Exercise 4. Choose the correct word.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 487.

Exercise 3. Explain the following statements. Work in pairs.

1) Human society affects the environment both positively and negatively.

2) Current transport patterns are clearly environmentally unsustainable.

3) Rail transport presents challenges as society tries to ensure a more environmentally sustainable future.

1) ……………. is the world around us, which provides for our life support requirements.

a) The surroundings

b) The environment

c) The living conditions

d) The economy

2) The growth in ……………. of transport lead to substantial costs that are borne by people, business, and society.

a) air and noise pollution

b) life support requirements

c) raw materials

d) diesel locomotives

3) In the transport sector greenhouse gas emissions have consistently risen, and current transport patterns are clearly environmentally …………….

a) sustainable

b) green

c) unsustainable

d) yellow

4) The share of ……………. used in the transport sector varies widely from region to region and city to city.

a) air pollution

b) greenhouse effect

c) railway engineers

d) fossil fuel

5) Different modes of transport pollute the environment …………….

a) differently

b) the same

c) from time to time

d) occasionally

6) The analysis of air pollution by different transport services in Russia shows that diesel locomotives operations at the rail yard have been determined to be a significant source of emissions of ……………..

a) air pollution

b) diesel particulate matter

c) environmentally sustainable future

d) transmission systems

7) New combustion technologies will ensure that rail diesel traction will remain more ……………..

a) negative

b) dangerous

c) comfortable

d) environmentally friendly

8) Rail transport presents challenges as society tries to ensure a more environmentally …………….. future.

a) comfortable

b) sustainable

c) green

d) positive