М. М. Кутепова The World of Chemistry Мир

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2. Do you agree that ecology is concerned with all these problems? What other problems would you add to the chart?


3o Find out your fellow students’ attitude toward some specific environmental problems asking questions like the given ones:
What do you think of... ?
What is your opinion on... ?
What to your mind can be done with... ?
How do you suppose the problem of... should be treated?
What problem interests you and why?
Do you feel our government is doing enough to protect... ?
Are you concerned about the problem of... ? Why or why not?

1. greening	14. fuel-efficient
2. ecology	15. recycling
3. extinct	16. organic fertilizers
4. endangered species	17. deforestation
5. rain forest	18. composting
6. environmentalist	19. hazardous waste
7. ozone layer	20. energy-efficient
8. acid rain	21. non-toxic
9. greenhouse effect	22. ecologist
10. landfill	23. lethal chemicals
11. global warming	24. environment
12. solar energy	25. nature
13. biogradable

5. Match the words, word combinations and chemical terms from ex. 4 with their definitions. Are your definitions similar or different?

1. 
   a moist, densely wooded area with annual rainfall of 200 cm;
   
2. 
   a person who works toward protecting the environment from destruction or pollution;
   
3. 
   a region in the upper atmosphere containing a high amount of ozone gas that absorbs the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation;
   
4. 
   the phenomenon by which the Earth’s atmosphere traps some of the Sun’s heat as it radiates from the Earth’s surface;
   
5. 
   precipitation containing high levels of nitric and sulphuric acids resulting from car exhausts and factories;
   

0 a method of solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt to fill in low-lying areas;

7. 
   the increases in world’s temperature due to the greenhouse effect;
   
8. 
   electrical power generated by the heat of the Sun;
   
9. 
   using little fuel;
   
10. 
    capable of quick decomposition into the products that are not harmful to the environment;
    
11. 
    the process of collecting used products and remanufacturing them into new products instead of throwing them away as garbage;
    
12. 
    a natural product such as manure to make the soil more productive for agriculture;
    

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7. 
   making a mixture of decaying organic matter to improve soil struc ture and provide nutrients for crop production;
   
8. 
   nuclear waste or industrial by-product that is potentially damaging to the environment and harmful to the health and well-being of living organisms;
   
9. 
   the destruction of forests resulting from excessive clearing;
   
10. 
    using little energy;
    
11. 
    not poisonous;
    
12. 
    a specialist in a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environment;
    
13. 
    substances capable of causing death;
    
14. 
    the complex of climatic, adaptive and biotic factors that act upon an organism and ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival;
    
15. 
    the external world in its entirety;
    
16. 
    a division of biology concerned with the relationship between living things and their environment;
    
17. 
    animals that are threatened with extinction (disappearance);
    
18. 
    no longer existing or found on the Earth;
    
19. 
    the act of making something green or fresh; a restoration
    

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