- •Предисловие
- •Topic 1: management of time
- •Topic 2: leisure
- •At (your) leisure – if you do something at your leisure, you do it slowly and without hurrying:
- •The British at leisure
- •Leisure activities in the uk
- •Leisure and Activities of American Youth
- •Topic 3: travelling
- •Different Means of Travel
- •At the railway station
- •At the airport
- •Topic 4: higher education
- •East Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts
- •Vocabulary (positive/negative). Useful patterns
- •Studying at University in the uk
- •Living at university
- •Why study in the usa?
- •Topic 5: conservation, protection and environmental issues
- •World Heritage Site
- •18 April – The World Heritage Day
- •Study a table showing the countries with ten or more World Heritage Sites.
- •Natural
- •Topic 6: technology in our lives
- •How Technology Affects Our Everyday Lives
- •Negative Consequences of Using Technology
- •Topic 7: music in our lives
- •If you want to know more about pop music, read the texts. The History of Pop Music: Part I
- •The History of Pop Music: Part II
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
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Topic 5: conservation, protection and environmental issues
Discussion
1. What is heritage?
2. Why is it necessary to protect the cultural and natural heritage?
3. An Indian proverb reads, «The frog doesn’t drink up the pond in which he lives». Сomment on it.
Key Vocabulary
Study the meanings and use of these items of your essential vocabulary:
Heritage – the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture.
Conservation – the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc., to prevent them being spoiled or destroyed: wildlife conservation.
Preservation – the process of working to protect something valuable so that it is not damaged or destroyed: the organization engaged in the preservation of historic buildings.
Rainforest – a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot. Rainforests are considered to be important environmental areas and many people want them to be protected by law: a campaign to halt the destruction of the rainforest.
English |
Russian |
heritage |
наследие |
site |
зд. объект |
world heritage site |
объект мирового наследия |
significance |
важность, значимость |
environment |
окружающая среда |
environmental |
относящийся к окружающей среде |
(be) environmentally friendly |
относиться к окружающей среде должным образом |
maintain |
утверждать; защищать, отстаивать |
adopt (a convention) |
принимать (конвенцию) |
administer |
управлять, вести (дела) |
conserve |
сохранять, сберегать |
conservation |
сохранение; охрана окружающей среды |
conservationist |
защитник природы; работник службы охраны природы |
protect |
защищать |
protection |
защита, охрана |
preservation |
сохранение, охрана |
damage |
наносить ущерб, урон |
destroy |
уничтожать |
destruction |
уничтожение |
extinction |
вымирание |
catalogue |
каталогизировать, вносить в каталог |
fund |
фонд, общественная или благотворительная организация |
funds |
денежные средства |
convention |
конвенция, договор |
ratify |
ратифицировать, утверждать |
rainforest |
тропический лес |
desert |
пустыня |
valley |
долина |
treasure |
сокровище |
treasury |
сокровищница |
ancient |
древний |
temple |
храм |
cathedral |
кафедральный собор |
launch (a campaign) |
развернуть (кампанию) |
safeguard |
охрана, охранять |
initiate |
положить начало, инициировать |
property |
достояние |
determine |
решать, определять |
defer the decision |
откладывать решение |
request |
запрашивать (информацию) |
meet criteria |
отвечать критериям |
masterpiece |
шедевр |
vulnerable |
уязвимый |
vulnerability |
уязвимость |
impact on |
влияние на |
in-situ |
лат. на месте нахождения |
habitat |
среда обитания; естественная среда |
threatened species |
виды, находящиеся под угрозой исчезновения |
fresh water |
пресная вода |
flora |
флора |
fauna |
фауна |
diversity |
разнообразие |
demand |
требовать |
draw attention to |
привлекать внимание к |
challenge |
проблема, трудная задача |
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