Реферат: Задания к тексту 2

1. Запомните значения ключевых слов: is lost – теряется, to reuse the water – повторно использовать воду, rainy country – дождливая страна, enough – достаточно, rainless – засушливый.

2. Определите значение следующих слов, не пользуясь словарем: factories, fact, reservoirs, climate, problems.

3. Переведите текст со словарем.

4. Назовите английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний: дождливая страна; нуждаться; погода; использовать; вода; способ, метод.

5. Заполните пропуски соответствующими словами и словосочетаниями: keep, water, water problems.

a) First, scientists must find, a way of keeping the …..in the rivers, lakes and seas clean.

b) Most of Britain rains fall in Wales and Scotland, so people must ……this water from other parts of the country.

c) Two or three weeks without rain and they have….., as it was in summer in 1976.

TEXT 3

Oceans

Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface. Despite the vastness of this area, we know little about it.

Life began in the ocean more than 3.5 billion years ago. Today the oceans support a wealth of simple and complex sea life from phytoplankton to marinemammals. But human beings ignore and misunderstand the importance of oceans.

There is widespread pollution and disruption of our coastal waters. Whales and dolphins are to near extinction, and many fishing areas are being depleted. The oceans do not belong to a single nation, but are free, open territory to be enjoyed and shared. However, too often nations are overly aggressive in taking the resources the oceans have to offer. A tragic result has been the systematic hunting of whales from one species to another for whalebone and oil.

Also, the fishing industry has put the dolphin population at risk and onto the endangered species list. In the past 30 years the fishing industry has killed more than 6 million dolphins.