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TEXT 14. PROSPERITY WITHOUT GROWTH?
Exercise 1.
Inanutshelltheconceptofsustainabledevelopmentrelatestothefulll
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ment of human requirements within a society while still maintaining the
naturalenvironmentindenitely.Itisapatternofresourceusethataimsto
meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs
can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come.
In this exercise study the vocabulary on the topic of Sustainable devel
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opment, then ll in the gaps.
Environment, recourses, deforestation, generations, ecology, organisms,
shortages, pollution, injustice
1. The extensive abuse of natural __resources___ threatens the very
existence of future _____.
2. One of the challenges that the world is facing is the issue of ______
____ which is the result of cutting down trees without even thinking
of replacing them.
3. The term _____ refers to the study of the relationship between ___
_____ and their natural environment.
4. Man’s greed is threatening the______________.
5. The last trends obviously lead to social ____.
6. Already we are faced with full-scale emergencies through freshwa
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ter______, tropical forest destruction, species extinction, urban air
____, and climate change.
The following article describes the overall trends and attitudes to
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wards the idea of sustainable development.
Prosperity Without growth?
Every society clings to a myth by which it lives. Ours is the myth of eco-
nomic growth. For the last ve decades the pursuit* of growth has been the
single most important policy goal across the world. The global economy is
almost ve times the size it was half a century ago. If it continues to grow at
the same rate the economy will be 80 times that size by the year 2100.
This extraordinary ramping up of global economic activity has no histor-
ical precedent. It’s totally at odds with our scientic knowledge of the nite
resource base and the fragile ecology on which we depend for survival. And
it has already been accompanied by the degradation of an estimated 60% of
the world’s ecosystems.
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13. When I (arrive) __________________home last night, I discovered
that Jane (prepare) __________________a beautiful candlelight
dinner.
Task 2. Match the phrase with the use of Present Perfect Tense.
1. But as the crisis has deepened so the
risks have expanded.
a. Experience
2. According to a survey, companies’
willingness to tolerate risk has been re
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ducedascash-owshavebecomemore
precarious.
b. Change over time
3. You have grown professionally since I
saw you last time.
c. An uncompleted
action (continuing
situation)
4. I have been to London once. d. Past action that
has a result in
present.
5. The government has become more in
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terested in arts education
6. Chinese has become one of the most
popular courses at the university
since the Asian studies program was
established.
7. I have attended this seminar before.
8. TheCEOhasn’tnishedhisreportyet.
9. I have worked for the company since
June.
10. I have lost my wallet.
Task 3. Put the verb in brackets in appropriate tense (Present Perfect
or Past Simple).
1. Remember, that after you ____ (sign) the contract you won’t be able
to change your mind.
2. IhandedmyreportassoonasI______(nish)it.
3. By the time Deborah _________ (arrived) to work the meeting had
nished.
4. Since Mr. Smith became president, both taxes and unemployment
________ (increase).
5. He hasn’t been able to attend meetings since he _______ (break) his
leg.
6. I telephoned you the minute I ____ (get) the news.
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