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Task 2.

Read and translate the text:

Ecological Problems in Ukraine

Our civilization has gone so far in its development and polluted the environment to such an extent that it is very difficult to reverse it to primordial nature that is why the topic of environmental protection is very actual facing Ukraine today. Ukraine is suffering many environmental problems. Many of them have been caused by economic activities.

There are many consequences of damaging the environment. One of them is water pollution. The Dnipro and others rivers are in danger. They are filled with poison industrial waste, all kinds of chemical elements and pesticides. Industrial enterprises of large cities waste harmful substances into river and seawaters. The emissions destroy fishing industry and lead to the damage of wildlife.

Another problem is air pollution. For example, pumping waste gases from a power station or metallurgical plants does not mean getting rid of them. The waste gases cause acid rains. The next ecological problem is the problem of the Sea of Azov. The Sea of Azov is a special case. Because it is such a small sea, it becomes dirty very easily. Many industrial centers such as Mariupol, Berdyansk pour all kinds of chemicals into the sea. I t naturally affects the state of the seawater and the shoreline flora and fauna. However, the most terrible ecological problem of Ukraine is Chernobyl. The effect of Chernobyl disaster is dangerous and tragic; because we do not know up to the end all the consequences of radioactive contamination.

Ukraine, as the member of World Community, is co-operating with international ecological organization such as Greenpeace for example. Our country has many ecological problems and if our generation does not do our best to solve these ecological problems, we will have a global ecological catastrophe.

Task 3.

Find translation for the following word-combinations:

difficult to reverse

primordial nature

environmental problems

consequences of damaging

water pollution

industrial waste

chemical elements

Industrial enterprises

harmful substances

fishing industry

damage of wildlife

air pollution

waste gases

power station

shoreline flora and fauna

the consequences of radioactive contamination

ecological organization

global ecological catastrophe

Task 4.

Write down the main ecological problems according to the text.

Task 5.

Give answers to the following questions:

1. What is the cause of the main ecological problems in Ukraine?
2. How do enterprises pollute the environment?
3. What is the main problem of the Sea of Azov?
4. Why is the effect of Chernobyl disaster so dangerous?
5. What are the ways to solve ecological problems?