c) What is the average life span or expectancy for: a mobile phone, a washing machine, color TV set?

4. Match the words in bold from the text with the corresponding definitions.

1. turnover	a. to dump
2. discard	b. to repair
3. incinerate	c. period ending in ten years
4. intelligent	d. old-fashioned
5. flame retardant	e. clever
6. decade	f. small machine or device
7. common	g. to burn
8. scrap heap	h. pile of garbage
9. out of date	i. ordinary
10. mend	j. value of goods or services sold during a particular
	period of time
11. electronic gadget	k. substance which makes something burn slower
12. leased	l. hired

5. Skim through the texts «Pollution no Easy Answers» and «High-Tech Technology».

Match a verb and a noun to make word combinations.

VERB	NOUN
to follow	the programme
to take	harm
to cover	strict rules
to do	its toll
to run	into force
to make	disposal cost
to come	charge from

6. Complete the table with the words from the text.

NOUN	VERB
1.	to manufacture
2. purchase
3. deal
4.	to import

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7.What do these numbers from the text refer to?

1 500 000, 100 000, 7 000, 200

8.Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1.Why is recycling of high-tech garbage becoming a pressing problem? Look for several reasons in the text.

2.How is the problem of disposing electronic gadgets and electric appliances being solved?

3.What «green» or environmentally-friendly materials are being developed by scientists?

4.What are new intelligent technologies aimed at?

5.What do municipal authorities monitor?

9. Match types of pollution with their effects.

1.acid rain		a. skin cancer
2. traffic congestion		b. respiratory problems
3. water contamination	turns the planet into	c. a scrap-heap
4. destruction of the		d. carbon monoxide given
ozone layer		off
5. high-tech garbage	causes	e. stomach related diseases
6. air pollution		f. forests dying

10 Companies need to be aware of the effect they have on the environment.

What actions are taken by manufacturers and local authorities to solve high-tech pollution problem?

Complete the table:

Actions taken	Actions taken
by municipal authorities	by manufacturers

11. Study high-tech pollution problems and add more items to the diagram in task 11 in the Text A

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