- •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
I. Find out synonyms:
Pollution a) to manufacture
To lead b) to cause
To produce c) contamination
To discharge d) sewage
Effluents e) man-made
Artificial f) to release
II. Translate the words; state their part of speech according to the word-building elements:
industrial, dramatically, electricity, occasionally, intentionally, unintentionally, discussed, pollutant, washing, to overgrow.
III. Give Ukrainian equivalents: to increase dramatically, greenhouse gases, sulphur dioxide, acid rain, the cause of industrial pollution, electricity industry, fossil fuels, water supply, factory effluents, dissolved, oxygen, aquatic life, nuclear power station, bacteria and algae.
IV. Give English equivalents:
Об’єм побутових та промислових відходів, фреон, двоокис сірки, призводити до кислотних дощів, траплятися навмисно, спричиняти потрапляння токсичних відходів у систему водопостачання, тверді відходи, розчинений кисень, підтримувати життя, теплове забруднення, штучні добрива, охолоджувати воду, зростання температури.
V. Complete the following sentences:
Industrial air pollution includes….
The largest single cause of industrial air pollution is….
All fossil fuels produce….
Air pollution from industrial accidents occasionally causes….
Water pollution from industry can occur intentionally, when …, or unintentionally, when….
Oil coats…
… is another important cause of water pollution and the destruction of aquatic life.
VI. Correct the statements if necessary using the phrases of agreement or disagreement:
The volume of both industrial and domestic waste has not increased dramatically over the past 50 years.
The largest single cause of industrial air pollution is disused machinery, plastic sheets and wire netting.
Air pollution from industrial accidents occasionally causes major health problems.
Water pollution from industry can occur intentionally, when accidents cause leakage of toxic waste into the water supply, or unintentionally, when factories discharge their effluents directly into rivers, lakes and oceans.
Factory effluents also discharge large pieces of solid waste such as disused machinery, plastic sheets and wire netting.
Without dissolved oxygen, the sea can support any life at all.
Industries argue that it would cost too much money to cool the water down before releasing it into the environment.
VII. Answer the following questions:
How has the volume of industrial and domestic waste increased over the past 50 years?
What are greenhouse gases?
What chemicals are the cause of acid rain?
What is the largest cause of industrial air pollution?
How can water pollution from industry occur?
Is oil one of the greatest pollutants of water?
What is thermal pollution?
How does thermal pollution influence aquatic ecosystem?
What do industries argue about?
VIII. Translate the sentences into English:
1. Об’єм промислових та побутових відходів значно збільшився за останні 50 років.
2. Найзначніша причина промислового забруднення повітря – електроенергетична промисловість.
3. Забруднення повітря через нещасні випадки спричиняє значну кількість проблем із здоров’ям.
4. Уламки пластику, металобрухт не тільки жахливі на вигляд, морські тварини і кораблі можуть заплутатися у цих відходах.
5. Нафта вкриває пір’я морських птахів, луску риб.
6. Море не може підтримувати жодної з форм життя без розчиненого у воді кисню.
7. Теплове забруднення одразу вбиває деяких тварин і різні види рослин.
8. Підприємства, які використовують воду для охолодження (такі, як атомні електростанції), збільшують температуру близько розташованих річок та озер на 5-10 градусів.