- •Передмова
- •Unit 1. The problem of environmental protection
- •I. Memorize the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Read international words and give their Ukrainian equivalents:
- •III. While translating the text keep in mind the different meanings of the words:
- •IV. Word-combinations to remember:
- •The problem of environmental protection
- •I. Try to identify the part of speech of the following words according to the word-building elements:
- •II. Form the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives:
- •III. Find the synonyms to the following words:
- •IV. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Complete the following sentences:
- •VII. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
- •X. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •XI. Read the following text about your future ocupation, try to catch the plot of it, paying attention to the active vocabulary. Environmental Studies
- •Unit 2. What all people need
- •I. Memorize the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Translate the following international words:
- •III. While translating the text keep in mind different meanings of the words:
- •IV. Words to remember:
- •V. Pay attention to the following “false friends of a translator”:
- •What all people need
- •VII. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
- •VIII. Answer the following questions using the phrases given below:
- •IX. Translate the given sentences:
- •X. Do you know that: Ecological Problems
- •Unit 3. Different types of pollution (part I)
- •I. Memorize the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Translate the following international words:
- •III. While translating the text keep in mind different meanings of the words:
- •IV. Word–combinations to remember:
- •Different types of pollution (part I)
- •I. Find out synonyms:
- •II. Translate the words; state their part of speech according to the word-building elements:
- •IV. Give English equivalents:
- •V. Complete the following sentences:
- •VI. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Translate the sentences into English:
- •IX. Read the dialogue again and write down the key points of the conversation. Act the dialogue out.
- •Unit 4. Different types of pollution (part II)
- •I. Memorize the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Translate the following international words:
- •III. While translating the text keep in mind the different meanings of the words:
- •IV. Word–combinations to remember:
- •Different types of pollution (part II)
- •VII. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Translate into English:
- •X. Read the following dialogue, try to act it out. The dialogue represents a radio interview between a journalist, Gerald Brook, and an environmentalist, Trevor Stern.
- •Unit 5. Trees and the deforestation problem
- •I. Memorize the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Translate the following international words:
- •III. While translating the text keep in mind different meanings of the words:
- •IV. Words to remember:
- •Trees and the deforestation problem
- •I. Try to identify the part of speech of the following words according to the word-building elements:
- •III. Give Ukrainian equivalents:
- •IV. Translate the following word combinations into English:
- •V. Complete the following sentences:
- •VI. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Translate the sentences into English:
- •IX. Read the text below and find the best title for it.
- •X. Do you know that:
- •Unit 6. World ecological organizations
- •World ecological organizations
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Complete the following sentences:
- •VIII. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
- •IX. Answer the following questions:
- •X. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •XI. Read the dialogues and reproduce them in pairs:
- •Supplement
- •Text 2. The environment in the new millennium: the way of the world
- •Text 3. Environmental innovation
- •Text 4. Rational use of land resources
- •Text 5. Fightihg atmospheric pollution
- •Text 6. Ecology is a priority
- •Text 7. Ecological situation in ukraine
- •Text 8. To save dnipro
- •Text 9. The north pole is melting away!
- •Text 10. Climate, microclimate and forest
- •Text 11. CfCs and ozone depletion
- •Text 12. Controlling urban smog
- •Text 13. Founder of new world view
- •84646, М. Горлівка, вул. Кірова, 51
VII. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
AGREEMENT |
DISAGREEMENT |
Surely! Certainly! Of course! Right you are! |
It’s absurd! It’s nonsense! On the contrary! Just the other way about!
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Soil pollution occurs when industrial waste is buried or dumped on the land, and via polluted air and water.
Crop yields are increased and sulphur accumulates in the soil.
The banks of some rivers can support the growth of plants because heavy metals and other toxins have entered the soil from the water.
It is possible to remove most of these toxins; in some cases it will take some minutes for their levels to fall sufficiently for the soil to support life again.
"Throwaway" products such as cans, plastic bags and disposable diapers are all unavoidable sources of domestic waste.
Burning garbage produces carbon dioxide, toxic fumes, soot and other airborne particles as well as an unpleasant smell.
Burying garbage in landfill sites cannot contaminate the soil with toxic products, which then enter the water supply.
Most of us are very responsible with our own waste.
About only 10 % of all our domestic waste can be recycled.
Most developed countries now have recycling centers for glass, paper, aluminium cans and plastic.
VIII. Answer the following questions:
When does the soil pollution occur?
What damage does sulfur dioxide cause?
Why can’t the banks of some rivers support the growth of plants any longer?
What are “throwaway” products?
What do people do with domestic waste?
What are the results of burying garbage in landfill sites?
Are we responsible with our own waste?
What for do most developed countries create recycling centers?
Who will bear the burden of our “throwaway” lifestyle?
IX. Translate into English:
Забруднення ґрунту відбувається, коли промислові відходи закопують у ґрунт або через забруднення повітря і води.
Двоокис сірки у повітрі вкриває листя рослин, перешкоджаючи сонячним промінням.
Береги деяких річок вже більше не в змозі підтримувати життя рослин, оскільки важкі метали та інші токсини потрапляють у ґрунт з води.
Консервні банки і пластикові пляшки, серветки одноразового використання – це складові побутового сміття.
Спалювання сміття вивільняє двоокис вуглецю, токсичні випари, сажу та інші частки, а також неприємний запах.
6. Ще одна небезпека появи сміттєзвалищ – утворення вибухових газів.
7. Коли люди дізнаються про безвідповідальне скидання промислових відходів у річки та океани, вони зазвичай лякаються.
8. У багатьох розвинених країнах працюють центри переробки скла, паперу, алюмінієвих пляшок та пластика.
X. Read the following dialogue, try to act it out. The dialogue represents a radio interview between a journalist, Gerald Brook, and an environmentalist, Trevor Stern.
Gerald Brook: So tell us, Trevor, why is it important to save the rain forests?
Trevor Stern: There are a number of reasons. One is that many plants which could be useful in medicine grow in the rainforest. We don't know all the plants yet – there are thousands and thousands of them. Researchers are trying to discover their secrets before they are destroyed.
Gerald Brook: I see. What other reasons are there?
Trevor Stern: Well, I am sure you've heard about global warming?
Gerald Brook: You mean the idea that the world is getting warmer?
Trevor Stern: That's right. The rainforests have an important effect on the earth's climate. They are disappearing at a terrifying rate and soon they will be gone. People are not doing enough to save them.
Gerald Brook: But is global warming really such a problem? I enjoy warm sunshine.
Trevor Stern: Well, what happens when you heat ice?
Gerald Brook: It melts of course.
Trevor Stern: OK. The polar ice caps consist of millions of tons of ice. If they melt the level of the sea will rise and cause terrible floods. Many scientists believe that the temperatures are already rising. We must do everything we can to prevent global warming, and that includes the preserving of the rainforests.
Gerald Brook: Thank you, Trevor.
Trevor Stern: Thank you.