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I. General Words

1. environment — окружающая среда

• a healthy environment
• to protect the environment
• to spoil the environment

2. pollution — загрязнение

• reduce pollution
• Land pollution, air pollution, water pollution
• Many scientists think about serious changes in the climate because of the pollution of the atmosphere.

3. protection — защита

• protection of the environment

4. environmental — связанные с окружающей средой (=ecological)

• environmental problems
• environmental protection
• Environmental pollution is becoming worse.
• The main environmental problems are

5. to protect the environment — защищать окружающую среду

• to protect the environment from pollution

6. to pollute / to be polluted by — загрязнять / быть загрязненным чем-то

• to pollute the environment
• to pollute the water, air, atmosphere means to make it dirty and dangerous for people and animals to live in or to use
• The air in the cities is polluted by car fumes (выхлопными газами).

7. An influence = an effect — влияние (воздействие)

• to have a strong influence (effect) on
• TV has a strong influence on people.
• Climate has a very important influence on plants, animals and humans.

8. to influence smth (greatly) — влиять (сильно)

• What influenced his decision?
• His speech influenced me greatly.
• Humans influence Nature.

9. human influence — влияние человека

• Human influence on nature is negative.

10. to destroy / to be destroyed — разрушить, уничтожить / быть уничтоженным

• to destroy buildings, to destroy hopes
• to destroy wildlife, countryside beauty
• The house was destroyed.
• Fires often destroy forests.

11. a destruction — разрушение

• the destruction of environment
• the destruction of wildlife & countryside beauty
• destruction of ozone layer
• destruction of rainforests
• Pouring oil into the water will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and rivers.

12. damage — ущерб

13. to damage / to be damaged — нанести ущерб / быть поврежденным

• to damage nature
• to be damaged by fire
• The house was so badly damaged.

14. fragile — хрупкий

• fragile health
• Our fragile planet needs protection
• Name 3 things that are fragile.

15. to cause / to be caused — вызывать / вызван

• to cause illness
• to cause decease
• to cause death
• to cause destruction
• to cause troubles
• to cause pollution
• A burning cigarette caused the fire.
• Smoking causes lung decease.

16. a disaster — катастрофа

• a terrible disaster
• nuclear disaster
• ecological disaster
• Fire is a disaster.

17. to survive — выжить

• Do you know that camels can survive for many days without eating?

18. safe — безопасный

• a safe place to live

19. safety — безопасность

• be sure of safety

20. global — глобальный

• global problems
• global warming

21. crisis [`kraisis] — кризис

• ecological crisis
• global crisis

22. to prevent — предотвратить

• to prevent an ecological disaster

23. to take actions — принимать меры

• to take actions to prevent an ecological disaster

24. to prohibit / to be prohibited — запретить / запрещено

• to be strictly prohibited
• Feeding animals in zoos is strictly prohibited.

II. Pollution

25. to produce — производить

• to produce goods
• Name makes of cars produced in Russia.

26. energy — энергия

• Energy is the power from electricity, wind, etc. that helps machines work.

27. nuclear — ядерный

• nuclear energy
• nuclear power stations
• nuclear tests
• nuclear weapons
• a nuclear waste
• Nuclear waste endangers people’s lives.
• People all over the world protest against nuclear tests.
• Nuclear power stations can go wrong and cause nuclear pollution.

28. a dump — свалка

• town dump
• This town is a real dump.
• Take all this litter to the town dump.

29. litter — мелкий мусор

• to drop litter
• to clear litter away

30. cans of coke/ beer — банки от колы, пива
31. packaging — упаковка
32. packed goods — упакованные товары
33. rubbish / garbage – крупный мусор

• to throw rubbish

34. throw away — выбрасывать
35. waste — отходы

• waste paper
• nuclear waste
• industrial waste
• chemical waste
• radioactive waste
• A lot of waste from factories and plants goes in to the rivers.
• The scientists try to solve the problem of radioactive waste.

36. to dump / to be dumped — сбрасывать в большом количестве / быть выброшенным

• They dumped a lot of rubbish in the river.
• All the countries protest against dumping acid wastes in the seas and oceans.

37. poison — яд (fertilizes — удобрения)

38. to poison / to be poisoned — отравлять / быть отравленным

• People can be poisoned by industrial waste.