Language development. 4. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the text:

4. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words from the text:

1. And of course the more we _______, the more we have to throw away.

2. The speed of turnover is very _______.

3. So what is to be done about electronic _______?

4. Nowadays, the _______ of high tech garbage is becoming a big concern.

5. Even such seemingly simple things as computer casings are bafflingly _______.

6. _______ have obliginglybrought out new toys faster than we can buy them.

7. All the casings contain bromine, a kind of _______ flame retardant.

Fill in the words from the list below. Use each word only once.

equipment, waste, recycling, last, electronic, nation, high

1. latest ….. gadgets

2. dumping toxic …..

3. ….. tech garbage

4. major ….. firms

5. Europe's richest …..

6. ….. few decades

7. high tech …..

6. Match up the words in column A with the words in column B to form meaningful phrases, translate them into Ukrainian:

Column A Column B

1. serious a) material

2. vast b) rule

3. toxic c) concern

4. electronic d) problem

5. strict e) majority

6. big f) firm

7. recycling g) waste

7. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text:

1. The manufacturer Loewe has developed …….

2. If a computer has a fault, it is …….

3. Computers have an average lifespan …….

4. Klaus Brodersen of Erlangen University is …….

5. One of the country's major recycling firms …….

6. Anyone who has ever bought a computer …….

7. Germany, Europe's richest nation, discards …….

8. Read the clues and complete the crossword:

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Across:
	The natural conditions, such as air, water, and land, in which people, animals, and plants live.
	The process of extinguishing.
	The act of protecting or state of being protected.
	The power to have an effect on someone or something without the use of direct force or command.
	The pattern of relations of plants, animals, and people to each other and to their surroundings.

Down:
	The act of destroying or state of being destroyed.
	Changing into steam and disappearing.
	Used, damaged, or unwanted matter.
	The action of polluting or the state of being polluted.
	Waste material, from a house or office, to be thrown away.
	Waste material thrown away.

LISTENING

Pre-listening. Match the English words on the left to their Ukrainian equivalents on the right.

аcid rains	двуокис вуглецю
dioxins	токсичні відходи
global warming	ядерна енергетика
carbon dioxide	кислотні дощі
fossil fuels	викопні види палива
nuclear power	глобальне потепління
toxic waste	діоксини

10. Listen to three people expressing their views on environmental problems. Choose which of the problems they are anxious about. Mark as Yes (Ö) or No (c).

Dioxins
Acid rains
Global warming
Fossil fuels

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