Environment Protection. Машутина Е.А. - 25 стр.

     10.7 Put 10 questions to the text

     10.8 Discuss the text in your own dialogues

     11 Text 10 Natural Environment and Species Protection in Britain

       The landscape, countryside and wildlife of Britain today are the products of
human occupation. The landscape continues to change today, and Britain strives to
protect the beauty of the rural environment - now and for the future - through a wide
range of environmental laws and policies. The government works closely with a
number of voluntary groups to ensure that and appropriate balance is achieved. Since
the Bronze Age, the presence of humans has had an impact on the British landscape.
It is estimated that by the year 1086, the area of forest in England had shrunk to about
15%.
       Today there is a new emphasis on protecting the landscape and its geological
features and wildlife. Most land in Britain remains in agricultural or woodland use,
but there is also a demand for new housing and roads. To achieve a balance between
these very different needs, the government reviews its countryside policy regularly to
reflect the needs of different users and the long-term future of the landscape itself.
National Parks help to protect the countryside. The Department of the Environment is
the government department with responsibility for the natural environment. It
oversees land use planning, creates countryside and nature policies, controls pollution
and designates areas of special interest. The Welsh and Scottish offices and the
Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland all handle similar duties. The
government receives help from a number of bodies, which carry out research. The
Forestry Commission, is the national forestry authority in Britain. It helps the
government to manage and sustain existing woodlands, to create even more free
cover to benefit both people and wildlife. We should have less problems if we were
more accurate.

      11.1 Read the words and memorize them
1 landscape                           пейзаж, ландшафт
2 to strive                           прилагать усилия, бороться
3 rural                               сельский
4 to ensure                           обеспечивать, гарантировать
5 appropriate                         соответствующий
6 to shrink (shrunk)                  сокращаться
7 countryside                         сельская местность
8 to designate                        определять, обозначать
9 to sustain                          поддерживать
10 to benefit                         помогать



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