- •Unit 6. Man and Nature Part 1. Climate Change Lead in
- •Reading
- •Global Warming: from Fantasy to Future
- •What the Scientists Are Saying
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Global Warming: Try It, You Might Like It
- •Role-play
- •Global Warning
- •Additional Language and Translation Exercises
- •Unit 6. Man and Nature Part 2. Ecosystems Lead in
- •Reading
- •Lynx on the Brink
- •Co-existence undermined
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Unit 6. Man and Nature Part 3. Man-in-Nature Lead in
- •Reading
- •Eat it or save it?
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Practice
- •Unit 6. Man and Nature Part 4. The Dnipro Lead in
- •Reading
- •Dnipro Basin Environment Programme
- •Exercises
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Exercises
Exercises
The text contains a few words with challenging pronunciation. Transcribe the following words.
riparian, fertilisation, reservoirs, metallurgic
Explain the meanings and give examples of usage of the following words from the text above. Use the chart below.
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Meaning(s) |
Example of usage other than in the text |
legacy, riparian, reservoir, watercourse, tributary, tailings, contamination
Match the words in the left and right columns to restore the collocations from the text. Give the context where they are used.
hydrological
ecosystem
generate
of wetlands
ability
countries
practice
spills
productivity
facilities
draining
deterioration
all arms
of reservoirs
extensive
electricity
emptying
parameters
deposits
of flooding
cascade
into the Black Sea
radioactive
in nature
self-regulating
to self-purify
accidental
of tailings
hydroelectric
of its fisheries
wastewater
water extraction
riparian
density
trans-boundary
treatment
high industrial
of government
habitat
fall-out
Make a summary of the text above rearranging the information and add your own opinions to fit it under the following subheadings.
What the Scientists Are Saying
The Primary Sources of Disbalance
Disaster Modelling Results
So What If We Do Nothing?
We Can Take Action As a Nation
We Can Take Action as Individuals
Here comes an assortment of environmental activities. Figure out which activity will remedy which problem. Suggest opinions in well-developed sentences.
improved practices for managing agricultural waste from intensive animal husbandry;
improved regulatory system for pollutant discharge compliance and polluter responsibility;
an assessment of Dnipro protected areas, priority ecosystems, and the legal policy for Dnipro basin biodiversity protection;
assessments of agricultural practices and fisheries and aquaculture in relationship to biodiversity conservation;
a regional strategy for protecting key habitats and species in the Dnipro Basin;
projects to protect wetlands important for biological diversity;
a series of legal, policy, and institutional reforms;
a successful public awareness and environmental education campaign;
a system of continuous professional training of experts in the field in question;
a deeper involvement of NGOs and other community-based organisations in the region in Dnipro environmental issues;
dissemination of information to the general public.
What principles of the Earth Charter should we refer to in our efforts to restore the might and beauty of the Dnipro river? Look through the principles 1-16 and explain your motivation.
In Part 2 you worked out a list of the negative factors and developments that directly or indirectly aggravate the Iberian lynx situation. The text above lists the problems in the Dnipro context. What is similar and dissimilar about the tasks awaiting solution in the two countries?