Comprehensive check

Task 1. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the most typical questions being discussed on websites, TV, on the radio and in printed media around the world?

2. What is considered to be the biggest challenge the world is facing? Could you give us any examples?

3. How does the process of deforestation influence our planet?

4. What is happening to our oceans?

5. Why do many species of animals disappear on our planet?

6. What are the consequences of fresh water lack in many countries?

7. What are the main problems if we speak about developed countries?

8. What can our mankind do to survive on the planet?

Task 2. Continue the given statements using information from the text.

1. Annually our mankind releases almost 30 billion tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere, mainly as a result …

2. Each year our mankind loses 13 million hectares of forests which is equivalent …

3. The process of deforestation is the source of …

4. Taking so many trees out of the wood contributes to …

5. Nowadays our oceans are in a state of …

6. Some studies estimate current extinction rates as …

7. More than billion people lack access to …

8. In Africa, almost half of the population suffers from one of the six major water-related diseases …

9. A lot of developed nations such as Spain and Australia are also having water problems due to …

10. It depends on us if …

Task 3. Find words in the text that mean:

1. The physical world and everything in it. (oceans, plants, animals, mountains).

2. The process of clearing trees in a forest.

3. Different kinds of animals living somewhere.

4. Water that doesn’t contain a big amount of salt.

5. The period of time when there is no rain for a long time.

6. The process of some animal species disappearance.

7. The process of making the land dirty and unsuitable for living.

8. A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.

9. The number of people who lives in a certain place.

10. Some situation when something is organized and controlled in a bad way.

Language activity

Task 4. Choose the correct form of the word.

1. There are a lot of … in the air nowadays.

1. pollution

2. pollutant

3. pollutants

2. Even smoke from … leaves and cigarettes are harmful to the environment causing a lot of damage to man and the atmosphere.

1. burn

2. burning

3. burns

3. There are seven main types of … pollution in the world.

1. environmental

2. environmentic

3. environmentally

4. Many new inventions and introductions are causing a … to human life as they are done artificially. 

1. dangerous

2. non-dangerous

3. danger

5. Any kind of noise that is … to human ears is considered as noise pollution.

1. harmless

2. harmful

3. helpful

6. Any kind of harmful components or … entering the water bodies like river, oceans, lakes, ponds, and streams cause water pollution.

1. contaminants

2. contaminative

3. contaminant

7. Soil pollution, also known as land pollution, is defined as the … of soil.

1. contamination

2. contaminative

3. contaminant

8. This artificial and … way of generating high level of comforts is producing components that are inevitable to human life.

1. system

2. systems

3. unsystematic

9. The soaps and detergents used these days are also made of harmful … and synthetic materials that produce more contaminants in water.

1. chemic

2. chemical

3. chemicals

10. Pollution is the result of exponential growth and … in the nation.

1. developing

2. development

3. developer

Task 5. Put in the missing prepositions.

1. According … some dictionaries, air pollution is the contamination … air … smoke and harmful gases, mainly oxides … carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.

2. … areas where oil and gas development is prevalent, air, water and soil resources can become contaminated … oil and gas wastes and byproducts.

3. Produced water, which may contain high concentrations … salts and other contaminants, is often stored … pits or disposed … evaporation ponds.

4. This region is rich … minerals and other fossils.

5. Here is what you need to know … the warming planet, how air pollution is affecting us, and what is … stake.

6. Another pollutant associated … climate change is sulfur dioxide, a component … smog.

7. … a larger scale, governments are taking measures to limit emissions … carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

8. According … the latest estimates, up … 70% of Moscow city is polluted … noise which exceeds permitted standards.

9. Moscow has recently begun an initiative to reduce noise and vibration, which includes installing noise screens and noise-prevention glass units … houses as well as cultivating green spaces.

10. Moscow is particularly interested … innovative solutions that could be trialed … one year but is open to considering cutting-edge solutions.