- •Ю. В. Корженевич
- •Введение
- •Part I Unit 1 healthy life style
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Healthy Lifestyle
- •Tips For Being Healthy
- •Healthy Food
- •Inactivity and Health Problems
- •Unit 2 the problems of Environmental protection
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •The Problem of Environmental Protection
- •Nature Protection
- •Water Pollution
- •Unit 3 New Technologies in Biology and Medicine
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine
- •Cloning
- •Caution is the parent of safety.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Garden and landscape design
- •Aspects of landscape architecture
- •Understanding the Language of Landscape Design
- •Examples of the Application of Colour Theory
- •The main principles of garden design
- •Unit 5 climate
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Climate
- •Climate classification
- •World Climate Zones
- •Köppen Climate Classification System
- •Weather
- •Unit 6 types of fish
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Classes of fish
- •Aquaculture in the Republic of Belarus
- •Part II
- •Supplementary reading
- •Maladies of the 21st century
- •Smoking
- •Alcohol
- •Unit 2 Fauna Protection and Reserve Management in Belarus
- •Unit 3 a dna Library
- •Unit 4 Lisbjerg Green Quality Plan
- •Unit 5 The problem of global warming
- •Inland water fisheries
- •International cooperation
- •Literature
- •Contents
Unit 2 the problems of Environmental protection
Topical Vocabulary
Environment - Important Issues
acid rain
aerosol
animal welfare
carbon monoxide
climate
endangered species
energy
nuclear energy
solar energy
exhaust fumes
fertilizers
forest fires
global warming
greenhouse effect
(non)-renewable resources
nuclear
nuclear fallout
nuclear reactor
oil-slick
ozone layer
pesticide
pollution
protected animals
rain forest
unleaded petrol
waste
nuclear waste
radio-active waste
wildlife
Natural Disasters
drought
earthquake
flood
tidal wave
typhoon
volcanic eruption
Environment - Politics
environmental group
green issues
pressure group
Verbs
cut down
destroy
dispose (of)
dump
Окружающая среда - Важные аспекты
кислотный дождь
аэрозоль
охрана диких животных
угарный газ, окись углерода
климат
вымирающие виды
энергия, сила
ядерная энергия
солнечная энергия
выхлопные газы
удобрения
лесные пожары
глобальное потепление
парниковый эффект
(не) возобновляемые ресурсы
ядерный, атомный
радиоактивные осадки
ядерный реактор
нефтяное пятно, разлив нефти
озоновый слой
ядохимикат, пестицид
загрязнение
животные под защитой
дождевой лес
неэтилированный бензин
отходы производства, потери
ядерные отходы
радиоактивные отходы
дикая природа, животный мир
Природные катастрофы
засуха, сушь
землетрясение
наводнение
приливная волна
тайфун
вулканическое извержение
Окружающая среда – Политика
группа защитников окружающей среды
вопросы, касающиеся природы
группа давления, влиятельная группа
Глаголы
сокращать, снижать, рубить
уничтожать
ликвидировать, избавиться, утилизировать
сбрасывать мусор, свалить, вываливать
protect
pollute
recycle
save
throw away
use up
защищать
загрязнять
повторно использовать
сохранять, спасать
отбрасывать, браковать, растрачивать
истощать, исчерпывать, расходовать
Vocabulary Exercises
Exercise 1
Chose the words from the topical vocabulary to match the definitions:
the gradual rise in the earth’s temperature caused by high levels of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere;
unwanted or unusable materials, substances or by-products;
a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals;
a long period of time during which no rains fall;
the problem caused by increased quantities of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air;
a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility.
Exercise 2
Give the synonyms to the following words:
to reduce
to ruin
power
plants and animals
to preserve
to make dirty
Exercise 3
Use the words from the topical vocabulary to fill in the gaps.
1. A million tones of untreated sewage is … into the sea.
2. The villagers were cut off by … and landslides.
3. Recycling also helps to control environmental …. by reducing the need for … dumps.
4. The … … protects living things from the harmful radiation of the sun.
5. The waste was … of in the North Sea.