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Keys to the self-check tests

Translate from Russian into English using the functional vocabulary.

Replace the italicised parts using words from your functional vocabulary.

Explain the meaning of the following words.

1. ravages

2. land-fill

3. rainforest

4. wildlife

5. renewable

1. Smogs used to hit European cities during the 1950s.

2. Some of our most beautiful birds and animals are dying out.

3. Vehicles produce atmospheric pollutants, which are a significant contributory factor in the process of forest destruction.

4. There is currently little control over the destruction of tropical rainforests, which are home to many rare species of wildlife.

5. We cannot walk down the streets of many cities without thinking of the pollutants dangerous to our health.

1. ООН развернула кампанию по спасению морских животных находящихся под угрозой вымирания.

2. Утечка ядовитого газа на заводе по производству пестицидов нанесла непоправимый ущерб окружающей среде.

3. Вырубка лесов в больших масштабах представляет угрозу существованию целых экосистем.

4. Уменьшение выбросов токсических отходов промышленными предприятиями является единственно возможным решением проблемы кислотных дождей.

5. Oхота свыше установленных лимитов, браконьерство, ловля животных и птиц для частных коллекций, равно как и торговля редкими видами запрещены международными конвенциями.

1) f;	7) h;
2) l;	8) e;
3) g;	9) k;
4) b;	10) j;
5) i;	11) a;
6) c;	12) d.

1) restoration of the lost moral values;

2) work done by people who are not paid for it;

3) a person who takes a position of neutrality in a controversial matter;

4) a death caused by drugs;

5) to be able to manage financially;

6) a policy that fits everybody;

7) a train used by people who travel regularly from one place to another, as from suburb to city and back;

8) an apartment or room shared by some people;

9) to decide to forget one’s previous mistakes, failures or debts and to start again;

10) the ordinary people who form the main part of the organization;

11) something or someone considered useful or helps a person or an organization to be successful.

1) at, to;

2) for;

3) in;

4) by, over;

5) by.

1) compulsory, obligatory;

2) illegal drugs;

3) a danger;

4) terminal/fatal disease;

5) a lie (usually financial);

6) a policy of non-interference;

7) to eradicate, to eraze;

8) a drug addict, a drug abuser;

9) to advocate;

10) to give up drugs, to get rid of drugs;

11) an impetus;

12) dangerous.

1) contribute of their time and talents; put their heart into;

2) succumb to peer pressure;

3) are enslaved; hate, greed and lust;

4) a sense of worth;

5) to do bereavement counselling;

6) compulsory/mandatory drug tests;

7) incidence of drug abuse, interdiction;

8) supporters of the prevention efforts; perils of narcotics/drugs; speedy treatment.

1. 1) d; 2) a; 3) b; 4) c; 5) f; 6) h; 7) e; 8) g.	2. 1) manual; 2) novel; 3) forecast; 4) broadcast; 5) bulletin; 6) coverage; 7) edition; 8) media; 9) campaign; 10) brochure.
3. 1) in, for; 2) for; 3) before; 4) of, in; 5) to; 6) by; 7) to;	4. 1) coverage; 2) out of print; 3) correspondent; 4) circulation; 5) censorship; 6) projects; 7) public; 8) blankly.
5. 1) viewing habits; 2) advertising techniques; key-words; featuring celebrities; 3) low-challenging; sleazy programmes; 4) throw the onus on to the programme-makers; 5) on-air trailer; 6) notional watershed, programmes with explicit scenes.

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