Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 84 стр.

      7. Commercial gain and ecological balance are incompatible.
      8. As our business culture changes, the environment will be
         given a higher priority.
      b) Do you find yourself mostly agreeing or disagreeing with the
article? Indicate it by:
     I totally agree!
     There’s some truth in it.
     It’s rubbish!
      Because of these problems, there are many groups of people
whose aim is conservation (= the protection of natural things, e.g.
plants and animals). They are often reffered to as grees, e.g. «Greenpeace»
and «Friends of the Earth». Where do you stand on green issues? Read
the list of the Worst Dangers facing the planet, translate them into
Russian and decide what, in your view, are the four major industrially
created dangers facing the environment?
      • nuclear reactors
      • industrial emissions
      • the destruction of the rainforest
      • industrial waste
      • nuclear waste
      • carbon monoxide fumes from vehicles
      • oil spills at sea
      • chemical effluent
      • the greenhouse effect
      • the consumption of non-renewable energy
      • the use of non-biodegradable materials
      • car exhaust fumes
      • aerosol cans (usually called sprays)
      • cutting down tropical rainforestd (e. g. the Amazon) which
         increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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      Compare your views with those of your groupmates.




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