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Natural disasters

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  1. Correct any mistakes in the italicised words or, if necessary, suggest ways of making the sentence more natural.
  2. Exercise 13. Choose the most natural position for the adverb out of the several variants. Comment on the differences in meanings if several positions are possible.
  3. Global warming and natural disaster
  4. MOVING OIL AND NATURAL GAS
  5. NATURAL CATASTROFIES, INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS IN AVIATION.
  6. NATURAL CATASTROPHIES
  7. NATURALLY SPEAKING
  8. She spoke so naturally, almost jestingly, that no one could have guessed that the pain at her heart seemed past bearing. She waited for his answer with sickening dread.
  9. TASK 19. Match the names of natural disasters with their descriptions.

Environmental issues

air, water, sea, traffic, noise pollution global warming green house effect climate change overuse of pesticides urban development genetically modified food (GM), genetic engineering toxic waste, effluent dumping (industrial) waste into (sea) extinction of (rare, endangered species) deforestation acid rain ozone holes destruction of the ozone layer overfishing be heavily polluted overpopulation, population growth starvation famine advance of deserts finite, limited resources poverty heavy traffic, traffic jams exhaust fumes dropping litter, cigarette buts (plastic) bottle bank cleaning dog mess effluents factory smoke waste disposal landfill sites choking with smog soil erosion greenhouse gas emission radiation lack of fresh/ sweet water

Negative effects

to affect, change climate have damaging effects on dump into the sea or landfill sites (toxic chemicals, rubbish, sewage) cut/ chop down forests to litter, leave rubbish to contaminate water   to run out of water, natural resources to pose a threat to the earth’s resources to face, be threatened with extinction become extinct, die out misuse resources, waste resources

Protection: tasks and measures

save the environment, resources not to waste resources preserve the planet, the diversity of vegetation conserve woods, species, wildlife prevent the loss of …recourses, species to regenerate to restore natural habitats to recycle waste to cut down on, reduce … vehicles run on … (solar power, clean fuels) reserve natural resources create nature reserves control pollution practice organic farming use alternative energy forms (solar, wind power) use energy efficient bulbs take drastic measures to deposit bottles in recycling bins pick up, collect, fetch to a bin (rubbish) do away with, ban, abolish nuclear weapons use clean fuels, unleaded petrol raise awareness of the effects of pollution on one’s health plant trees balanced ecosystem concern over the environmental impact be environmentally friendly/ aware free from chemicals, chemical-free water consumption re-usable carriers renewable resources conservationists, environmentalists conservation anti-pollution warning

Natural disasters

avalanche blizzard severe (thunder) storms hurricane typhoon tornado tropical cyclone drought flood fire earthquake tsunami volcano eruption landslide oil spills, slicks rising sea level emergency to flood to burst its banks to declare the state of emergency be on fire to put out, extinguish fire to quake the ground to starve to be cut off be trapped under rubble to collapse to rescue to provide supply to casualties, survivours rescuers, rescue teams to dam to tear off roofs to blow down trees, uproot to suck up to fail (harvest) to survive, survival to suffer injuries death toll be suck up by tornado



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Ex.2. Write a short summary of the text. | Data-File | Global ecological consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion | Lessons of Chernobyl | Ex. 8. Find out information about the present day situation at Chernobyl power plant. | Ex.3. Work with a partner, fill in the table with possible actions that can be taken on these levels. | Ground-level and high-level ozone | The Greenhouse Effect | Read the text. | Global warming |


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