the numbered sentences below with the endings on the right to restore the sentences from the texts.
- •II. Restore the paragraph, putting the verbs in the correct form. You may have to use a verb more than once.
- •III. Match the words with their definitions.
- •IV. Unscramble the words in brackets and fill in the blanks with them.
- •The deer _______of North America is constantly _________. (utaponploi, geradesni)
- •Wildlife in Chernobyl Disaster Area
- •I. Answer these questions.
- •II. Match the beginnings of the numbered sentences below with the endings on the right to restore the sentences from the texts.
- •III. A lot of information is given in the texts. Some of it is in favour of the nuclear power, some is against, some is neutral.
- •IV. Do a quiz “Are You a Good Scientist?”
- •V. Discuss the following in small groups
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Choose the correct form of the verb.
- •II. Match these words with their dictionary definitions.
- •III. Using a dictionary add as many missing words as possible. An example has been given to help you. Make up short sentences with the words.
- •IV. In groups or pairs, say one or two sentences about each of the following things.
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Writing
- •Unit 11 Environmental problems and solutions
- •II. Guess what else Greener World has accomplished in their city.
- •III. Are you a member of an organization like Greener World? If not, would you like to join one? Give your reasons.
- •Text 1: World environmental problems and their solutions
- •Exercise
- •Text 2: World Ecological Organizations
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Put the verbs in brackets into the passive to complete the text.
- •II. Match the words in column a with their opposites in column b.
- •I. Translate the words and phrases in brackets into English using the box. Then answer the questions that follow. Environmental Groups in the uk
- •II. Finish the sentences:
- •III. You will get the pictures from your teacher. Make up your own stories. You may use your essential vocabulary.
- •IV. Have you damaged the environment in any way? Recall a recent action or relate an anecdote involving a friend or a neighbour.
- •V. Do you know how to be more environmentally conscious? Is all rubbish the same to you? Do you believe that the responsibility for saving planet Earth also lies in your hands?
- •VI. Suggest your translation of the anthem of Western European ecologists into your mother tongue. It may be either in verses or in prose. Where angels tread
- •Its woodlands and meadows,
- •English lyric: Paul Britten Austin
- •Unit 14 project
- •Members of the Planning Committee of the local council
- •Residents of the area
- •Members of the local environmental group
Follow-up
I. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones with the right information and discuss your answers with a partner.
An ancient inscription has been discovered at the entrance of a ruined temple in Petra.
Nearly 1.5 million tourists a year visit Petra.
The stone in Petra is so soft that the tourists’ feet are destroying it.
Tourism has been the world’s largest industry since the1960s.
It is now possible to go everywhere in the world on a package holiday.
In the 19th century, Thomas Cook organized tours of Europe’s cultural sites for rich people.
The number of foreign tourists has been growing gradually since 1939.
There will be a huge increase in the numbers of tourists to the Mediterranean.
The Swiss are considering ways of creating new mountains for skiers.
Nowadays, you can only go rafting down the Colorado River if you win a lottery.
The caves of Lascaux are going to be closed to the public and a replica is going to be built in Disneyland.
Local people are moving away from many historic city centers.
II. Try to guess the meaning of the following words from the text.
chiselled swells
tramp clicking
treasured whirring
III. Find a word in the text that has the same or similar meaning to the following:
shows unbelievable
reached a decision defeated and controlled
serious choose
hardly extremely beautiful or delicate
distant and far away admit, accept
having special rights and advantages left
IV. Work in groups of three. Discuss the following questions. Make use of the following expressions: In my opinion/view; to my mind; to my way of thinking; I am convinced that…; it strikes me that…; it is my firm belief that…; it seems to me that…; as far as I am concerned…; the main/greatest/first advantage…; another/one/one other/a further disadvantage…
What are the favorite tourist spots in your country? Do you live near to any of them? Do they have any problems?
List as many advantages and disadvantages of tourism as you can think of. Compare your lists with the other groups.
There is an organization called “Green Tourism”. Which in the following pairs do you think they will be in favour of? Which won’t they approve of? Why?
package tourists or backpacking travelers?
using public transport or traveling by special tourist coach?
trekking in the Himalayas or wildlife safaris?
staying in five-star hotels or youth hostels/
Vocabulary and grammar
I. Match the words with their definitions.
1. to industrialize a to go away from smb/smth/place not intending to return
2. fume b a long walk
3. replica c the area mainly lived in by a particular national or social group
4. to broaden d to cut, carve smth
5. to abandon e to develop commercial activity
6. to chisel f to reduce or destroy smth gradually
7. tramp g gas that smells strongly and is dangerous to breathe in
8. to wire up h to make smth larger
9. to eat away at smth i to connect smb/smth to a piece of equipment
10 ghetto g an exact copy of smth
II. Fill in the gaps with the words from the vocabulary area in the appropriate form.
The air was thick with poisonous _______ .
The smog ___ _____ away ____ the walls of this historic building.
This cave is ___ ____ of destruction because of unstoppable march of tourists.
The first _____ tour was organized in 1845 by Thomas Cook.
I am all against turning this valley into the _____ ______ for public amusement.
The tourists visited a lot of museums, monuments and other _____ ______ of the city.
Everyone would like to ______ white water _______ on the Colorado River.