Pre-listening. Match the English words on the left to their Ukrainian equivalents on the right.

LISTENING

9. Pre-listening. Match the English words on the left to their Ukrainian equivalents on the right.

аcid rains

двуокис вуглецю

dioxins

токсичні відходи

global warming

ядерна енергетика

carbon dioxide

кислотні дощі

fossil fuels

викопні види палива

nuclear power

глобальне потепління

toxic waste

діоксини

10. Listen to three people expressing their views on environmental problems. Choose which of the problems they are anxious about. Mark as Yes (Ö) or No (c).

 

Dioxins

 

 

 

Acid rains

 

 

 

Global warming

 

 

 

Fossil fuels

 

 

 

 

SPEAKING

11. Think of any product you or your friends buy regularly. Is it environmentally friendly? Discuss the problem in pairs.

12. Imagine that you work as a reporter for the well-known newspaper and you are given the task to write about one of the most polluted cities in the world. Choose one of the cities below and prepare a short report describing the impression the city made on you.

TOKYO

MOSCOW

NEW YORK

WRITING

13. Imagine that you are a young scientist and you have to speak at an annual international conference. The theme of your report is «The Era of High-Tech Pollution». Read the text again and express the main idea of the text in the shortest way in order to be ready for presenting your report (60 - 80 words) at the conference. Your may use the following opening phrases:

- On the whole …

- Fortunately …

- Luckily …

- In any case ...

- Unfortunately …

GRAMMAR IN USE

These tasks can help you to practise The Past Continuous Tense (See Appendix 1 p. 222) and do the following exercises.

14. Underline the correct tense form in each of the following sentences.

1. Nowadays, the recycling of high tech garbage is becoming / was becoming a big concern.

2. Klaus Brodersen is trying / was trying to produce a definite classification of what chemicals should and should not be allowed in the production of high tech equipment.

3. The manufacturer Loewe was developing / has developed a green TV which contains just 39 grams of plastic.

4. We were discussing / discussed the problems of pollution at 2 o’clock yesterday.

5. When I came in, he was explaining / explained the details.

6. While we were helping / helped, they were talking.

7. People worked / were working hard many years ago.