Pre-reading exercises

 

Exercise I. Pronounce the following words:

ecology – åêîëîã³ÿ; environment – íàâêîëèøíº ñåðåäîâèùå; protection – çàõèñò; waste – â³äõîäè; pollution – çàáðóäíåííÿ; victim – æåðòâà; surface – ïîâåðõíÿ; to poison – îòðóþâàòè; threat – çàãðîçà; measure – çàõîäè; to withdrew – çàáèðàòè; to alter – çì³íþâàòè; to consume – ñïîæèâàòè; purification – î÷èùåííÿ.

 

Exercise II. Pronounce the following word combinations:

To use filter – âèêîðèñòîâóâàòè ô³ëüòð;

sulphur dioxide –äâîîêèñ ñ³ðêè;

environment protection – çàõèñò íàâêîëèøíüîãî ñåðåäîâèùà;

purifying installation – î÷èùóâàëüí³ ïðèñòðî¿;

marine life – æèòòÿ íà äí³ ìîðÿ;

stinking black mess – ñìåðäþ÷å ÷îðíå ì³ñèâî;

to assume global proportions – íàáóâàòè ãëîáàëüíèõ ðîçì³ð³â;

to keep the water clean – çáåð³ãàòè âîäó ÷èñòîþ;

to raise voice in defence of nature – âèñòóïàòè íà çàõèñò ïðèðîäè.