Vocabulary
NB!!! Make sure you know the pronunciation and the meaning of the following words:
Earth Plateaus Land Planet Surface Data Decompose Glacier Sloping edges Shallow water |
Interior Vibration Cause by Molten material Layer Core Tools Predict Accuracy
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Mantle Crust Texture Fossil evidence Plates Spread apart Faults Strike Eruption |
Cracks Collide Measure Dormant Fold Weathering Alter Limestone Simultaneously
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Unit 3. Water
Warming-up activity
Work in groups. Give your understanding of water. What is it? What are your associations with this word?
Features problems
WATER
Forms sources
WATER – a liquid without colour, smell or taste, that falls as rain.
Freshwater, salt – water, sea water, barley water (a drink, sometimes flavoured, made by boiling barley in water), gripe-water (medicine to cure stomach or intestinal pain in babies), ice-water, mineral water, soda water, tonic water, waterproof.
WATERS(pl) – the mass of water in a lake, river, etc.; the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean.
Blood is thicker that water (saying) – family relationships are the strongest ones.
Bread and water – the plainest and the cheapest food.
Still waters run deep (saying) – a quiet or apparently calm person can have strong emotions, much knowledge or wisdom.
In groups make up 3 sentences with the word WATER and its phrases.
III. Read the text on pp. 36-37 “Wonders of Water”. Find the English equivalents for the following phrases in Russian:
Занимать ¾ земной поверхности;
Формировать и переделывать;
Определять климат;
Помогать использовать природные ресурсы;
Подходящее место для жизни;
Сохранять большое количество солнечной энергии;
Поглощать растворенные вещества;
Пополнять запас воды;
Хозяйственные и производственные отходы;
Необходимо охранять от любых загрязнений.
IV. Translate the following sentences from the text into Russian.
Water does all these things because it has special qualities that few materials on the earth have.
Because water releases heat even as it freezes, it helps to keep air temperatures from getting too cold too fast.
Plants and animals need these materials to grow and to build healthy bodies. So do humans.
Hardly a drop of rain has fallen in over 20 years.
One city dweller out of five does not have safe water to drink.
The use of articles with the georaphical names
NO ARTICLE
Continents, most countries Africa, Germany (BUT The Neverlands)
States, countries Texas, Oxfordshire, Normandy
Towns Ottawa, Prague, Sydney (But The Hague)
Most streets Fifth Avenue, Oxford Street
Lakes, most mountains Lake Superior, Everest, Mont Blanc
Town + Buildings Oxford University, York Airport
“THE”
name includes common noun the Czech Republic, the United States
seas, rivers, deserts the Atlantic, the Thames, the Sahara
mountains and island groups the Alps, the Himalayas, the West Indies
most geographical regions the Far East, the Ruhr, the Midwest
hotels, cinemas, theatres the Ritz, the Playhouse
Insert articles where necessary.
____ Volga is the longest river in __ Russia, it flows from _______ Valdai Hills to _______ Caspian Sea.
_____ Riviera in ______ Caucasus is the most popular place in summer.
______ Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
______ Elbrus is the longest peak in _____ Europe.
______ Hague, a city in ______ Western Netherlands near _______ North Sea, is the seat of the Dutch Government.
_______ Strand opens into ________ Trafalgar Square, with two fountains.
______Sahara is the greatest desert in _______ North Africa, extending from ________ Atlantic Ocean to ____ Nile.
________ Philippines is an archipelago which consists of thousands of islands.
_______West Indies is a chain of islands between _____ North and ____ South America
The surface of ________ Mediterranean is never so blue that of ________ Atlantic.
Read the text about the problem of water pollution and express your understanding of this problem. Does it exist? Can you describe the situation in your city?