Language development. 4. Find Ukrainian equivalents to the following English words and word combinations:

4. Find Ukrainian equivalents to the following English words and word combinations:

tiny, universe, surroundings, pollution, rural areas, pollution-causing machines, industrial cities, danger, acid rains, global warming, air and water pollution, overpopulation, poison, industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, extinction, harmful chemicals, emission, disastrous consequences, greenhouse effect, nuclear power station, litter, essential.

5. Match the English words with their Ukrainian equivalents:

1. pollution a) отрута

2. protection b) перенаселення

3. overpopulation c) наслідок

4. poison d) вимирання

5. waste e) захист

6. extinction f) відходи

7. consequence g) забруднення

6. Fill in the gaps with the proper item from the text:

1. Acid _______, global warming, air and water pollution, and overpopulation are the problems that threaten human life on Earth.

a) rains b) snow c) tornado d) snowstorm

2. In Cairo just breathing the air is dangerous – equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes a _______.

a) hour b) week c) year d) day

3. The planet Earth is only a _______ part of the universe, but it's the only place where human beings can live.

a) small b) tiny c) big d) large

4. The seas are filled with poison: industrial and nuclear waste, _______ fertilizers and pesticides.

a) chemical b) industrial c) different d) physical

5. To safeguard the healthful _______ that is essential to life, humans must learn that Earth does not have infinite resources.

a) air b) forests c) seas d) environment

6. Individuals and groups of people can _______ together to persuade enterprises to stop polluting activities.

a) work b) walk c) make d) produce

7. We have the time, the money and even the _______ to make our planet a better, cleaner and safer place.

a) progress b) science c) wish d) technology

7. Read the clues and complete the crossword:

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Across:
	Everything that surrounds a place or person.
	Used, damaged, or unwanted matter.
	The substances used in or produced by chemistry.
	A living thing that has leaves and roots, and grows in earth, the kind smaller than trees.
	The action of polluting or the state of being polluted.
	A building or group of buildings where goods are made.
	A living creature, not a plant that has senses and is able to move itself when it wants to.
	Waste material thrown away.

Down:
	A small creature with no bones, six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings.
	The act of protecting or state of being protected.
	A substance that can cause illness or death if taken into the body.

8. Match each adjective from the text with its antonym:

1. infinite a) dead

2. tiny b) impossible

3. alive c) inessential

4. healthful d) agricultural

5. essential e) limited

6. possible f) huge

7. industrial g) diseased

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