Task: to sketch outline the main environmental problems in Russia

Практическое занятие 29-30 Разговорный практикум «Экология Лондона».

Виды образования. Инфинитив и его обороты.

Ecology of London

Over the past decade the environment has deteriorated significantly in the UK in both urban and rural areas. This is not surprising in such a closely populated and small country, whose people are concerned about pollution of nature, the living conditions of wild animals, the use of natural resources and food safety. However, although the majority of Britons, and expressed concern for the environment, not all of it trying not to pollute. Awareness of the population coincided with a sharp increase in support for the movement of "green" in the mid-80s, so many political parties were forced to include in its program of "green" items. The government, in turn, has enacted laws that restrict the level of allowable emissions to the environment and protect it from new threats. Officials of the European Union is also seriously took up the issue by setting an even more severe standards for EU member states. Tunnel between France and England, too much ruffled nerves of the defenders of nature, despite the fact that he was relatively well-planned, thought out system of isolation was the noise and its construction did not cause much harm to the environment. Pollution of the sea and coastal areas mainly occurs due to the companies that dump waste their activities in the sea, but also because of the oil and gas rigs in the North Sea. Until now, emissions and pollution level of the sea exceed the maximum rates set by the European Union. The rivers are suffering no less than others - they systematically dumped industrial waste, go straight to fall out of the soil, agricultural fertilizers and toxic pesticides. This, in turn, caused the population to think about the quality of drinking water, and the government - to control the quality of water supplied to companies providing utility services. Many of the polluted rivers, lakes and ponds have been cleaned, and the North Sea more closely monitor the implementation of all environmental regulations.

London is a city with the cleanest air

Experts measured the levels of exhaust gas during rush hour in the British capital, came to the conclusion that the atmosphere in London is much cleaner than other cities. According to experts, the level of harmful emissions into the atmosphere in London is less than 1.35 kg of CO2 per person per day. This clean air in the city, famous for its smog, due to deliberate and well-organized system of trains, trams and public transport routes. In addition, a significant contribution to cleanse the air of London has made a fashion endemic inhabitants of the British capital on bicycles. The report of British experts also said that the total carbon emissions across the UK is 32.7 million tons, equivalent to emissions produced by flights 16 million people from London to Sydney Australia. Following the clean atmosphere of London can boast of the north-east and north of the country where emissions are 1.75 kg of CO2 per person per day. The most contaminated regions of the kingdom began to the west (2.51 kg of CO2 per person per day), the central part (2.50 kg of CO2 per person per day) and south-west (2.45 kg of CO2 per person per day).

'Safe' taxis

New environmental technologies are being introduced in a taxi in London. Interesting news came from London the first time on the streets of one of the largest cities in the world came taxis running on hydrogen fuel. Perhaps, after the famous Oriental rickshaws, taxis in London will be in time one of the most environmentally friendly. But it's still in the future, and now tell you briefly about the new product. As it became known on the streets of London black cab travels have (recall that a black cab - a taxi is a symbol of the city) equipped with the engine running on hydrogen. Londoners have witnessed this first trip taxi ride from the car park to the headquarters of the automotive manufacturers located in the area of ​​Westminster. All went well, the system worked smoothly and 04/26/2011, the day can be considered the beginning of a taxi on hydrogen fuel. That is yet to come, say the developers of a new taxi company of Intelligent Energy. Already a cab features are impressive: a cruising range of 400 km and a top speed of 150 km per hour. Refilling a taxi takes 5 minutes. At the same time a taxi almost throws harmful substances into the atmosphere. The city authorities say that the taxi on hydrogen fuel mass will be on the streets of the city in 2012. The first batch of taxis will be 70-100 cars. Especially for these taxis will be created by the new gas stations. Interestingly, back in 2010 in London, appeared on the streets of the city bus that runs on hydrogen. And will also increase the number of such models to 10. And now a brief about the technology: Taxis, operating with hydrogen, fuel cells equipped. This is not an analogue of the internal combustion engine, but rather a close relative of the electric car as the main driving force of such a facility is electricity, which is formed by the interaction of hydrogen with oxygen. And the exhaust from such a reaction is the usual pair.

«talking» boxes

In London and Liverpool, there will be boxes that will be thanking those who will throw them in the trash. The latest 25-liter waste bins will be singing and talking voices. Music boxes will be available in October. The authorities are confident that with the help of talking garbage can significantly improve the ecological situation in the city, because everyone wants to trash for discarded thanked his favorite actors. The more debris will accumulate in the tank, the more violent will be grateful. For the discarded piece of paper or trash can thank the citizens bank abrupt: "Thanks!" or "Wow!", and if you throw in a container, for example, a package of empty bottles from the tank will begin to sound the song. Many "junk hits" are remaking famous songs. Thus, the repertoire will include urns track "Rubbish soul", the song is strongly reminiscent of The Beatles "Rubber soul". In scoring bins was attended by actors from the TV series "The X Files", an opera singer Janis Kelly, rugby player Kenny Logan, and other actors, singers and sportsmen. Cheers few weeks after installation of waste bins will go on tour in Britain, stopping in every major city for a few days. It is expected that the music containers back to London by the beginning of 2013. If the experiment with singing tanks succeed, "grateful" urn will be a new landmark.

Task: to sketch outline the main environmental problems in Russia.

Инфинитив в английском языке – это неличная форма глагола. Как и глагол, инфинитив называет действие, но в отличие от глагола, не указывает на лицо и число. В своей основной форме (Simple Infinitive) инфинитив отвечает на вопросы: что делать? что сделать?

to read – читать,

to purchase – приобретать.

Инфинитив по-другому называют “неопределенная форма глагола” или “начальная форма глагола”.