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Nature and Environmental Problems

 Nature is the world around us, except for human-made phenomena. As humans are the only animal species that consciously, powerfully manipulates theenvironment, we think of ourselves as unique and special. We acknowledge that in an objective view we are merely one of many organisms, and that we are not able to survive outside the natural world of air, earth, water and life.

2.Still we tend to be poor leaders in the “hierarchy” of animal life. Despite our greatness, too often we waste; we destroy, and are too self-centered and shortsighted. Earth is so large, that even if humans destroy themselves, plus most other life forms, there will still be nature. The soil, oceans, atmosphere and weather would still interact with solar power to allow some life to exist. Earth cannot be a barren place like the moon. Humans can, then, reduce our planetary paradise into sort of a hell, but cannot, we may believe, destroy the planet itself.

2. До сих пор мы имеем склонность быть плохими лидерами в «иерархии» жизни животных. Несмотря на наше величие, слишком часто мы тратим впустую; мы разрушаем и слишком эгоистичны и недольновидны. Земля настолько огромная, что даже если люди уничтожат себя и большую часть других форм жизни, все равно природа будет жить. Почва, океаны, атмосфера и погода будут по-прежнему взаимодействовать с солнечной энергией, чтобы позволить существовать некоторой другой жизни. Земля не может быть пустым местом, как луна. Таким образом, люди могут превратить наш планетный рай в своего рода ад, но не могут, как мы можем считать, уничтожить саму планету.

3.Even in this age of high-technology many people who live in cities and work full-time with computers see only little nature intimately. Anyway we all are still aware of the weather and the seasons. We all know that a short, rainy winter day is less pleasant than a warm sunny June day. Most of us enjoy the return of spring, and we mostly have certain pleasant or striking memories we associate with each season.

3. Даже в наш век высоких технологий многие люди, которые живут в городах и работают полный рабочий день на компьютерах, видят очень мало природы. Во всяком случае, мы все еще знаем о погоде и сезонах. Все мы знаем, что короткий, дождливый зимний день менее приятный, чем теплый солнечный июньский день. Большая часть людей любит возвращение весны, и у нас в основном есть определенные приятные или яркие воспоминания, которые мы связываем с каждым сезоном.

4.The big problem is that what we like and cherish is constantly changing. Much has already changed. There is no denying that. However, as our environment changes, so does the need to become increasingly aware of the problems that surround it. With a massive influx of natural disasters, warming and cooling periods, different types of weather patterns and much more, people need to be aware of what types of environmental problems our planet is facing.

4.Большая проблема в том, что то, что мы любим, постоянно меняется. Многое уже изменилось. Мы не отрицаем этот факт. Однако, по мере того, как меняется наша окружающая среда, растет и необходимость все больше осознавать проблемы, которые нас окружают. В период огромного количества стихийных бедствий, периодов потепления и похолодания, различных типов погодных условий и многого другого, люди должны знать, с какими типами экологических проблем сталкивается наша планета.

5.Global warming has become an undisputed fact about our current livelihoods; our planet is warming up and we are definitely part of the problem. However, this isn’t the only environmental problem that we should be concerned about. All across the world, people are facing a wealth of new and challenging environmental problems every day. Some of them are small and only affect a few ecosystems, but others are drastically changing the landscape of what we already know.

5. Глобальное потепление стало неоспоримым фактом о наших источниках средств к существованию; на нашей планете происходит потепление, и мы определенно являемся частью проблемы. Тем не менее, это не единственная экологическая проблема, о которой мы должны думать. Во всем мире люди сталкиваются с множеством новых и сложных экологических проблем каждый день. Некоторые из них являются небольшими и затрагивают лишь несколько экосистем, но другие радикально меняют ландшафт того, что мы уже знаем.

Our planet is poised at the brink of a severe environmental crisis. Climate change, ozone layer depletion, waste disposal, — are only a few of the current problems that make us vulnerable to disasters and tragedies, now and in the future. Unless we address the various issues prudently and seriously we are surely doomed for disaster.

Задание 2. Прочитайте весь текст. Являются ли предложения ниже правильными или неправильными или искомой информации нет в тексте:

Задание 3. Составьте вопросы к тексту из слов, расположенных не по порядку:

Задание 4. Ниже даны слова и словосочетания на русском языке, найдите в тексте их эквиваленты на английском:

Задание 5. Соедините определение и термин:

Term Definition

Задание 6. Откройте скобки и поставьте прилагательные в сравнительную или превосходную степень:

A: How are you enjoying the new house? B: It is nice. It is (1)__________ (spacious) than our old house and one of the (2)______ (good) things is having our own garden. A: So it is much (3) _______ (good) here than in London, then? B: Well, I am not sure. (4)_______ (bad) thing about London was the pollution – and it is certainly (5)________ polluted here in the country. And I suppose it is (6)________ (stressful). I sleep (7)______(soundly) here without all the noise. But I miss the cultural diversity of London. Shopping there was much (8) _______ (interesting) than it is here.

A: How are you enjoying the new house? B: It is nice. It is (1) more spacious than our old house and one of the (2) best things is having our own garden. A: So it is much (3) better here than in London, then? B: Well, I am not sure. The worst thing about London was the pollution – and it is certainly (5) more polluted here in the country. And I suppose it is (6) more stressful. I sleep (7) more soundly here without all the noise. But I miss the cultural diversity of London. Shopping there was much (8) more interesting than it is here.

Задание 7. Выберите нужный вариант выделенного слова:

Задание 8. Вставьте необходимую форму глагола:

And so the days passed. The children (1)________ (not to go) to school, and Mother spent every day in her room writing stories. Sometimes she managed to sell a story to a magazine, and there (2) ________ (to be) cakes for tea. The children did not forget the father but they (3)_______ (not to talk) about him much as they (4) ________ (to know) that Mother was unhappy. She (5) ______ (to tell) them they were poor now. But it (6)________(to be) difficult to believe as there was enough to eat and they (7)_______ (to wear) the same nice clothes. But then there were three wet days, it was very cold. “Can we (8)________ (to light) a fire?” asked Bobbie.

And so the days passed. The children didn’t go to school, and Mother spent every day in her room writing stories. Sometimes she managed to sell a story to a magazine, and there (2) were cakes for tea. The children did not forget the father but they (3) didn’t talk about him much as they (4) knew that Mother was unhappy. She (5) told them they were poor now. But it (6) was difficult to believe as there was enough to eat and they (7) wore the same nice clothes. But then there were three wet days, it was very cold. “Can we (8) light a fire?” asked Bobbie.

“We can’t have fires in June,” said Mother. “Coal (9)________ (to be) very expensive.” After tea, Peter told his sisters, “I have an idea. I (10)______ (to tell) you about it later…” And two nights later Peter asked the girls to help him. On the hill, just above the railway station, there were some big stones in the grass. Between the stones the girls saw a small heap of coal. “I found it,” said Peter. “Help me to carry it up to the house.” (From The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit)

“We can’t have fires in June,” said Mother. “Coal (9) is very expensive.” After tea, Peter told his sisters, “I have an idea. I (10) shall tell) you about it later…” And two nights later Peter asked the girls to help him. On the hill, just above the railway station, there were some big stones in the grass. Between the stones the girls saw a small heap of coal. “I found it,” said Peter. “Help me to carry it up to the house.” (From The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit)

Задание 9. Поставьте слова в скобках в правильную форму:

Imagine that you had to choose between financial ______ (to succeed) and a good (1)________ (to educate). Many (2)_________ (intelligence) young people today face this choice. When he was 17, Michael Furdyk sold an online company he had co-founded for more than $1,000,000. While his business was a success, Michael didn’t have time to earn a high school diploma — though (3) ________ (luck) he has one now. The number of teens doing business on the Internet is (4) ______ (to impress). Starting with an (5) _________ (expensive) computer — even one under $500 — it is (6) ________ (possibility) to turn your hobby into a big business.

Imagine that you had to choose between financial success and a good (1) education. Many (2) intelligent young people today face this choice. When he was 17, Michael Furdyk sold an online company he had co-founded for more than $1,000,000. While his business was a success, Michael didn’t have time to earn a high school diploma — though (3) luckily he has one now. The number of teens doing business on the Internet is (4) impressive. Starting with an (5) expensive computer — even one under $500 — it is (6) possible to turn your hobby into a big business.

Задание10. Вставьте артикли, где это необходимо:

 1. In my opinion, _____ education should be free. 2. ____ education I got at school was excellent. 3. I’d like my children to have ____ good education. 4. ___ car is expensive to own and run but it’s a reliable form of transport. 5. Unfortunately, ____ car is a major cause of air pollution and global warming. 6. In some cities ____ cars have been banned from the centre.

1. In my opinion, — education should be free. 2. The education I got at school was excellent. 3. I’d like my children to have a good education. 4. A car is expensive to own and run but it’s a reliable form of transport. 5. Unfortunately, a car is a major cause of air pollution and global warming. 6. In some cities — cars have been banned from the centre.

Задание 11. Определите функцию окончания –s в следующих предложениях: