WASTE NOT, WANT NOT - раздел Иностранные языки, АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК Disposing Of The Garbage We Produce Is A Major Problem In Cities Around The W...
Disposing of the garbage we produce is a major problem in cities around the world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produced every year. Ten percent is recycled, ten percent is burnt, and the rest is put in landfills. But finding lands for new landfills is becoming more difficult.
A city that has solved this problem in unusual way is Machida in Tokyo, Japan. They have developed a totally new approach to garbage disposal. The key to this operation is public cooperation. Families must divide their garbage into six categories:
1Garbage that can be easily burnt (that is combustible garbage) such as kitchen or garden trash
2 noncombustible garbage, such as small electrical appliances, plastic tools and plastic toys
3products that are poisonous or that cause pollution, such as batteries or fluorescent lights
4 bottles and glass containers that can be recycled
5 metal containers that can be recycled
6 large items, such as furniture and bicycles
The items in categories1 to 5 are collected on different days. (Large items are only collected upon request). Then the garbage is taken to the center that looks like a clean new office building or hospital. Inside the center special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage. Almost everything can be reused: garden or kitchen trash becomes fertilizer; combustible garbage is burnt to produce electricity; metal containers and bottles are recycled; and old furniture, clothing and other useful items are cleaned, repaired and resold cheaply or given away. The work provides employment for handicapped persons and gives them a chance to learn new skills.
Nowadays, officials from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can use some of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems.
5.Skim through the text and answer the questions:
1. What is the major problem in cities around the world?
2. What percentage of the disposed garbage is put in landfills?
3. How many categories must families divide their garbage into?
4. Which of the garbage categories would these items be placed in?
…..milk packages ……batteries …….perfume bottles
……small electrical appliances …….. bookshelves
5. What happens to these things in the garbage disposal center?
6. How do local officials solve unemployment problem?
6.Read the article again and make notes under the heading, compare your notes with the partners:
| Advantages of opening the recycling centre in Machida
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7. Find the synonyms for: trash, dispose of, combustible, to recycle (Mod. 2, Un. 5, task 7).
8. In pairs replace the underlined words with the words used in the text.
- Electrical kettles and hair dryers ( a--------s) can’t be incinerated ( are n--c---------e).
- Physically disabled people (h---------d) are employed by the recycling center.
- All the items in the recycling can be used and sold again ( r----d and r-----d).
- Dumping garbage ( d------l of t---h) is a pressing problem of big cities.
- Municipal authorities ( o-------s) from other cities arrive in Machida to borrow the recycling technique.
- Batteries and fluorescent items are toxic (p-------s) for the environment.
Grammar Focus: Present Perfect
| Present perfect simple pattern: have/has + past participle
We use present perfect to talk about 1) experiences– things we have done in our lives with the following time expressions: ever, never, once, twice, times:
e.g.: Have you ever bought food in biodegradable packages?
2)an action which hasrecently finishedand whoseresult is visible in presentwith the following time expressions: already, yet, always, just recently, lately, up to now, so far
e.g.: Scientists have recently developed new recycling technologies.
3)an action which began in the past and continues up to the present; in this case we often use for, since and how long – questions. e.g. The residents of industrial areas have faced the problem of pollution for many years.
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UNIT 1 HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRITAIN
· Focus: Education (general notion); basic vocabulary
· Higher Education in Britain ( general overview)
· Grammar focus: Presen
Phrasal Verbs
to get down to smth
to start work on smth that needs a lot of time and energy
to get on with
to make
Vocabulary
academic year – учебный год
semester/term – семестр
director of studies – руководитель научно-исследовательских работ
rector – ректор университета
dean – декан ф
FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
I Further education traditionally includes part-time vocational courses for those who leave school at the age of 16 but need a skill in the manual or technical field.
Abou
Vocabulary
3.Form word partners.
1. maintenance a. empire
2. poorer b. research
3. original c. quality
4. university d. backgrounds
5 overs
M. ancient universities
people
places
activities
money
Speaking
7.Look through the text again. Why are these numbers and dates important?
90, 47, 1988, 1992, 28%.
8.Discuss in pairs the answer to fol
Financial Status
Fully Funded* Partially Funded* Scholarship Required
Intended Enrolment Time (select term and year)
Term:Spring
UNIT 3 HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA
· Focus: Higher Education in Russia ( general overview)
· Curricula and Degrees Awarded
· Grammar focus: Wh-questions; Preposit
HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA
Higher education plays a very important part inthe life of any state as it provides the country with highly-qualified specialists for future development and progress.
Today, higher educati
I. Vocabulary
automation and computer engineering
автоматика и вычислительная техника
radio engineering
радиотехника, радиотехнический
MISSION STATEMENTS
• To become a University of general academic excellence, meeting worldwide standards of training for engineers, managers and scientists. To develop academic programs leading to the award of
The period of study depends on ---------------------- .
5. ----------------------- 8 teaching blocks.
6. The direction of the research refers to ----------------- .
Grammar Focus: Present/Past Simple Passive
&
Vocabulary
an unsightly billboard –неприглядный, уродливый рекламный щит
to toss – бросать
to do harm – причинять вред
stuff – вещество, материя
manure – навоз, компост
POLLUTION - NO EASY ANSWERS
It's not hard to find examples of pollution in our society. But it is hard to define exactly what pollution is. For example, is a can tossed on the ground pollution? How about an unsightly billboar
Vocabulary
decade – десятилетие; десятидневка
device– электронный прибор
gadget – механическое приспособление/устройство
appliances – электроприборы
casing – корпус
HIGH TECH POLLUTION
The recycling of high-tech garbage is becoming a pressing problem. In the last few decadeswe‘ve been like children in the toy shop trying to get the latest electronic gadge
Intelligent d. old-fashioned
5. flame retardant e. clever
6. decade f. small machine or device
7. common g. to burn
8. scrap heap h. pile of garbage
9. out of date i. ordinary
10. m
Speaking
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
UNIT 6 ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES AND THEIR SOLUTION
Focus: Ecological problems of cities and their solution.
Grammar focus: Present perfect simple, clauses of purpose
Skills focus: Reading
Vocabulary
landfill – мусорная свалка/ яма для закапывания мусора и отходов
kitchen trash – пищевые отходы
noncombustible garbage – несгораемый мусор
upon request – по требованию, з
THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE WIND
Britain is in the middle of serious energy crises! We 1------_(look for) a new form of energy which will be able to generate enough power in recent years.
Usually the British 2_------_(bur
Speaking
10.Look at the following pictures and notes, then in pairs discuss what the p
Writing
11.Your town is facing serious problems.Suggest ways to improve the situation, explaining the results of each suggestion.You can use ideas from units 5 and 6 as we
Vocabulary
accommodation – жилье
celebrity – знаменитость, звезда
fascinating – обворожительный, очаровательный, пленительный
to eat out – питаться в ресторане или в кафе, а не дома
LOS ANGELES - THE CITY OF ANGELS
Accommodation
The hotels in LA are more expensive than those in many other American cities, but they are clean and safe. The Biltmore and the Omni are lovely and close to special bu
Vocabulary
arid – сухой, засушливый, безводный
prosperous – процветающий, успешный, благополучный
harbour – гавань, порт
spectacular – впечатляющий, волнующий, захватывающий
Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia’s second city with half a million fewer people than Sydney. For those who live there, however, there is no better place in the world to live. It has parks and gardens and ple
Brisbane
The third largest city in Australia is widely regarded as the best city for the quality of life it offers its residents. The capital of Queensland has a tropical climate and its 1.8 million people
Writing
5.Write a tourist leaflet on two cities in your country.
1 Use these notes to help you.
Where is it ,(are
Description Tips
To describe a place, a building or a monument
a) first, you should give the name and location of the place, building or monument and the reason for choosing
MODULE 4 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 8 GREAT SCIENTISTS
Focus: Vocabulary Study: verbs to discover and to invent; science (general notion)
Focus: Great Scientists
A) Archimedes in his bath
Do you remember the story of 1____Greek scientist Archimedes? He was trying to solve 2____problem in 3_____physics – how to show if the king’s crown was made of 4_____ gold or not.
C) The scientist who saw the solution on a bus
The chemist ‘Kekule’ is famous for having discovered a lot about how 1____ atoms and 2____ molecules are arranged.
3____ first discovery happened when he was riding on a bus, one evening i
SCIENCE
Look through the text and prove the importance of science and scientists. Discuss in pairs the answer to the questions: 1. What impact does science have on our life?
2. What great discover
Vocabulary
M.A. Master of Arts – магистр гуманитарных наук
to expose(to) – подвергать воздействию
behavior of ions – поведение ионов
x-rays – рентгеновские лучи
radium eman
Vocabulary
superconductor properties – свойства сверхпроводников
semi-conductor – полупроводник
solar cells – солнечный элемент/батарейка
LED (light emitting diodes) – СИД светоизлу
A. 2000 b. 1987 c. 1971 d. 1972 e. 50 f. 10 g. 4
5.Read the text again and complete the chart with the most important events happened in the life of the Nobel Prize winner.
R & D
UNIT 9 GREAT INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Focus: Vocabulary Study: gadgets and machines; the history of 2 inventions
Vocabulary
shuffle – шарканье
courage – бесстрашие, мужество, смелость
wit – разум, ум , остроумие
humility – скромность
to explode – взрывать
firecracker – фейерв
THE LIGHTS STILL BURN
( From “My Most Unforgettable Character” by Charles Edison)
1. Read the text The Lights Still Burn and a) give your idea of the author’
Vocabulary
3.Underline the following words in the text then match a verb and a noun to make verb patterns.
VERB NOUN
Discussion
5. Read the text again and find out what circumstances might have prevented Edison from becoming a great scientist and inventor.
6.Edison often said, “ There is
Vocabulary
to launch – запускать
artificial satellite – искусственный спутник
manned
flight – пилотируемый человеком
permanent space station – космическая станция многоразо
Speaking
5.Discuss the to these questions with the partner.
· Is space travel useful to mankind? Why/ why not?
Could the money be better used for other things
SOCIAL LIFE
In American high schools, there is often much interest in other students as there is in school subjects. You can see this when you look at a typical high school yearbook. It is written once a year
SPORTS IN SCHOOL
Americans learn sports as part of their education. They learn two or more games, such as football or basketball. At high school, they choose groups of boys or girls to make teams. They choose those
CEREMONIES IN SCHOOL
Pledge of Allegiance
Every classroom has an American flag in it. From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and saluting the flag. They
NOVOSIBIRSK
1.Read the text and answer the questions a) What are the most important facts about Novosibirsk? b) What does Novosibirsk pride itself on?
2.Loo
Vocabulary
rank – занимать
rather – довольно
facilities – возможности
establishment –учреждение
stock exchange – биржа
settlement – поселок
ship yard – верфь
weaving fa
NOVOSIBIRSK
I Novosibirsk was founded in 1893. In 1993, we celebrated its 100-year anniversary. For a relatively short period of time, Novosibirsk turned from a tiny settlement into a district
Museums of Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is also proud of its Fine Arts Gallery, which is the biggest in Siberia. There are icons, works of Russian and foreign painters in its expositions. A collection of Niko
SOME SPOTLIGHTS
The first underground was built in London in 1863. Until 1891 trains were steam-driven.
The oldest underground in continental Europe is in Budapest. It was put into operation in 1986.
CONTENTS
MODULE 1 EDUCATION.. 2
Introduction. 2
UNIT 1 HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRITAIN.. 3
UNIT 2 STUDENTS’ LIFE IN THE UK (GREAT BRITAIN) 10
UNIT 3 HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSI
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