To give rise to to cover the curtains

Work Out

Task 1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.

1. A study ……… the environment ………. The Baltic Sea and the Black Sea basins would have much ……… common.

2. The investigation will focus ……… the Baltic Sea basin.

3. Each area has its specific challenges to deal …….. .

4. It’s important to get an understanding ……… natural, economic and political history to get a grip …….. the environmental situation.

5. The Baltic basin, ……… some 85 million inhabitants, accounts ………. a large part ……. Northern Europe.

6. Agriculture, forestry and industrial production …….. the end gave rise ……. environmental impact.

7. Distribution of pollutants …….. wind and rain is also relevant.

Task 2. Look up the above text and complete the following:

Environmental problems agriculture gives rise to environmental impact

have their roots in ………………………………………………………………………

the use of natural resources ……………………………………………………………………….

because

The Baltic Basin resources are plentiful

is a corner ………………………………………………………………………..

of the world where ………………………………………………………………………..

Reasons why a drainage The Baltic Basin is a good example of an

basin is a natural unit for “ecogeografical region”

the study of environment .………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………..

Grammar review

Task 1. Use the proper tense form of the verb depending on the type of condition

1. Even if many environmental problems (to be) ……….. the same all over the world, each area has its specific challenges to deal with.

2. Most likely the wild species (to lose) ………… the gene if it had no given a host a specific advantages.

3. If you (to be able) …………. To produce your own cacao in a small cell cultivation in the kitchen corner, the environmental impact would be smaller.

4. If human activities didn’t interfere with these cycles, their balance (to be disrupted) ………….. .

5. If these changes (to be) ……….. highly seasonal, there would be considerable differences between the two scenarios.

Task 2.Fill in the table using suffix –(c)al for adjectives and –(c)ally for adverbs. The first is done as a model.

Noun Adjective Adverb

Nature natural naturally

environment ……………………………….. ………………………………

……………………………….. ……………………………….. regionally

……………………………….. geographical ………………………………

nation ………………………………… ……………………………….

……………………………….. agricultural ……………………………….

………………………………… ………………………………….. politically

……………………………….. formal ……………………………….

continent ………………………………….. ……………………………….

……………………………… ………………………………….. globally

……………………………… industrial ……………………………….

……………………………… economic(al) ………………………………..

Collocation skills

Task 1. Find the sentences with the following collocations in the text, specify their meaning. Fill in the gaps.

Phrasal verbs: Verbs + nouns

To get a grip on to remove the iron curtain

To deal with to create a platform

To start by to provide a way

To take care of to develop community

To account for to receive pollutants

To be limited to to have much in common

to give rise to to cover the curtains

1. The text ……………………………………………………………………. the environmental problems of the Baltic Sea basin.

2. Negotiations ……………………………………………………………….. for further economic accords to be concluded.

3. When in 1991 the collapse of the USSR ……………………………………………………………. separating the former Soviet republics from the rest of the world, they got the possibility ………………………………………………….. .

4. The peoples of the Baltic region ……………………………………………………. In terms of history, language and culture.

5. One needs a profound understanding of the political processes taking place in the Middle East in order …………………………………………………. the situation in each country.

6. Each state should ……………………………………………………………… its own environmental problems in order …………………………………………………………………… to its neighbours to develop steadily.

7. Pollutants carried by wind and rain may finally …………………………………………………….. far-away …………………………….. .

8. Technological progress ………………………………………….. emerging of new branches of industry.

9. As the result of Chernobyl accident the polluted area ……………………………………………… Ukraine itself. (negative).

10. The countries of Central and Western Europe join their efforts in order ……………………………………. Long-lasting ……………………………………… in their region.

Check point

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