4. Intelligent d. Old-fashioned

5. flame retardant e. clever

6. decade f. small machine or device

7. common g. to burn

8. scrap heap h. pile of garbage

9. out of date i. ordinary

10. mend j. value of goods or services sold during a particular

period of time

11. electronic gadget k. substance which makes something burn slower

12. leased l. hired

5. Skim through the texts «Pollution no Easy Answers» and «High-Tech Technology».

Match a verb and a noun to make word combinations.

VERB NOUN

to follow the programme to take harm to cover strict rules to do its toll to run into force to make disposal cost to come charge from

6. Complete the table with the words from the text.

NOUN	VERB
1. 2. purchase 3. deal 4.	to manufacture to import

Speaking

7. What do these numbers from the text refer to?

1 500 000, 100 000, 7 000, 200

8. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. Why is recycling of high-tech garbage becoming a pressing problem? Look for several reasons in the text.

2. How is the problem of disposing electronic gadgets and electric appliances being solved?

3. What «green» or environmentally-friendly materials are being developed by scientists?

4. What are new intelligent technologies aimed at?

4. What do municipal authorities monitor?

9. Match types of pollution with their effects.

1.acid rain 2. traffic congestion 3. water contamination 4. destruction of the ozone layer 5. high-tech garbage 6. air pollution

turns the planet into causes

a. skin cancer b. respiratory problems c. a scrap-heap d. carbon monoxide given off e. stomach related diseases f. forests dying

10 Companies need to be aware of the effect they have on the environment.

What actions are taken by manufacturers and local authorities to solve high-tech pollution problem?

Complete the table:

Actions taken by municipal authorities	Actions taken by manufacturers

11. Study high-tech pollution problems and add more items to the diagram in task 11 in the Text A

Unit 6 ecological problems of big cities and their solution

Focus: Ecological problems of cities and their solution.

Grammar focus: Present perfect simple, clauses of purpose

Skills focus: Reading for specific information; learn to analyze the problem of pollution and look for the ways of its solution; writing for suggesting ways to improve the situation and explaining the results of each suggestion.

Vocabulary:

soil – почва

lifespan – жизненный отрезок, длительность существования

urgent need – острая необходимость

highway – большая дорога, магистраль, шоссе

to ban – запрещать

exhaust – выпуск, выхлоп

unleaded petrol – неэтилированный бензин

greenhouse effect – тепличный эффект

congested road – перегруженные дороги

biodegradable materials – разлагаемые микроорганизмами материалы

environmentally friendly materials – экологически чистые/ приемлемые материалы

drinking water – питьевая вода