ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Ex. 1 Vocabulary
Natural
recources – природные ресурсы
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Rare - редкий
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To preserve – сохранять
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To disappear – исчезать
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Danger – опасность
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To survive – выживать
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Species - виды
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To weigh - весить
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Extinct – вымирающий
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Mammal - млекопитающее
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To hunt – охотиться
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High-pitched - высокочастотный
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To damage –
наносить ущерб, разрушать
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Cruel - жестокий
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The World
Wildlife Fund – Всемирный фонд дикой природы
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Endangered –
находящийся под угрозой исчезновения
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Greenpeace - Гринпис
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Flora and fauna
– флора и фауна
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Oxygen – кислород
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Energy-saving - энергосберегающие
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Jungle rain
forests – тропический ливень
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Air pollution – загрязнение
воздуха
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Ex. 2 Read the text and translate it in
writing form
ANIMALS IN DANGER
At present a thousand species are almost extinct
because we hunt them or damage their environment. Here are some of the animals
in danger. The World Wildlife Fund is fighting to save them.
The French priest, Pierre David, was the first
European to see a giant panda in China in 1869. Today the giant panda is one of
the rarest species in the world. There are perhaps only 300 of them left. Giant
panda likes to live in bamboo forests, but these are slowly disappearing. Fortunately
the Chinese government now protects the panda, so it should survive. The World
Wildlife Fund uses panda as its symbol.
The story of the whale has been another great wildlife
tragedy. Some of these are the largest animals that have ever lived. A blue
whale can weigh over 125 tonnes. Whales are mammals, not fish and they are
highly intelligent. They send messages to each other over very long distances
with high-pitched sounds. Whales are now in great danger because hunters have
killed too many of them. Modern ships and machines have made it easy to hunt
these animals, and they are often killed in a very painful and cruel way. Some
countries have agreed to protect the whale, but others have not and still kill
too many.
Ex. 3 Are these statements true or false?
Correct the false ones
1. The
World Wildlife Fund is an organization fighting to save animals in danger.
2. It
uses the whale and the panda as its symbols.
3. At
present about ten hundred species are almost extinct.
4. It
happens because people love them.
5. A
giant panda likes to live in the field.
6. A
whale is a fish.
7. All
the countries have agreed to protect the whales.
Ex. 4 Fill in the gaps with the words in
the box
Greenpeace,
oxygen, jungle rain forests, ecology, breathing, nature, wildlife, flora
and fauna
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WHO CAN SAVE OUR PLANET
People depend on the planet, on the Sun, on animals
and plants around them. People must take care of the Earth. Our …… becomes
worse and worse with every new day. People destroy ….. and cut down trees to
make furniture. They forget that they can’t live without trees and plants,
because they fill the air with…… . Oxygen is necessary for our ….. . We can’t
stay indifferent to these problems.
There are a lot of special organizations which are
trying to save our nature. One of them is ……. . Their aim is to help …… to
survive, to rescue animals, to save ……, which are in danger of destruction. We
must find the right way to save our land, people and animals. We must take care
of …… because we are a part of it.
Ex. 5 In pairs perform a dialogue using
the following questions and statements
- Are
you interested in ecological questions?
- What
do you think is the most important ecological problem?
- What
do you do to preserve natural resources?
- Should
we use public transport more?
- Reusable
shopping bags
- Reusable
tableware
- Rechargeable
batteries
- Walking
and biking whenever possible
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