IV. Write your own story about your Institute.

V. Be ready to speak about your Institute.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

I. Learn the words from topical vocabulary.

ancient	древний
Harmony	гармония
Environment	окружающая среда
Riches	богатства
Unlimited	Неограниченный
to interfere	Вмешиваться
to increase	увеличиваться, возрастать
Smoky	дымный
Enterprise	предприятие
by-produc	побочный продукт
Activity	деятельность
to pollute	загрязнять
Substance	Вещество
Oxygen	кислород
Rare	редкий
Destruction	разрушение
Ozone	озон
Layer	слой
Interaction	взаимодействие
Horrible	ужасный
Disaster	Катастрофа

 

II Read and translate the text.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Since ancient times Nature has served Man, being the source of his life. For thousands of years people lived in harmony with environment and it seemed to them that natural riches were unlimited. But with the development of civilization man’s interference in nature began to increase.

Large cities with thousands of smoky industrial enterprises appear all over the world today. The by-products of their activity pollute the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we grow grain and vegetables on.

Every year world industry pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000 million tons of dust and other harmful substances. Many cities suffer from smog. Vast forests are cut and burn in fire. Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As a result some rare species of animals, birds, fish and plants disappear forever, a number of rivers and lakes dry up.

The pollution of air and the world’s ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the result of man’s careless interaction with nature, a sign of the ecological crisis.

The Chernobyl tragedy in April 1986 was the most horrible ecological disaster. The consequences of this explosion at the atomic power-station are tragic for the Ukrainian, Byelorussian and other nations.

Environmental protection is of a universal concern. That is why serious measures to create a system of ecological security should be taken.

Some progress has been already made in this direction. As many as 159 countries – members of the UNA- have set up environmental protection agencies. Numerous conferences have been held by these agencies to discuss problems facing ecologically poor regions including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbuss, Donbuss, Semipalatinsk and Chernobyl. An international environmental research center has been set up on the Lake Baikal. The international organization Greenpeace is also doing much to preserve the environment.

But these are only the initial steps and they must be carried onward to protect nature, to save life on the planet not only for the sake of the present but also for the future generations.

 

III. Answer the questions.

1. How did people live for thousands of years?

2. What has Nature been for mankind since ancient times?

3. What kind of cities appear all over the world today?

4. What pollutes the air we breathe?

5. What does the world industry pollute the atmosphere with?

6. What is the result of cutting and burning forests?

7. What is the result of polluting the atmosphere?

8. What does the upset of the oxygen balance result in?

9. What is a sign of ecological crisis?

10. What tragedy has happened in April 1986?

11. How many countries were affected by the Chernobyl tragedy?

12. What other regions are very poor ecologically?

13. Why is environmental protection of a universal concern?

14. What are the initial steps in preserving the environment?

15. What problems have been discussed at the conferences held by environment protection agencies?

16.What kind of organization is Greenpeace?

IV. Write your own story about environmental protection.

V. Be ready to speak on environment and its protection.

 

MY PROFESSION

I. Learn the words from topical vocabulary.

educational institution	учебное заведение
Branch of industry	отрасль промышленности
Mining industry	Горная промышленность
In comparison with	По сравнению с
To concern	Иметь отношение, касаться
Engineering	Техника, машиностроение
Civil engineering/civil engineer	Гражданское строительство/ Инженер-строитель
Mechanical engineering/engineer	Машиностроение/ инженер-механик
Electrical engineering/engineer	Электротехника/электротехник
Service and maintenance of transport and technological equipment	сервис транспортных машин и и технологического оборудования
Machinery	Машины, машинное оборудование
Lodging	Жилище
Manufacture	Производство, изготовление
To generate	Производить, генерировать
To transmit	Передавать
To distribute	Распределять
to process	Обрабатывать
Varied	Различный, разнообразный
Aircraft	Авиация, самолет
Fire- control	Управление огнем
Automated manufacturing	Автоматизированное производство
Robotics	Робототехника
Safety engineering	Техника безопасности
personnel (staff)	Персонал
Hazardous	Опасный