Arrange the words of the two groups in pairs with similar meaning
a) exhaust, rate, affect, diverse, constantly, shield, reach, respond, area, interact, vast, inextricable
b) sphere, steady, large, co-operate, answer, achieve, protect, waste, influence, sophisticated, speed, different
Arrange the words of the two groups in pairs with contrary meaning
а). abiotic, ability, pollute, the worst, loss, dissolve, flood, destroy, desert, exhaust
build, oasis, absorb, clean, drought, the best, biotic, find (n), crystallize, inability
Make up your own sentences using the following words and word combinations
unhealthy environment, to be covered with soot and dirt, noise and air pollution, to affect harmfully, poisonous substances, to be defenseless against, hard to breathe, to turn the land into a desert, exploitation of natural resources, the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect ultraviolet rays, to control global warming
Special Difficulties
Translate the following sentences into Russian
The bigger the cities are, the greater the pollution is.
The more computers and robots are used in industry, the quicker technological progress will be.
The more automobiles appear in the streets, the worse the air in the cities is.
The more effective is the technology, the quicker is the development of this country.
The quicker we join our efforts in protecting the environment, the quicker the ecological problems are solved.
Make up your sentences using the following tables
The illness infection
The plane kindness
Children respond(s) well to treatment
Man’s immune (-ed) quickly control
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III. Determine the meanings of “ one ”and that” in the following sentences and translate into Russian
One must realize that the increasing number of cars brings about considerable pollution of the air.
We discussed the first industrial revolution, the one that took place some centuries ago.
The problem that has become the most important one is the problem of pollution.
That the Earth is round was unknown for a long time.
It is growth of industrialization that is changing the climate of the planet
The new technologies that are being developed must be connected with traditional ones.
It is invention of on engine that started the first industrial revolution.
8. One can easily understand why the protection of environment requires special attention to.
9. The simplest materials are those which have only one kind of atoms.
The main goal of education is that graduates must be able to work with the technology of tomorrow.
Convert direct speech into indirect one
He said, “This text is about ecological problems”.
The Green party says: “ Stop pouring harmful substances into rivers and seas!”
The teacher said: “Where does the pollution come from?”
William Shakespeare said: “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”
The minister said: “Green zones must be created.”
A reporter said: “People started pollution. People must stop it.”