VOCABULARY NOTES

Task IV. Learn the following words and word-combinations:

1. considerвважати

2. to praiseвихваляти, звеличати

3. folk songнародна пісня

4. picturesqueмальовничий

5. vastбезкраїй

6. to accompanyсупроводити

7. consumptionспоживання

8. vitalжиттєвий, конче необхідний

9. to wasteмарнувати, виснажувати

10.to destroyруйнувати, знищувати

11.harmшкода

12.harmfulшкідливий, згубний

13.substanceречовина

14.dangerousнебезпечний

15.to vanishзникати, пропадати

16.deforestationвирубка лісу, збезлісення

17.acid rainкислотний дощ

18.to maintain cooperationпідтримувати співробітництво

19.primaryпервинний, основний

Task V.Read and translate the topic.

Environmental Protection in Ukraine

Ukraine is rightfully considered a picturesque land that nature could give. The beauty of Ukraine was praised in folk songs about the Dnieper quiet waters, the picturesque tops of the Carpathian mountains, the blue woodlands, lakes and the vast Black Sea steppes.

Many, many years ago man lived in harmony with nature because industry was not much developed. Now we are living in a time of rapid scientific and technological progress which is accompanied by an ever increasing consumption of the world’s natural resources. Such vital sources of life as air, water, minerals as well as fauna, flora are being wasted and destroyed. The protection of nature has become one of the actual problems of the 21^st century. More and more people are raising their voices in defence of nature.

Every year world industry throws into atmosphere millions of tons of dust and other harms. Environmental pollution is great today. The pollution of the air, oceans, seas, rivers and lakes can lead our planet to the global catastrophe. The air is not clean. It is full of gases, metal particles, harmful substances dangerous for the health of people. The land is dying. The flora is vanishing because of deforestation and cutting trees, because of acid rains. There are a lot of chemicals in the water.

The earth is our home. That is why we must take care of it for ourselves and for the next generations. We must keep our environment clean.

Environmental protection is a great concern of the Ukrainian Government. The Ministry of Environmental Protection was founded in Ukraine. Its tasks are to control the state of environment and sources of pollution, to protect the water resources of Ukraine and to maintain cooperation with international ecology organizations.

Protection of nature has become the primary duty of every citizen. Each of us must do everything possible to keep the land, air and water clean.

Exercise 20.Translate into English.

справедливо (по праву) вважати; мальовнича країна; вершини гір; неозорі степи; жити в гармонії; час швидкого наукового та технічного прогресу; прогрес, який супроводжується; споживання, яке все більше зростає; природні ресурси; конче необхідні джерела життя; фауна і флора, виснажувати і знищувати; захист природи; все більше і більше людей; підняти голос на захист природи; викидати в атмосферу; забруднення навколишнього середовища; глобальна катастрофа; шкідливі речовини; здоров’я людей; вирубка лісу; кислотний дощ; піклуватися про ...; водні ресурси; підтримувати співробітництво; основний обов’язок; робити все можливе

Exercise 21.Answer the questions on the text.

1. What was praised in Ukrainian folk songs? 2. Did a man live in harmony with nature many years ago? 3. What time are we living in now? 4. What vital sources of life are being wasted and destroyed? 5. What problem is considered to be one of the actual problems nowadays? 6. What can the pollution of water bodies lead our planet to? 7. Why must we take care of the earth? 8. What is the task of the Ministry of Environmental Protection?

Task VI. Reproduce the topic in your own words.

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