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

Where angels tread,

A very paradise or Eden if you will.

This Earth we’re given,

Its woodlands and meadows,

Buttercups and bluebells

And the daisies growing on the hill.

Leave them to grow there,

For they are so lovely.

Children shall dance here as angels upon the green,

Play hide-and-seek ‘mid the apple trees’ blossom,

Birds sing their anthem of praises in the ravine.

Let all the fishes swim deep in our rivers,

Cease all this slaughter of wild creatures in the woods!

Eagles shall fly o’er the mountains in freedom,

And the last river that roars foaming through the dale,

Let it forever flow peacefully in the vale!

English lyric: Paul Britten Austin

UNIT 13

FINAL TEST

To cope with the test, please, revise the material of Units 1-12.

Unit 14 project

You live in a city with a population of 300.000. A new plan for dealing with rubbish is under intense discussion because the Ministry of Environment has told the city council that the current inadequate facilities must be closed in 2 years. The main plan under discussion is as follows.

A ten-hectare site, near the railway line but in a residential suburb, will be equipped with facilities for sorting different kinds of waste – glass, paper, metal, etc – for recycling. Once sorted the materials will be taken away by train for recycling. In addition, there will be a large incinerator for non-recyclable waste. The incinerator will be used to generate electricity for the surrounding residential area.

You and others in the class are attending a public meeting on the project to express and listen to the various opinions. The roles are as follows:

Members of the Planning Committee of the local council

You commissioned the new plan and want it to go ahead. You are willing to offer the residents compensation for problems caused. Some of this will be in the form of very cheap electricity. The project will also create 50 new jobs in a high-unemployment area.

Residents of the area

You don’t like the idea at all. Apart from the noise and smoke from the plant itself, there will be additional lorry traffic. You believe the plant should be built outside the city and away from the residential area.

Members of the local environmental group

You like the idea behind the plant, but sympathize with the residents. On the other hand, you are against the idea of putting the plant outside the city, where it would damage the natural beauty of the countryside and affect the habitat of rare butterflies and wild flowers.