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III. True or false:

1. Economists have long thought of the environment as a limited source of resources.

2. One of the main problems of the environment is depletion of the ozone layer; whish absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

3. The Aral Sea is already dead.

4. Millions of species – animals, birds and fish have already disappeared from our planet.

5. Big cities face the environmental catastrophe.

6. For thousands of years more people have lived in rural areas than in urban areas.

7. Governments around the world are prepared for the problems that come with growing cities?

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What have many economists thought of the environment?

2. Why do some economists think that pollution damages the resources?

3. What pollutes the air we breathe?

4. How does water get polluted?

5. What are the consequences of damaging the environment?

6. Are you for or against nuclear power?

7. What do people of different countries do to save our planet?

8. Are governments around the world prepared for the problems that come with growing cities?

9. What could happen if we don't learn to use the environment carefully?

V. Find the English equivalents in the text:

защита окружающей среды, неисчерпаемый источник ресурсов, быть тесно связанным, обеспечивать экономику ресурсами, последствие повреждения окружающей среды, кислотные дожди, контролировать уровень загрязнения, разрушение озонового слоя, вред водам и почвам, вред дикой природе, виды животных и растений, химические удобрения и пестициды, обращать внимание на проблему, опасный для жизни, на грани вымирания, опасный для здоровья людей, различные международные организации, сохранить окружающую среду.

VI. Fill in the gaps:

1. The economy and the environment are … .

2. More people mean … .

3. … is 6,000,000,000 (six billion)!

4. One out of every 13 people around the world … .

5. Industrial enterprises emit … .

6. … is already nearly dead; … is following.

7. The speed and scale of global urbanization is so great that … .

8. … grows by nearly a million.

9. Climate change will increase … .

10. … will reduce agricultural production, increase health risks, and will produce tornadoes and thunderstorms.

11. People are beginning to realize … .

VII. Speaking.

1. How many people live in your city?

2. What can you say about environment problems in your city?

3. Do you do anything to solve environment problems? What …?

TOPIC № 3 OUR HOME TOWN

I. Study the vocabulary:

1. construction – строительство, стройка

2. hydro-electric power station – гидроэлектростанция

3. settlement – поселение

4. to be inhabited by – быть населенным

5. pipe – труба

6. grinding products – шлифовальные материалы

7. bearing – подшипник

8. braking linings – тормозные накладки

9. foreign enterprises – иностранные предприятия

10. growth – рост

11. to be eager – желать

12. favourable climate – благоприятный климат

13. to be proud of – гордиться

14. to exceed – превышать

15. assembly - сборка