decade – äåñÿòèëåòèå; äåñÿòèäíåâêà
device– ýëåêòðîííûé ïðèáîð
gadget – ìåõàíè÷åñêîå ïðèñïîñîáëåíèå/óñòðîéñòâî
appliances – ýëåêòðîïðèáîðû
casing – êîðïóñ
component – êîìïîíåíò, ÷àñòü ýëåêòðîííîãî óñòðîéñòâà
insulation – èçîëÿöèÿ
out of date – óñòàðåâøèé, íåñîâðåìåííûé
turnover – òîâàðîîáîðîò
to cover disposal cost –ïîêðûâàòü çàòðàòû íà óñòðàíåíèå/ âûâîç ìóñîðà
at the time of purchase – ñ ìîìåíòà ïîêóïêè
scrap heap – ìóñîðíàÿ ñâàëêà/êó÷à
uphill struggle – òðóäíàÿ, íàïðÿæåííàÿ áîðüáà
fault – íåèñïðàâíîñòü/äåôåêò/îøèáêà
faulty equipment – íåèñïðàâíîå/ïîâðåæäåííîå/áðàêîâàííîå îáîðóäîâàíèå
to confine to – îãðàíè÷èâàòü
vast majority – îñíîâíîå áîëüøèíñòâî
legal – ëåãàëüíûé, çàêîííûé
to charge – 1.îáâèíÿòü 2. áðàòü ïëàòó
to lease – ñäàâàòü â íàåì/ â àðåíäó/ ñäàâàòü âî âðåìåííîå ïîëüçîâàíèå
leased – âûäàííûé íàïðîêàò/ âî âðåìåííîå ïîëüçîâàíèå
to hire – áðàòü íàïðîêàò
to monitor –óïðàâëÿòü, êîíòðîëèðîâàòü
to govern – óïðàâëÿòü, ðóêîâîäèòü
municipal authorities – ãîðîäñêèå âëàñòè
bromine – áðîì
to incinerate – ñæèãàòü
extremely toxic dioxide –ñâåðõ-òîêñè÷íàÿ äâóîêèñü
toxic flame retardant –èíãèáèòîð; îãíåçàùèòíîå, âåùåñòâî ïðåïÿòñòâóþùåå âîñïëàìåíåíèþ; ïëîõî âîñïëàìåíÿþùååñÿ âåùåñòâî
eco-visionaries – ýêñïåðòû ïî ðåøåíèþ è ïðåäñêàçàíèþ ýêîëîãè÷åñêèõ ïðîáëåì
opposed to – â ïðîòèâîïîñòàâëåíèå
to come into force – âîéòè â ñèëó, â äåéñòâèå
1. You are going to read a newspaper article about pollution.
a) Work in groups of three and answer the following questions:
What do you think high tech pollution is?
What are major causes of pollution in general?
b) Suggest six words you would expect to find in the article.
2.Read the text, check your suggestions and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part of the article. There is one extra heading which you don’t need to use.
A.A slow and expensive process.
B.A very short life time.
C.Longer-lasting technology.
D.All TV parts are recycled.
E.Trying to determine what they’re made of.
F.An idea packed with problem.
G.Hurrying to purchase new technology.
H.Who is responsible?
I.Discarding toxic parts and breaking the rules.