Environment Protection. Машутина Е.А. - 26 стр.

     11.2 Complete the sentences
     1 The government works closely...
     2 By the year 1086 ...
     3 National Parks ...
     4 The Welsh and Scottish offices ...
     5 We should have less ...
     11.3 Answer the questions
     1 How does Britain strive to protect the beauty of the rural environment?
     2 Since what time the presence of humans has had an impact on the British
landscape?
     3 Is there a demand for new housing and roads?
     4 National Parks help to protect the countryside, don't they?
     5 What organizations, connected with the protection of landscape do you know?

     11.4 Rearrange the plan according to the logics
     Plan
     1 The change of landscape.
     2 An impact of humans.
     3 The use of most land.
     4 The work of government.
     5 Forestry Authority.

     11.5 Describe what ecological problem is discussed here. Use the given plan

     12Texts for additional reading

     12.1 In the Forests

      Forests are ecologically important, but they are also important from an economic
and recreational perspective. This century, read forestation has helped woodland
cover in Britain rise from about 4% of the land area in 1918 to about 10% today.
Private owners are encouraged to plant new trees by means of the Woodland Grant
Scheme and another grant scheme encourages farmers to develop woodland on land
taken out of agricultural production. On a larger scale, the Forestry Commission and
the Countryside Commission have approved 12 new "community forests" in England,
each covering 15,000 to 95,000 hectares. Intended to be a mix of farmland, public
open spaces and leisure facilities within a wooden landscape, these forests are
designed for recreation and will be within easy reach of towns and cities. Much effort
is taken to involve local communities in these projects. Strathclyde Regional Council
has recently turned down an application for a tower hotel within the region on the
grounds that there was no demand for it. It was pure speculation, said the Council,
and would have had an enormous impact on the surrounding countryside.



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