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3. Read and translate the following words into Ukrainian:

gadgets, obligingly, scrap-heat, confined, appliances, insulation, disposal, governed, uphill struggle, component, bafflingly, casings, bromine, leased, monitor, shipped, municipal.

4. Fill in the missing information in the following summary using the above text.

In recent years the 1)................ of high-tech garbage has become a big concern. Anyone who has bought a computer knows it is 2).............as soon as you get it home. Computers have an average lifespan of 3) ..........years. In Germany, 1.5 million tons of 4)............... appliances are discarded yearly. A German firm was charged with dumping 5) ................... waste containing the substance PCB used in TVs and computers as insulation. Even simple things like computer 6) .............are hard to recycle as they cannot be burnt. Perhaps in the future we will not 7) ................., but hire electrical items. The answer lies in intelligent 8)............ The manufacturer Loewe has developed a green 9).............. containing little plastic. This TV is expected to last up to 10)................. years, twice as long as other TVs.

5. Find the odd word out.

1. dump, disregard, dispose, discard

2. waste, garbage, litter, pollution

3. recycle, reuse, redo, reprocess

4. unlikely, implausible, improbable, irrelevant

5. toxin, poison, venom, garbage

6. Match the types of pollution with their effects

1. acid rain

a. skin cancer

2. traffic congestion

b. respiratory problems

3. water contamination

c. carbon monoxide given off

4. destruction of the ozone layer

d. stomach-related diseases

5. air pollution

e. forests dying

7. Fill in the word(s) from the list below. Use the word(s) only once.

average, long, to go, high-tech, short, to follow, strict, uphill,

expectancy, toxic, to come, fault, municipal, to run

1. a(n) ...............lifetime

8. a(n)..............struggle

2. ....................the rules

9. ...................into force

3. ..........out of business

10. in the ...................run

4. life-..............................

11. to have a(n) ...............

5. ......................pollution

12. ........................rules

6. a(n) .............life-span

13. ............a programme

7. .........................waste

14. ..................authorities

8. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:

implausible, transient, turnover, plummeted, lax, discard,

incinerate, dumped, alleviate, flame retardant

1. Working in the factory was so boring that there was a high.......of staff. (rate of change)

2. The new factory will ..........some of the area's unemployment problems. (ease)

3. All new soft furnishings must be treated with a....................to comply with safety regulations. (fire-proof substance)

4. When CDs became cheap enough record sales .............. (fell rapidly)

5. The government has decided to tighten up the …………....laws concerning careless driving. (loose)

6. His theory was completely.........so nobody took him seriously. (unbelievable)

7. Some rubbish gives off toxic fumes when you ..............................it. (burn)

8. John's bad moods are.....; they never last more than a few minutes. (temporary)

9. Children often..........their toys when they get bored with them. (throw away)

10. Toxic waste ........in the sea is a major threat to the environment. (disposed of)