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For me environment protection is:
1. living in harmony with environment.
2. protecting nature and saving life on the planet.
3. encouraging the more prudent and efficient use of energy and other resources.
4. making sure that air and water are clean and safe.
5. controlling over wastes and pollution.
6. protecting species of plants and animal life.
7. preserving life on earth in its full variety.
Exercise 2. Find words and phrases in the texts which mean the same as:
old times _____
all over the world _____
rivers and lakes disappear _____
to issue laws ______
natural life _____
disappearance ____
pure water _____
to catch too much fish _____
fast _____
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using the texts above.
1. Every year world industry pollutes the atmosphere with about ….
2. The pollution of air and the world's ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the result of ….
3. Greenpeace is an international ecological organization that ….
4. The common mission of Greenpeace is ….
5. Mankind for a long time believed that ….
6. The British Government is doing its best to work out international solutions ….
7. The growth of the world population means ….
Exercise 4. Read the statements and say whether they are true or false.
1. Every year world industry pollutes the seas and oceans with about 1000 million tons of dust and other harmful substances.
2. New species of animals, birds, fish and plants appear in the world.
3. Greenpeace is an international ecological organization that has 2.8 million supporters worldwide.
4. One country's pollution is every country's problem.
5. The British Government aim is to preserve and enhance Britain's natural and cultural inheritance;
6. Environmental protection is of a separate country concern.
Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into English using the dictionary.
1. Global warming is called the greenhouse effect because the gases make the planet comparable to a greenhouse.
2. Waste production can be cut & many experts say that waste can be reduced by at least one-third using existing technologies and methods.
3. Climate change effects on forests and productivity and changes in the geographic range of certain tree species.
4. Water pollution disrupts the natural food chain.
5. The ozone layer protects the Earth from the ultraviolet rays sent down by the sun.
6. Oceans become more and more acidic, and this can totally disrupt the functioning of the marine food web.
7. According to the latest researches polar bears and tigers are the ones most affected by climate change.
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