7. What do these numbers from the text refer to?
1 500 000, 100 000, 7 000, 200, 100.000.
8.. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1. Why is recycling of high-tech garbage becoming a pressing problem?
Look for several reasons in the .text.
2. How is the problem of disposing electronic gadgets and electric appliances being solved?
3. What “green” or environmentally-friendly materials are being developed by scientists?
4. What are new intelligent technologies aimed at?
5. What do municipal authorities monitor?
9.Match the types of pollution with their effects.
| 1.acid rain 2. traffic congestion 3. water contamination 4. destruction of the ozone layer 5. high-tech garbage 6. air pollution | turns the planet into causes | a. skin cancer b. respiratory problems c. a scrap-heap d. carbon monoxide given off e. stomach related diseases f. forests dying |
10 Companies need to be aware of the effect they have on the environment.
What actions are taken by manufacturers and local authorities to solve high-tech pollution problem?
Complete the table:
| Actions taken by municipal authorities | Actions taken by manufacturers |
11.Study high-tech pollution problems and add more items to the diagram in task 11
in Text A