Form the verbs from the nouns and translate them.

Section VI Chemical Aspect of Ecology

UNIT I Ecology as a Priority

Grammar: -ing-forms

Text: Ecology is a Priority

Translate and memorize the following words.

2. Read and translate the international words. Mind the stress:

`solar a, `energy n, `fatal a, `radically adv, eco`nomic a, `biosphere n, re`sult n, `technicism n, o`ases n, pl, ob`jectively adv, com`ponent n, trans`form v, ty`phoon n, mag`netic a, `radioac`tivity n, `cosmic a, `compensate v, in`secticide n, `pesticide n, `herbicide n.

3. Pay special attention to (the translation of) “false-friends”. Memorize the following words:

human progress - прогресс (человеческого) общества;

activity - деятельность;

realize - понимать, осознавать; осуществлять, выполнять;

complex - сложный, трудный;

individual - отдельный; человек;

situation - обстановка; положение;

scale - масштаб, размер;

decade - десятилетие;

character - особенность, характер

Form the adjectives from the following words and translate them.

Model: wonder - wonderful

Сare, harm, purpose, disaster, survive, ecology, environment, nature, possibility.

5. Interpret the words with «self»-prefix in Russian.

Self - regulation, self – organization, self - ignition, self – purification, self – help, self - monitoring.

Form the verbs from the nouns and translate them.

Model: invention – invent

Exploration, interference, extinction, activity, depletion, radiation, transformation, production, regulation, interaction, existence, consideration, realization.

7. Translate the following word-combinations:

1. tremendous uncontrolled harmful ecological impact irreversible adverse environmental

5. purposeful outer space essential careful exploration planned intensive current

9. Read and translate the text. Analyze the –ing-forms underlined.