Noise pollution emitted by transport systems

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

1 Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations:

Alga, (pl. algae)	водоросль
to proceed	действовать
discharge	выброс
bulk	бестарный (насыпью, наливом)
to spill	проливать, разливать
washout	промывка, промывание
residue	остаток, отходы
residual	остаток
petroleum	нефть
runoff	слив, сток, спуск (жидкости)
dissolve	растворять (-ся)
convergence	сходимость, конвергенция
de-icing	борьба с обледенением
lubricant	смазочный материал
leakage	утечка
brake	тормоз
transmission	трансмиссия
abrasion	абразивный износ
catchment	дренаж, водосбор
larva, (pl. larvae)	личинка
turbidity	мутность
eutrophication	эвтрофикация (зарастание водоема водорослями)
dredging	дноуглубительные работы
friction	трение
ambient	внешний, окружающий
to impair	ослаблять, уменьшать
to alleviate	ослаблять, смягчать
transshipment	перегрузка
rail yard	ж/д станция
exposure	воздействие
jet propulsion	ракетный двигатель
wetland	заболоченная территория

2 Read and translate the following chemical element and compounds:

Nitrous oxide, lead, calcium, magnesium, oxygen, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, nitrogen, chlorine, NaCl, Zn, Cd, Cu, Ni, Cr, Fe.

Translate the following word combinations into Russian.

Destructive fallouts, water pollution sources, to alter the pH of water, aquatic food chain, oil spills, disruption of shore ecosystems, to be vulnerable to marine vessels discharges, artificial source of salt release, hydrographic system, hydrological environment, turbidity of water.

Match the words from the part A with those from the part B.

A. Acid, acidity, acidify, acidified, acids

B. Level, soil, sulfuric, rain, water resources.

5 Form adjectives from the words given in brackets:

(Destruct) fallouts, (ecology) balance, (continue) accumulation, (poison) substances, (coast) area, (harm) products, (environment) effects, (territory) handholds, (hydrology) environment, (continent) hydric system, (disrupt) infrastructure, (nature) habitat.

6 Form nouns from the words given in brackets:

(Pollute) fallouts, (acidify) of lakes, long term (accumulate), (destruct) of aquatic plant life, to provide (adhere), sea water (evaporate), (tend) to accumulate, (reproduce) cycle, (purify) capacity, (concentrate) of salt, (abrade) of tires, (converge) of a surface, (modify) of the aquatic environment, (maintain) of transportation infrastructure, (drain) system, (turbid) of water.

7 Read the following article and make a chart:

what ideas are rendered;

what ideas we agree with;

what we cannot agree with.

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