Match these definitions with the terms.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 413.
Match English and Russian word combinations.
Progress Test 3
| 1. combustion product | a. экологически рациональный | |
| 2. diesel particulate emission | b. ухудшение качества окружающей среды | |
| 3. greenhouse gases | c. загрязнение атмосферы | |
| 4. environmentally sustainable | d. вид транспорта | |
| 5. negative impact | e. качество почвы | |
| 6. soil quality | f. выделение твёрдых частиц с выхлопными газами дизеля | |
| 7. mode of transport | g. оказывать воздействие | |
| 8. environmental degradation | h. негативное воздействие | |
| 9. air pollution | i. продукт горения | |
| 10. affect | j. парниковые газы |
| 1. a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place | a. fossil fuel |
| 2. a substance that pollutes, especially a chemical or similar substance that is produced as a waste product of an industrial process | b. transport |
| 3. a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms | c. environment |
| 4. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates | d. pollutant |
3.Complete the sentences with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives in the box.
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Example. Most people believe that of all forms of transport, roads have the biggest impact on the environment.
1) Russian engineers dream of a high-speed train that will be __________ and ___________ that those in Europe.
2) For many people in Europe, trains are ____________ form of transport.
3) Moving goods on canal boats is ___________ than by road or rail, but people and wildlife benefit because it is also _____________.
4) It is ___________ than you might think to change your motoring habits to help to save the planet.
5) A hybrid car is __________ than the equivalent of 20 years ago.
6) As walking is ___________ form of travel, authorities of Scotland encourage people to walk, rather than take the car, to their local shops, school or park.
7) There are a number of technological decisions, including ________ and __________vehicle with hybrid power system.
8) The environmental impact of private jets is significantly _________.
4.Look at the graph and decide if the sentences below are true or false. Correct the false ones. Use the following words: a great deal, a small difference, a little fewer, the highest amount
Example. Road transport is responsible for slightly less carbon monoxide than air travel. F Road transport is responsible for a great deal less carbon monoxide than air travel.
1) Youcan see that air travel produces far less pollution than other forms of transport.
2) Trucks produce slightly less sulphur dioxide than cargo ship.
3) There's a large difference in the amount of hydrocarbons released by tracks and ships.
4) Cargo ships produce a good deal more nitrogen oxides that other forms of transport.
5) Overall, cargo ships release far fewer exhaust gases than other forms of transport.
6) Road transport accounts for the smallest amounts of carbon monoxide but the highest amounts of particulates.
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| Script 2. Unit 2 | | | Read a text about transport - environment link and render it in Russian. |