Sightseeing

A: Is it possible to see anything of London in one or two days?

B: Well, yes, but, of course, not half enough.

A: What do you think I ought to see first?

B: Well, if you are interested in churches and historical places you should go to Westminster Abbey, The Houses of Parliament, St. Paul's and the Tower. Do you like art galleries?

A: Rather!

В: Then why not go to the National gallery and the Tate?

A: I`m told one ought to see the British Museum. Do you think I shall have time for that?

B: Well, you might, but if I were you, I should leave that for some other day. You could spend a whole day there. It's much too big to be seen in an hour or so.

A: I suppose it is. What about going to the Zoo?

B: That's not a bad idea. You could spend a couple of hours there comfortably, or even a whole afternoon, watching the wild animals, birds and reptiles. You could have tea there too.

A: I`ll do that then. How do I get there?

B: Let me see. I think your best way from here is to walk across Regent's Park.

A: Is it much of a walk?

B: Oh, no, a quarter of an hour or so, but, if you are in a hurry, why not take a taxi?

A: I think I will. Ah, here's one coming. Taxi! The Zoo, please.

UNIT VI: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTOIN

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Vocabulary

environment - окружающая среда protection - защита

surroundings – окружение development - развитие

crowded – переполненный nuclear -ядерный

pollution – загрязнение noise - шум

destruction – разрушение alarming - тревожный

acid rain - кислотный дождь to suffer from - страдать от

depletion – истощение ozone - озон

layer – слой to protect - защищать

ultraviolet – ультрафиолетовый ray - луч

to damage - портить, наносить ущерб chlorofluorocarbons – хлорфторуглеводы

to release – выбрасывать refrigerator - холодильник

conditioner – кондиционер to increase - возрастать

skin – кожа cancer - рак

to weaken – ослаблять immune – имунная

danger – опасность to fill - заполнять

waste – отходы chemical - химический

fertilizer – удобрение pesticide - пестицид

the Mediterranean Sea - Средиземное море to die – умирать

following – следующий the Aral Sea - Аральское море

brink - край (обрыва, пропасти) extinction - вымирание

major – большой impact – влияние

to recycle – перерабатывать carbon – углерод

nitrogen – азот oxygen - кислород

to determine – определять rainfall - количество осадков

even – еще threat - угроза

power station - атомная станция accident - катастрофа

disaster – бедствие catastrophe - катастрофа

to affect - действовать, влиять destiny - судьба

to survive – выживать to solve - решать

research - (научное) исследование urgent - срочный

measure – мера to avoid - избежать

numerous – многочисленный to preserve – сохранять