Key vocabulary

Nouns

1. Environment окружающая среда

2. Source источник

3. Soil почва

4. Network сеть

5. Acid кислота

6. Rainforest тропический лес

7. Interaction взаимодействие

8. Danger опасность

9. Rubbish мусор

10.Waste отходы

Verbs

1. Cause вызывать

2. Destroy

3. Ruin разрушать, уничтожать

4. Damage

5. Depend on зависеть от

6. Accelerate ускорять

7. Pollute загрязнять

8. Warm нагревать

9. Release освобождать(зд. выпускать)

10.Provide снабжать, обеспечивать

11.Restore восстанавливать

12.Survive выживать

Ex. 2. How do we say the following in Russian?

Everything is dependent on everything; the earth’s thin skin; perfect and delicate balance; bathed by radiant solar fire; constant balanced interaction; huge areas; dangerous effects; fundamental changes; circle of life.

Ex.3. Ask and answer.

1. How long ago did life appear on the planet?

2. What is our environment?

3. What does balanced interaction of all the processes mean?

4. What is the environmental crisis?

5. Can you give some examples of environmental catastrophe?

6. What should be done to save our blue planet?

Ex. 4. Use the words from the text to complete the sentences.

1. To live human beings require……………………………………………….

2. In nature all the processes are in…………………………………………….

3. The balanced interaction of all the processes on our planet denotes that…...

4. People who call for preservation of nature are called……………………….

5. Because of the Greenhouse Effect the earth is………………………………

6. The Green Movement calls………………………………………………….

Ex.5. Match the problems to their effects and their solutions. Then in pairs discuss as in the

Example.

Problems

A. Global warning

B. Pollution

C. Hunting/Overfishing

D. Deforestation

Effects

1. destruction of the rainforest

2. many animals and fish wiped out

3. change in world’s climate – ocean levels rising – extreme weather conditions

4. very poor air quality in cities – rivers and lakes full of industrial waste

Solutions

a. Have stricter laws and punishments for illegal hunting and fishing.

b. Encourage countries to control the number of trees that are cut down.

c. Reduce gases emitted from factories. Use public transport instead of cars.

d. Reduce use of aerosols. Use alternative sources of energy.

A: What is the effect of global warning?

B: Global warning is causing a change in the world’s climate. Ocean levels are rising and we are seeing more extreme weather conditions. We need to do something before it’s too late.

A: What can we do?

B: We could reduce the use of aerosols. We could also use alternative sources of energy.