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4. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the text:

1. And of course the more we _______, the more we have to throw away.

2. The speed of turnover is very _______.

3. So what is to be done about electronic _______?

4. Nowadays, the _______ of high tech garbage is becoming a big concern.

5. Even such seemingly simple things as computer casings are bafflingly _______.

6. _______ have obligingly brought out new toys faster than we can buy them.

7. All the casings contain bromine, a kind of _______ flame retardant.

5. Fill in the words from the list below. Use each word only once.

equipment, waste, recycling, last, electronic, nation, high

1. latest ….. gadgets

2. dumping toxic …..

3. ….. tech garbage

4. major ….. firms

5. Europe's richest …..

6. ….. few decades

7. high tech …..

6. Make up word combinations from the following words, translate them into Ukrainian:

1. serious a) material

2. vast b) rule

3. toxic c) concern

4. electronic d) problem

5. strict e) majority

6. big f) firm

7. recycling g) waste

7. Complete the following sentences:

1. The manufacturer Loewe has developed …….

2. If a computer has a fault, it is …….

3. Computers have an average lifespan …….

4. Klaus Brodersen of Erlangen University is …….

5. One of the country's major recycling firms …….

6. Anyone who has ever bought a computer …….

7. Germany, Europe's richest nation, discards …….

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Across:

2

The natural conditions, such as air, water, and land, in which people, animals, and plants live.

3

The process of extinguishing.

5

The act of protecting or state of being protected.

7

The power to have an effect on someone or something without the use of direct force or command.

9

The pattern of relations of plants, animals, and people to each other and to their surroundings.

Down:

1

The act of destroying or state of being destroyed.

2

Changing into steam and disappearing.

4

Used, damaged, or unwanted matter.

5

The action of polluting or the state of being polluted.

6

Waste material, from a house or office, to be thrown away.

8

Waste material thrown away.

WRITING

9. Imagine that you are a young scientist and you have to speak at an annual international conference. The theme of your report is «The Era of High-Tech Pollution». Read the text again and express the main idea of the text in the shortest possible way in order to be ready for presenting your report at the conference.

GRAMMAR IN USE

These tasks can help you to practice The Past Continuous Tense. Read grammar rules on p.164 and then do the exercises.

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