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Vocabulary

imminent

неминуемый, неизбежный

desperate

отчаянный; безнадежный

to pour

литься

spillage

разлив (нефти)

impact

воздействие; влияние

to condemn

осуждать

II. Comprehension Check

Answer the questions to the text.

  1. What ship was involved in the accident?

  2. When were the captain and the crew transported to safety?

  3. Why did the tanker run aground?

  4. Was there any spill of oil?

  5. What is the area of the disaster known for?

  6. What's the opinion of the Greenpeace?

  7. What might have reduced the oil spillage?

  8. Why do you think residents in Shetland were ready for such a disaster?

  9. Why is this accident far more serious than the one the Exxon Valdez had?

  10. What are the conclusions made in the report of 1994?

III. Vocabulary Practice

1. Find an odd word.

  1. condemn, contain, criticize, disapprove;

  2. trouble, impact, influence, effect;

  3. shortage, lack, deficiency, negligence.

2. Match the words in column A with those in column B to form a phrase. Use them in the sentences of your own.

A

B

  1. salvage

a) spillage

  1. ruptured

b) shores

  1. environmental

c) tanks

  1. oil

d) catastrophe

  1. remote

e) plans

  1. ecological

f) impact

  1. emergency

g) team

3. Find the words from the text which mean the following:

  • to be en route;

  • to become out of control;

  • end, top;

  • to state something in an indirect way;

  • to start, to make something start working;

  • to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem;

  • the act or process of asking questions in order to get information;

  • most basic, important.

Read and translate the sentences in which they are used.

IV. Grammar Review

Rephrase the following sentences using the verbs in brackets in the Passive:

  1. It became clear the disaster could not … (prevent).

  2. It ran aground despite desperate efforts by salvage teams for the collision … (avoid).

  3. The chance of oil-spillage could … (reduce) with the more modern double hull.

V. Speech Practice

1. Explain in English what the following words and word groups mean:

seamanship; to airlift; emergency plan; wide-ranging inquiry.

2. Explain the underlined parts in your own words.

  1. The Shetland Islands Council has activated its major disaster plan.

  2. Emergency plans to deal with the environmental impact of such a disaster are in place.

  3. But a catastrophe on this scale was never predicted.

3. Speak about the accident. Say if it is different from the disaster of 1989. Make use of the conversational formulas.

Stating your Opinion

  • I am of the opinion that…

  • My feelings on the matter are…

  • It seems to me (that)…

  • In my view,…

Agreeing

Disagreeing

  • I (strongly) agree with…

  • I (strongly) disagree with…

  • I am in favour of…

  • I am (totally) opposed to…