Speech practice tape guide t7
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PROFESSOR BERESFORD. TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION
1. Put the following eco-issues in the order Professor Beresford mentions them. Which of them are not discussed?
Extinction of species
Global warming
Water pollution by untreated sewage
Dwindling energy reserves Noise contamination
The problem of oil spillages and slicks
Nuclear wastes disposal
The depletion of the ozone layer
The destruction of rainforests Acid rain
Which of them is the most alarming? (less disturbing)? Why?
2. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases mentioned by the speaker:
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3. Answer the following questions on the recording:
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Pollution knows no frontiers, does it? Prove it by giving examples.
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Why do people become more and more oil dependent?
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Are there any alternative sources of energy? What are they?
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What does man do to satisfy his boundless need for oil?
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What sources are largely responsible for the atmospheric pollution? What harm do these emissions cause?
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What might the so-called global warming result in?
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What might be the consequences of the destruction of the ozone layer?
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What are the main culprits of water pollution?
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What encouraging news about the Thames have you learned?
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What is the deleterious effect of noise pollution?
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What were the smokeless zones created for?
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Why does Pr. Beresford identify eco-problems as ‘man-made’ problems?
4. Follow-up: Fill in the blanks in the table summing up the ideas presented in the lecture.
Problems (effects) |
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solutions |
e.g. Dwindling of natural resources |
e.g. Oil dependence Excessive use of fossil fuel |
e.g. Find alternative sources of energy: the sun, wind, water energy
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Tankers’ collisions
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Greenhouse effect
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Chemicals, CFCs, hydrocarbons
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Treated sewage
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Contaminated food
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Restocking
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Impairment of hearing |
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Filters, smokeless zones |