Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary
1) Глобальное потепление — это увеличение средней температуры атмосферы и океанов, которое может привести к увеличению уровня морей и экстремальным явлениям природы.
2) Загрязнение воздуха и мирового океана, разрушение озонового слоя являются результатом небрежного (careless) обращения с природой, признаком экологического кризиса.
3) Воздух и вода необходимы для существования всех живых существ. Однако загрязненный воздух может послужить причиной болезни и даже смерти. Загрязненная вода убивает рыб и других морских животных. Кроме того, загрязнение окружающей среды портит природную красоту нашей планеты.
4) Проблема загрязнения окружающей среды сложна и серьезна. Автомобили загрязняют воздух, но предоставляют людям возможность передвижения.
5) Все люди могут вести себя таким образом, чтобы наносить меньший вред экологии планеты. Самое важное – начать с самих себя.
Change these sentences so that they are true for the place where you live.
In my city …
1) there’s a lot of ugly graffiti.
2) most of the canals, ponds and rivers are not clean.
3) my local park isn’t well-kept.
4) people often leave rubbish in the forest and in the streets.
3. Do you agree with these statements? Compare your opinions and discuss with a partner.
a) We can’t stop global warming. It’s too late.
b) Our government has been doing a lot to reduce global warming.
c) Nuclear power is the best way to replace fossil fuel power.
d) There should be an extra eco-tax on transport, especially flights.
e) The way I live my life is bad for the environment.
4. What do you do to protect the environment? Write an essay. Use the Active Vocabulary.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
| Problems pollute/ pollution famine drought flood disaster earthquake damage/ destroy global warming civil war increase in … cut down rainforests throw away/ dump be worried about harmful effect of … on .. greenhouse effect/ gases radiation hole ozone layer cause acid rain chemicals/ pesticides smoke/ smog exhaust fumes industrial waste carbon dioxide power station poor quality have difficulty in … fossil fuel endangered species extinct genetically modified (GM) crops have a bad effect on … | Solutions survive protect recycle reuse conserve look after plant save reduce wind/ wave/ solar power environmentally-friendly organic food cycle lane | Additional vocabulary environment society human activity natural resources fossil fuels wildlife habitat |
TOPIC 14. WORK AND CAREER
1. Complete the table with suitable verbs and word combinations to make sentences about these professions. Do you know anyone who does these jobs? What jobs do people in your family do?
| Who? A teacher A secretary A shop-assistant A scientist A chef A university lecturer A lawyer An accountant An IT specialist A doctor A web designer An actor | What? teaches | Where? in a school. |
Which of the jobs from Exercise 1 is ...
- the most dangerous?
- the most difficult?
- the easiest?
- the most exciting?
- the best paid?
- the worst paid?
3. What do people do in an office? Complete the phrases with the verbs in the box. Use these phrases in the sentences of your own.
| answer go to organize send use write |
…. / …. a letter/ an e-mail
… a letter/an e-mail/ the phone
… a computer/ the Internet/ a photocopier
… a meeting/ lunch/ work
… a meeting/ an event
Match the two columns.
| Communication skills Computer skills Qualifications Salary Working hours | 1) write good letters 2) a school certificate 3) use the Internet 4) a degree in physics 5) Saturdays, from 10 to 6 6) 20,000 euros per year 7) Monday to Friday, from 9 to 5 8) talk at a meeting 9) 2,000 dollars per month 10)use special software |