- •Contents
- •Unit 1. Ecology & environment
- •1. Read the following quotes. What are they all about?
- •Environment
- •2. Find in the text and write down the words that you can understand without translation (I.E. International words; for example, biology …).
- •3. Read the words, find the Russian equivalents and write them down:
- •Ecology
- •8. What are the subjects of the following sciences mentioned in the text? Make up sentences by matching columns:
- •10. Answer the following questions:
- •Ecology
- •Unit 2. History of ecology
- •2. Look through the text and find the ecological and biological terms you are already familiar with from the previous unit. Give their definitions.
- •3. Find in the text international words, read and translate them.
- •4. Read the words, find the Russian equivalents and write them down:
- •5. Read the following English word combinations and supply the Russian equivalents:
- •6. Replace the following by one word. Use the text «History of ecology» if necessary.
- •7. Here are the names of several famous scientists mentioned in the text. They are:
- •8. Translate the verbs underlined in the text «History of ecology». Pay attention to the tenses they are used in.
- •9. Read the text, translate it (using a dictionary if necessary) and draw a table showing the main stages in the history of ecology. It can be done in this way:
- •History of ecology
- •Unit 3. Pollution
- •1. Read the sentences. What do they mean?
- •2. Find in the text international words, read and translate them
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and word combinations and write them down:
- •Pollution
- •10. Complete the sentences:
- •11. Look at the boxes and match the suggestions with the results. Then, link the sentences with so that or to and talk about how we can improve the living conditions in our cities:
- •12. Find the right title for each instruction: simple ways you can help save the earth
- •Quiz «How green are you?»
- •Unit 4. Global warming
- •1. Read and comment on the following quote. In your opinion, is global warming reality or is it just a myth?
- •2. Now take this quiz and find out who knows more about global warming!
- •3. Read the words, find the Russian equivalents and write them down:
- •4. Now complete the following sentences using the words from ex. 3 (not all the words are needed):
- •5. Find English equivalents in the text to the following word combinations, read and write them down:
- •6. Give Russian equivalents to the following word combinations:
- •Global Warming
- •Global Warming
- •13. Complete the sentences:
- •14. Answer the following questions:
- •Список используемой литературы
Quiz «How green are you?»
1. separated the trash into organic / inorganic, paper / plastic etc?
2. taken your paper, metals etc. for recycling?
3. left lights on after you have left a room in your house?
4. tried to educate people in your neighborhood about eco-issues?
5. burnt rubbish in your garden on a sunny day?
6. got your parent to drive you less than a kilometer to university/ to a friend? 7. done clean-ups on lakes and rivers in your local area?
8. built habitats for wild animals in your garden or local park?
9.joined Greenpeace, WWF or another eco-organization?
10. planted trees, flowers or edible landscaping in your community?
11. campaigned against cruelty to animals or hunting?
12. organized an environmental meeting at your university?
13. been on a demonstration about an environmental issue?
14. used your bicycle or your legs instead of a car?
15. got your parents to buy low-energy light bulbs, high-efficiency appliances?
(Score: one point for «yes» in all the questions, except 3,5,6).
Unit 4. Global warming
1. Read and comment on the following quote. In your opinion, is global warming reality or is it just a myth?
«Is human activity bringing about alarming global warming scenarios and related catastrophes? Or is such thinking a myth brought about by flawed or incomplete science? Finding the answers to these questions has turned global warming into a highly politicized and contentious issue».
– Do you know what global warming is? Think about a definition for it, formulate your idea and write it down. Then compare your definitions with your group mates and find out the most accurate one.
2. Now take this quiz and find out who knows more about global warming!
1. Which of these is a possible effect of global warming?
a) warmer winters.
b) more heat waves and droughts.
c) increased coastal erosion.
d) all of these.
2. Which of these gases may be contributing to global warming?
a) methane.
b) carbon dioxide.
c) nitrous oxide.
d) all of these.
3. What evidence do scientists have that global warming is a problem?
a) The world's temperature rose about 1°F in the 1900s.
b) Glaciers, or ice sheets, are melting at the North and South Poles.
c) Temperatures are rising in Antarctica.
d) All of the above
4. Which of the following could be an effect of global warming?
a) Sea levels could rise and coastal areas could be flooded.
b) Higher temperatures could cause violent weather.
c) The world could get colder.
d) Both A and B
5. To reduce global warming, scientists are…
a) issuing reports that show evidence of global warming.
b) researching alternative sources of energy.
c) developing ways to make cars and factories run more cleanly.
d) All of the above
6. When will we be experiencing the effects of global warming?
a) in about 10 years' time.
b) not for another 50 to 100 years.
c) we may be experiencing them already.
d) never.
Now compare your answers and discuss the differences.
3. Read the words, find the Russian equivalents and write them down:
a) To warm, to compose of, to reflect off, to trap, harmful, to contribute, cause, overpopulation, effect; to consume; flooding; threat; deforestation, to increase; to produce; to include; population; to predict; to disappear; to aim; to reduce; emission; to prevent; to encourage.
b) Нагревать, отражать, перенаселение, обезлесение, исчезать, предотвращать, уменьшать, угроза, предсказывать, увеличивать/ повышать, вредный, причина, потреблять, поощрять, затопление, состоять, задерживать, способствовать/содействовать, производить, последствие/результат, выделение, направлять/нацеливать, население.
– Now use any of these words to make up three true sentences on the topic Global warming. Write them down.