Environment
Exercise 1. Active Vocabulary:
To
affect
–
[
]
– впливати;
Issue – [ ] – питання, проблема;
alarming
–
[
]
– тривожний,
хвилюючий;
contamination
– [
]
–
забруднення, зараження;
dumping
– [
]
– дампінг,
скидання відходів у море;
to
pollute
– [
]
– забруднювати;
carbon
dioxide
– [
]
– вуглекислий
газ;
oxygen
– [
]
–
кисень;
fragile
– [
]
–
крихкий, ламкий, тендітний, слабкий
fascinating
– [
]
–
чарівний,
захоплюючий;
to
occur
– [
]
– траплятися,
відбуватися.
Exercise 2. Translate the following word combinations:
To affect living things, an ecological issue, an alarming attack, a contamination of air, an evidence of dumping, to pollute the environment, a reduction of forests, to absorb carbon dioxide, to supply oxygen, fragile plants, fascinating creatures, to occur naturally, a cooling system, an aerosol spray can.
Future Simple Tense
Exercise 3. Make the future simple positive:
1. A: “There's someone at the door.”
B: “I _________________________ (get) it.”
2. Joan thinks the Conservatives _________________________ (win) the next election.
3. A: “I’m moving house tomorrow.”
B: “I _________________________ (come) and help you.”
4. If she passes the exam, she _________________________ (be) very happy.
5. I _________________________ (be) there at four o'clock, I promise.
6. A: “I’m cold.”
B: “I _________________________ (turn) on the fire.”
7. A: “She's late.”
B: “Don't worry she _________________________ (come).”
8. The meeting _________________________ (take) place at 6 p.m.
9. If you eat all of that cake, you _________________________ (feel) sick.
10. They _________________________ (be) at home at 10 o'clock.
Environment
The environment is everything that surrounds and affects the character and growth of living things. When talking about environmental problems, ecological issues cannot be separated from their effect on mankind, nor can human actions be separate from their effect on the ecology. The condition of life, our daily actions and the state of the global environment are interdependent.
Today the planet holds more than 6 billion people. For many people, the most alarming of all human attacks on the environment is the contamination of air, soil, and water from dumping. Evidence of dumping can be found everywhere, done by individuals and large corporations alike. It appears that humans are polluting at the expense of their own lives.
Without water life could not exist. We must use it carefully, but we think there's plenty оf it — in oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams. We however forget that most of the water on Earth — 97 percent — is salt-water. Only about three percent is fresh.
The rapid reduction of forests around the globe appears to be one more urgent environmental problem. Forests absorb carbon dioxide from the air and supply oxygen. They are homes to fragile plants and fascinating creatures and they have provided people with fuel, food and shelter for centuries. But with the growth of human population, forests have been converted into farms, commercial enterprises, and industrial plants.
Human activity is altering the composition of the atmosphere in ways that could bring rapid changes in climate. Although naturally occurring greenhouse gases keep the Earth's surface warm by trapping infra-red radiation given of by the Sun, human activity is increasing the concentration of these gases, as well as adding new, more dangerous chemicals to the atmosphere. The most dangerous is the production of chemically synthesized chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are used in cooling systems and aerosol spray cans. This gas is heating up the atmosphere as well as thinning the ozone layer.
April 22 — World Earth Day. We must save our planet, our home. We want it to be clean, green, and seen.