- •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
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VII. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
AGREEMENT |
DISAGREEMENT |
You are quite right I agree with you Your statement is correct I share your point of view |
You are wrong I disagree with you Nothing of the kind! You are mistaken
|
The thing is the deterioration of the environment is not telling heavily on people.
And it is obvious what all people need is a contaminated environment.
It’s a pity but concern about the preservation of the environment and its protection from pollution as well as concern about our limited natural resources has not given rise to a powerful movement throughout the world.
As many as 59 countries – members of the United Nations Organization – have set up environmental protection agencies.
The love of nature and everything living around us is an indispensable part of humanism.
The problem of environmental protection is a great concern of the Ukrainian government, especially after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in April 1968.
"Zeleny Svit" is the Ukrainian ecological newspaper. It calls on protection of the natural wealth and on using it in a more careful and economical manner for the benefit of the present and future generations.
VIII. Answer the following questions using the phrases given below:
As far as I know, as far as I can judge, in my opinion, to my mind, for all I know, it is evident that…
1. What do all people need?
2. What has given rise to environmentalism?
3. What do the members of the United Nations Organization do to protect our environment?
4. What is necessary for people to do to solve the burning problem of the nature contamination?
5. What are the tasks of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine?
6. What are the aims of Ukrainian environmental organizations?
IX. Translate the given sentences:
1. Причиною занепокоєння багатьох людей є те, що забруднення навколишнього середовища позначається на їх станові здоров’я.
2. Занепокоєння щодо захисту природи від забруднення обмежених природних ресурсів стало причиною появи могутнього руху по всьому світові.
3. 159 країн-членів Організації Об’єднаних націй заснували агентства із захисту навколишнього середовища.
4. Для вирішення цієї важливої проблеми людям необхідно об’єднати зусилля, підвищити стандарти техніки безпеки на усіх промислових підприємствах, адекватно обробляти побічні продукти промисловості.
5. Проблема захисту навколишнього середовища викликає велике занепокоєння в уряді України, особливо після аварії на Чорнобильській атомній електростанції у квітні 1986 року.
6. Українська екологічна газета "Зелений світ" закликає захищати природне багатство і використовувати його обережніше і економніше на користь сучасного і майбутніх поколінь.
X. Do you know that: Ecological Problems
There are a lot of problems facing people on the planet Earth nowadays. The most urgent problem is an ecological one. Interrelations between man and the biosphere are complex. Man like any other living organism depends for his life on what the biosphere provides: water, oxygen, food. On the other hand all sorts of human activity make the environment unhealthy. The main problems are: air pollution, water pollution, acid rains, safety of nuclear and power station, radioactive and other poisonous materials, disposal of waste and others. Let's consider some of them.
Car engines burn gasoline, factories burn fuels. All these gases pollute the air. The biggest problem is ozone. Ozone can age our lungs, making us more susceptible to dangerous diseases, including cancer. Some factories produce liquid wastes and dump them into rivers and lakes. This problem includes oil pollution which causes great damage to coasts and wild life. Acid rains damage forests, poison rivers and lakes, make them lifeless. Safety of nuclear and hydroic power stations is another acute problem. Public anxiety has grown particularly after the Chernobyl disaster.
Radioactive and other poisonous materials present health and safety problems. As the population of large cities continues to grow, the problem of industrial waste disposal has become urgent. In more than a hundred towns and cities the concentration of harmful substances in the air and water is over 10 times the admissible level. In recent years people have become more sensitive towards the environment. Still more public organizations and unofficial movements have been established. In 1987 a "Green Peace" public commission was set up. Its main goal is to combine the people's efforts in the struggle for peace and nature conservation. Russia is cooperating in this field with the USA, Canada, Finland, and Norway. The other way out of ecological problems is to turn technology to the construction of healthy environment. We must leave our planet better for future generations than it is now.
XI. Work in pairs. Tell about one of the environmental disasters mentioned in the text above. Use the information from the text and your background knowledge to prepare an interview "Pollution. What are we doing to our Home?"