Make up situations using the English phrases given in exersice 38.

40. Choose among the words in parentheses the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:

1. Today the ___ between man and nature are great.

(a. agreements; b. relations; c. contradictions)

2. With the development of ___ man's interference in nature began to increase.

(a. globalization; b. civilization; c. evolution)

3. The pollution of the environment ___ man's health greatly.

(a. affects; b. effects; c. reacts)

4. Ecological ___ of the people leads to the further destruction of nature and worsens the living conditions for all living beings.

(a. knowledge; b. comprehension; c. ignorance)

5. People ___ nature by building huge cities, cutting woods, excavating mountains and digging mines.

(a. have destroyed; b. have created; c. have formed)

6. The goal of mankind is ___ destroying the planet we live on first of all.

(a. to stop; b. to begin; c. to continue)

41. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:

Ecology is usually considered a 1 ___ of biology, the general science that studies living 2___. Ecology is a multi-disciplinary science. Because of its focus on the higher levels of the organization of life on earth and on the interrelations between organisms and their 3 ___ , ecology draws heavily on many other branches of science, especially geology and geography, meteorology, chemistry, and physics. Agriculture, fisheries, forestry, medicine and urban development are among 4 ___ activities that would fall within explanation of the 5___ of ecology: «where organisms are found, how many occur there, and why».

Check your answers on p. 279.

42. Find as many words concerning the problem of ecology as you can:

CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE

43. Speak about ecological situation in Russia using the Active Vocabulary and the expressions below: