Lesson 6.2.3. Personal Responsibility for Ecological Safety

Writing

Speaking

Translating

Post-Reading

Ex 7. Translate into Russian paying attention to nouns in the function of attributes:

1. No coal fires are allowed in London. 2. Cigarette smoke is a major factor in air pollution. 3. Oil pollution causes great damage to beaches and wildlife. 4. Air and water contamination result in serious health problems. 5. Acid rains are known to damage forests both in Europe and North America. 6. Waste disposal is a major problem in modern industry. 7. Risk factors for different types of environmental pollution are calculated. 8. Environmental situation has become a subject of separate and joint research efforts of ecopsychologist, biologists, chemists and biochemists.

Ex 8. Translate into English:

1. Загрязнение питьевой воды приводит к болезням. 2. Сигаретный дым отравляет воздух в общественных местах. 3.Новые автомобильные дороги часто портят сельскую местность, принося туда шум и загрязнение. 4. Проблемы защиты окружающей среды приобретают все большую важность. 5. Человечество стоит перед острыми экологическими проблемами. 6. Уровень загрязнения окружающей среды можно измерить при помощи специальных приборов.

Ex 9. First listen and tick. Then, listen and repeat.

	/t/	/d/	/id/		/t/	/d/	/id/
folded				stayed
lived				looked
cooked				painted

Ex 10. Look at the table, then listen to a radio interview with an ecologist and tick (ü) the solutions mentioned. Listen again and discuss the solutions adding any ideas of your own. Use words like: I think, I believe, I agree, also, as well as, in addition, moreover, besides, etc.

e.g. A: I think we should give financial support to the poorer countries where

people are destroying the countryside.

PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS

Destruction of habitat	· give financial support to poorer countries · plant more trees · protect jungles and forests
Pollution	· use bicycles instead of cars · encourage industries to use cleaner methods of production · educate the public about the importance of recycling
Illegal hunting	· create more protected national parks · introduce harsher punishments for illegal hunters · raise public awareness about endangered species

Ex 11. Read the following statements about acid rain and try to guess the answers. Then, listen to the tape and underline the correct word. Listen again and say what acid rain is, what damage is caused and how the problem can be solved.

1. Acid rain is mostly found in South America/North America and Europe.

2. Harmful chemicals/poisons are released into the air atmosphere and mix with the water in clouds to produce acid rain.

3.Acid rain causes great damage to the plant and animal life in parks and zoos/lakes and streams.

4. Acid rain can slowly eat away the debris/stone on the outside walls of buildings. strength/threat of acid rain.

5. Governments are forcing power stations to reduce/increase the amounts of poisonous fumes that they release into the atmosphere.

6. We can help by using less oxygen/electricity.

7. If we used public transport more often, the atmosphere wouldn’t become so polluted/affected by car exhaust fumes.

8.If we all make an effort, we can help to decrease the strength/threat of acid rain.

Ex 12. Agree or disagree with the statements justifying your opinion:

1. As far as the environment is concerned the trends are positive rather than negative. 2. With respect to water quality, the key measure is drinkability. By this measure the water quality is getting better rather than worse. 3. There is no factual basis for the forecast of more pollution in the future. 4. The concept of "ecological stability" is too diffuse (not precisely defined) to be measured. 5. There never have been any data showing that population growth, size or density have a negative effect upon the level of pollution. 6. The number of potential threats to the environment is infinite.

Ex 13. Comment on the following statements:

1. We need to move in our basic thinking from the “Taker” to the “Leaver” mentality. 2. We have to bring back some kind of animism. 3. Environmental problem solving must pay a lot of attention to a philosophical critique of the values of industrial capitalist society.

Ex 14. The situation of intercultural communication:

As a participant in the International Conference on Environmental Protection you’re to present the information about the pollution of environment in your/ foreign countries and the solutions of this problem.

Ex 15. The number of deaths from cancer caused by bad environment is constantly growing. Write a letter to the local mass media asking for information on the solution of the ecological problems in the region.

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