The Hidden Costs of Clothing

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 581.

Now it is common knowledge that more people (1) ________ (to start) to search out organic skin care products. However, few consider buying organic when it comes to clothing. But if we (2) _____________ (to know) more about what (3) ___________ (to absorb) into the fabrics that we all wear next to our skin, we (4) ________________ (mod.v./become) more determined to seek out alternatives. Even people who select so-called natural fabrics (5) ______________ (mod.v./shock) to know that unless they (6) ______________ (to choose) organic, they still (7) ________________ (to buy) a fabric that (8) ____________ (to grow) with the use of chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, growth regulators and defoliants. Wool and linen also (9) __________ (to favour) by those who prefer natural fabrics, yet today, formaldehyde, a known carcinogenic, often (10) ___________ (to use) in the finishing of linen. During fabric production, bleaching agents, dyes, crease resistant finishes, moth repellants (11) ________________ (mod.v./add) to the list of toxins that remain in the clothing we wear. Not only there (12) __________ (to be) evidence that they remain in our clothing, but pesticides now (13) _____________ (to show) up in drinking water too. They filtrate into the rivers poisoning wildlife. As a result, clothing industry (14) _____________ (to become) one of the top polluting industries in the world. For example, in Kazakhstan, it is said that the Aral Sea (15) ____________ (to dry up) due to extensive cotton farming. The sea's shore (16) _________________ (to recede) 75 miles in the past 35 years and its once thriving fishing community (17) ______________ (to disappear) as the waters (18) ______________ (to become) too polluted to support fish.

(From “Upstream Advanced” by V.Evans)

Exercise 12. Analyze the following sentences with misrelated participles and make the necessary changes.

1. Reading the contract a second time, the meaning became clear.

2. When planting these flowers, care must be taken not to damage the roots.

3. When paying by cheques, a bank card should be shown.

4. Knowing me to be the fool of the family, the news that I had won a scholarship astonished him.

5. Leaving the cinema, it seemed to him that the film had been exceptionally bad.

6. Barking furiously, I led the dog out of the room.

7. Having paid my taxes, the amount left in the bank is hardly worth mentioning.

8. Writing my name in the hotel register, a familiar voice attracted my attention.

9. Misunderstanding the question, a wrong answer was sent in.

10. Shining in the sky, we saw the first star.

11. Pinned to the door by a knife, the man saw a notice.

12. Written in large letters, they saw the words ‘No Entry'.

13. Rushing out of the house, a lorry knocked him over.

14. Driving to work, the traffic jams infuriated him.

15. Sitting in the dentist's chair, an idea suddenly occurred to me.

16. Wondering where to go, an advertisement caught my eye.

Exercise 13. Translate the sentences into English. Use the active vocabulary to translate the words and word combinations given in italics.

1. Будучи нервной и раздражительной, г-жа Грин не могла сосредоточиться на своей работе.

2. Обсуждаемые в данный момент варианты вряд ли будут нам на пользу.

3. Крупные корпорации, много лет принимавшие на работу выпускников лучших университетов, сейчас не могут предложить им хороший уровень зарплаты.

4. Накопив денег на первоначальный взнос за свою собственную квартиру. Джеральд может не беспокоиться о своем будущем.

5. Многие люди, получавшие мизерную зарплату с тех пор, как экономический кризис ударил по стране, не могут обойтись без социальных пособий.

6. Навязываемый нам проект вряд ли создаст новые возможности для нашей компании.

7. Завершив работу над докторской диссертацией, Кевин считал себя полноправным ученым. Однако его друзья, знающие его достаточно хорошо, не разделяли его мнение.

8. Будучи уволенным, г-н Грин не мог содержать семью.

9. Будучи лишенным, работы, старик не имел чувства благополучия.