- •Preface
- •List of books consulted and cited
- •Reading
- •Death by tourism
- •Follow-up
- •II. Try to guess the meaning of the following words from the text.
- •III. Find a word in the text that has the same or similar meaning to the following:
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Match the words with their definitions.
- •III. Correct the one underlined word, (a), (b) or (c).
- •Writing
- •Reading
- •Reading
- •The Environmental Tourist
- •I. Answer these questions.
- •II. Find a word in the text that has the same or similar meaning to the following:
- •III. Discuss the following points.
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Write the correct form of the words given below.
- •II. Fill in the spaces in the extract with one word only.
- •III. Read the extract and underline all the words you think should not be there. An example is given.
- •IV. Match the words with their definitions.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.
- •VI. Find the words that refer to the environment. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •VII. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •Writing
- •Listening task
- •Reading
- •With your partner try to match the definition with the correct word or phrase. Guess if you are not sure! Then scan the text quickly to see if you were right.
- •Reading
- •Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
- •I. Answer these questions.
- •II. Read the text carefully and decide whether these statements are true or false. Reason it out.
- •III. Discuss the following points.
- •IV. Read the poem by Marco Luis and do the assignment below. Sunsets
- •If you listen closely you can hear
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Put the verbs in brackets in the required form of the oblique mood.
- •II. Match the words in column a with their synonyms in column b.
- •III. Read the poster and fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary. Don’t miss your chance to see me !
- •IV. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box. There are two extra words which you do not need.
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Industrial pollution and wastes
- •Listening and speaking
- •II. Guess what else Andy and Carla could do to get the factory to stop polluting the river.
- •III. If you were the members of the Greener World organization what would you do in this situation. Give your reasons. Reading
- •Which of the following industries do you think causes the most industrial air pollution?
- •Reading
- •I. Suggest your own heading to the text and give your reasons.
- •II. Answer these questions.
- •III. Choose the best answer.
- •V. Role play
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •Reading
- •Reading
- •Soil and agriculture
- •I. Match the words with their definitions.
- •II. Using a dictionary add as many missing words as possible. Make up short sentences with the words.
- •III. Arrange these jumbled words and expressions to make correct sentences.
- •Words and phrases to be learned and used
- •II. Fill in the blanks using your essential vocabulary.
- •III. Translate from Ukrainian into English.
- •V. Speak on the following problems:
- •I. Read the text carefully and decide whether these statements are true or false. Reason it out.
- •II. Answer these questions.
- •III. Discuss.
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Correct the one underlined word, (a), (b), (c), or (d).
- •II. Arrange these jumbled words and expressions to make correct sentences.
- •III. Using a dictionary add as many missing words as possible. Make up short sentences with the words.
- •V. Paraphrase the following sentence using the words from vocabulary area.
- •VII. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Imagine that you are a tree in the forest. Make up a short story describing your daily routine. How does it feel to be a tree?
- •Unit 8 water pollution
- •Listening and speaking
- •Reading
- •Reading
- •Water pollution, its causes and effects
- •Follow-up
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •Group a Group b
- •A Hotter Earth?
- •I. Match the beginnings of the numbered sentences below with the endings on the right to restore the sentences from the texts.
- •II. Restore the paragraph, putting the verbs in the correct form. You may have to use a verb more than once.
- •III. Match the words with their definitions.
- •IV. Unscramble the words in brackets and fill in the blanks with them.
- •The deer _______of North America is constantly _________. (utaponploi, geradesni)
- •Wildlife in Chernobyl Disaster Area
- •I. Answer these questions.
- •II. Match the beginnings of the numbered sentences below with the endings on the right to restore the sentences from the texts.
- •III. A lot of information is given in the texts. Some of it is in favour of the nuclear power, some is against, some is neutral.
- •IV. Do a quiz “Are You a Good Scientist?”
- •V. Discuss the following in small groups
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Choose the correct form of the verb.
- •II. Match these words with their dictionary definitions.
- •III. Using a dictionary add as many missing words as possible. An example has been given to help you. Make up short sentences with the words.
- •Writing
- •IV. In groups or pairs, say one or two sentences about each of the following things.
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English.
- •Unit 11 Environmental problems and solutions
- •II. Guess what else Greener World has accomplished in their city.
- •III. Are you a member of an organization like Greener World? If not, would you like to join one? Give your reasons.
- •Text 1: World environmental problems and their solutions
- •Exercise
- •Text 2: World Ecological Organizations
- •Vocabulary and grammar
- •I. Put the verbs in brackets into the passive to complete the text.
- •II. Match the words in column a with their opposites in column b.
- •I. Translate the words and phrases in brackets into English using the box. Then answer the questions that follow. Environmental Groups in the uk
- •II. Finish the sentences:
- •III. You will get the pictures from your teacher. Make up your own stories. You may use your essential vocabulary.
- •IV. Have you damaged the environment in any way? Recall a recent action or relate an anecdote involving a friend or a neighbour.
- •V. Do you know how to be more environmentally conscious? Is all rubbish the same to you? Do you believe that the responsibility for saving planet Earth also lies in your hands?
- •VI. Suggest your translation of the anthem of Western European ecologists into your mother tongue. It may be either in verses or in prose. Where angels tread
- •Its woodlands and meadows,
- •English lyric: Paul Britten Austin
- •Unit 14 project
- •Members of the Planning Committee of the local council
- •Residents of the area
- •Members of the local environmental group
I. Answer these questions.
How did one Swiss hotel help to protect the environment?
2. Find in the article at least ten ways of being a good ‘ecotourist’.
3. Would you like to spend your holidays in this hotel? Reason it out.
II. Find a word in the text that has the same or similar meaning to the following:
wonderful impossible to correct
polluting free time
sustain, protect healthy and very green
green tourists reduce the environmental damage
animals or plants at risk reward, benefit
delicate encourage people to do smth positive for
not be severe with keep alive
walking paths rubbish
III. Discuss the following points.
1. The Alps are Europe’s largest ecosystem, shared by 12 million people. What laws do we have to protect them? What harm are we doing to them? What laws or guidelines can we introduce to treat them better? (Use the arguments in the box to help you.)
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BLACK ALPS
GREEN ALPS
100 million people visit the Alps each year.
They spend $52 billion in the region but none of the money is used to protect the Alps.
The 41,000 ski lifts harm the environment. Forests and rivers are damaged by salt and sewage (human waste).
The environment is polluted by gases from private cars
The destruction of the forests leads to avalanches and landslides (falling land and rocks).
A German survey found that 58% of tourists noticed damage to the Alps (such as dead trees and erosion).
All EC countries have signed an agreement to protect the Alps.
The Swiss want the law which ‘makes the polluter pay’.
Swiss tourist offices now give visitors a booklet on how to be good ‘ecotourists’.
Clarins, the French cosmetic firm, has created a butterfly sanctuary in the Alps. (There is already one for alpine birds.)
Suchard chocolates are paying for alpine tree re-plantation.
‘Green ‘ charities are training local people in traditional alpine jobs, from carpentry to building mountain chalets.
2. Who should pay to protect the Alps? The EC? National governments? Local people? Visitors? The polluters? Why?
3. Have you ever been on the educational or activities holiday? What were the good or bad points?
4. Have you ever had a ‘green ‘ holiday? Would you like to? Do you think it would be more or less interesting than your typical holidays?
The following phrases might be useful: it is popularly believed that…; people often claim that…; it is often alleged that…; some people argue that…; many argue that…; most people feel that…; some people point out that…; contrary to popular belief…; even though; regardless of the fact that…; in spite of the fact that…; despite the fact that…; in other words…; that is to say…; to put it another way…