What should we do to protect the environment
What should we do to protect the environment
Презентация по английскому языку «What can we do to save the environment?»
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“What can we do to save the environment?”
Inrtoduction
Our planet Earth is only a tiny part of
the universe, but nowadays it’s the
only place where we can live. People have lived on our planet for many years. They lived and live on different continents, in different countries. People depend on their planet, the sun, animals and plants around them. Environment is everything in the world around us that surround and affects all life on earth, including the air, food, water, plants, animals and other.
The aim: to study problems on environmental protection.
The task: to analyse aspects on problems of environment and to find the ways of solutions of the environmental problems.
Our Earth is our home. There are many big and small rivers, green forests, high mountains, lakes and seas in the world. There are a lot of industrial enterprises in our country, that’s why we can’t ignore the problem of the protection of our environment. Our main aim is the protection and save the beauty of our nature.
Ecological
problems
Air, water,
nuclear
pollutions
Acid rain
Greenhouse
effect
Fossil fuels
Radiation
Destruction
of natural
resourses
Rubbish
We make a lot of waste. Some of which is toxic. We pour toxic waste into our rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.
Chemical waste pollute river water, killing wildlife The pollution affects the health of people and animals
The world is our home and we want to see it clean and beautiful. At the same time we take from nature as much as we can. We cut down forests and build farms, houses, roads and factories on the land.
These days people usually do shopping in supermarkets. And everything is packed in paper and plastic containers.
Some of this “packaging” is necessary and some is not. Making plastic causes pollution.
Unfortunately, some of this packaging doesn’t reach the bins and becomes litter instead. People drop their cigarette packets and cans of drink.
What can we do to avoid using our fossil fuels?
Our planet has limited supplies of fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas, which cannot be replaced. The sooner we start using alternative energy sources, the better.
The most serious problem nowadays is rubbish. People live among litter. People throw rubbish every day. You can see litter everywhere. The Green World reports say that in one year the average person throws away about 70 food cans, 34 cans of pet food and about 70 drink cans.
Everybody understands that we should recycle our waste. However, most people continue disposing of it the usual way.
Recycling is an important issue nowadays. Unfortunately, people have always polluted their surroundings. The development of big industrial cities has led to the concentration of huge amounts of waste info small areas. Disposal of waste has become a major problem. When rubbish is burnt, this pollutes the atmosphere.
When it is buried in landfill sites, if can cause pollution of water supplies. So the obvious solution of this problem is recycling.
I strongly feel that everybody can help recycle waste by collecting litter and by sorting rubbish into different categories. Paper, glass and plastic can be sold to recycling companies.
But in spite of all the advantages of recycling, there is still a lot of waste everywhere. Many people don’t want to sort their rubbish. Some areas still have plenty of landfill space and no recycling centers. They find it rather expensive to transport materials for recycling to big cities. To my mind, there must be more recycling centers not only in big cities, but in small towns as well.
As for me I remember the rule of 3 “Rs” Reduce, Reuse and Recycle! I try to use things as many times as possible and I don’t throw away my old things, because I give them to charity.
What can we
do to protect
nature?
We can recycle newspapers, bottles and metal cans.
We mustn’t cut down trees.
Feed birds in winter.
Protect wildlife, plants and trees. Keep all water
clean.
Don’t use aerosol sprays.
Don’t use chemicals in the garden.
Turn off the light when you leave the room.
Don’t cut wild flowers.
Try to avoid buying plastic. It’s hard to recycle.
Pollution is very dangerous for people, wildlife and the environment. In conclusion I would like to say that we must take care of the environment, for ourselves and for the next generations. This means keeping our environment clean. The importance of this task is pointed out by ecologists, the scientists who study the relation between living things and their environment.
Scientists and engineers can find the ways to reduce pollution from automobiles and factories. Government can pass the laws that would make enterprises take measures for reducing of pollution. Individuals and groups of people can work together to persuade enterprises to stop polluting activities.
We can help if we stop making the air dirty but we must do something fast!
In addition, not many people understand that they are polluting environment. They are dropping litter on the streets. In my opinion drop litter or rubbish in the dustbin isn’t hard it’s easy.
Also, that there must be group of people who will follow the people who drop litter in the streets. Finally there must be more bins in the streets. And, of course, don’t cut down trees. Grow trees, they clean the air!
I’m sure all is in hands of people and I want to say everybody:”Protect environment and save our nature!”
I always drop litter in bins and call up my friends to do the same.
Maybe when I grow up somebody will have already invented clean and powerful energy.
Урок в 10 классе «What should we do to protect the Environment?»
Урок в 10 классе «What should we do to protect the Environment?»
Тип урока : комбинированный
Развитие коммуникативных навыков.
Познавательный аспект – систематизировать и расширить страноведческие знания;
Развивающий аспект – развить познавательный интереса, вовлечь учащихся в активную деятельность, развить способность к сравнению и сопоставлению, к логическому изложению, к формулированию выводов из услышанного;
Воспитательный аспект – прививать бережное и трепетное отношение к природе, формировать способности к совместной работе в группе, микрогруппе, достигать согласия в условиях различных взглядов;
Учебный аспект – формировать коммуникативную культуру школьников, развивать речевые умения (монологическая форма речи), развитие навыков аудирования, формирование лексических навыков по теме природа, развитие навыков чтения.
Оснащение урока – компьютер, проектор, экран, карточки для выполнения работы в микрогруппах, глобус, фотоматериал.
Этапы урока:
1 этап: Введение в тему (6 мин)
На данном этапе создается ситуация иноязычной речи, используется фронтальная форма работы, тем самым все учащиеся вовлекаются в активную коммуникативную работу, в соответствии с их лингвистическими возможностями и уровнем обученности. Использование на этом этапе видеоматериалов и аудирования, пусть даже в какой – то степени известного для учащихся, позволяет получить более эффективный результат коммуникации. Итогом данного этапа урока станут высказывания учащихся о своем отношении к прослушанному.
2 этап: Этап работы с текстом. (18 мин)
3 этап: Релаксация. (2 мин)
Предлагается использование элементов здоровье – сберегающих технологий.
4этап: Активизация лексического материала, введение и тренировка новых лексических единиц в групповой форме работы. (16 мин)
Этот вид работы пройдет успешнее, если микрогруппы будут собраны непроизвольно, а по принципу малоконфликтности и естественной управляемости учащихся. Работа в группе порождает инициативность учащихся в общении друг с другом. Формируется и закрепляется интерес к материалу, стимулируется мыслительная деятельность учащихся, поскольку используется материал из дополнительной литературы. Применяется дифференцированная форма обучения, создаются условия реализации проблемного обучения (Махмутов М.И.) и технологии обучения в сотрудничестве (Р.Славин).
Этап рефлексии организуется с применением дифференцированного подхода, учитывая индивидуальные коммуникативные возможности учащихся.
В ходе урока реализуется событийный подход с целью получения личностного результата. Каждым учеником демонстрируется личностная позиция в случае выбора: осознанный выбор в развернутых ответах; активная работа на уроке; внутригрупповые высказывания. Учителю следует придерживаться общедидактических принципов: принцип сознательности, практической направленности, последовательности; применения элементов технологии личностно – ориентированного обучения, деятельностного подхода к развитию личности, проблемного обучения, технологии коммуникативного обучения иноязычной культуре.
На материале данного урока можно получить один из возможных вариантов решения исследовательской проблемы занятия, поскольку вариативные образовательные технологии, такие как: дебаты, внутригрупповая дискуссия эффективны там, где необходим творческий «акт», «озарение», прорыв к неведомому ранее. Последовательная интерпретация одной и той же информации несколькими разными способами позволит учащимся занять, а с помощью учителя и осознанно принять на себя рефлексивную, т.е. продуктивную позицию.
Вся работа на уроке направляется на формирование у школьников коммуникативной компетенции.
5 этап: Рефлексия. (2 мин)
На столе стоит глобус, на партах лежит по паре листиков-стикеров. Каждый ученик пишет на листике, что он может сделать, чтобы спасти нашу планету и по очереди подходит и наклеивает на глобус.
6 этап : Подведение итогов урока. Выставление оценок. Домашнее задание.
1 Введение в тему(6м)
Ученики отвечают на вопросы учителя.
T: You are going to listen to the famous song! Listen and catch the main idea, ( Учащиеся слушают известную песню Майкла Джексона «Песня Земли» и смотрят видеофрагмент.
T: Answer the questions
(Учащиеся отвечают на вопросы, одному из учеников предлагается сделать заключение)
I. Активизация лексического материала, введение и тренировка новых лексических единиц в групповой форме работы.(3-4)
T.: I hope you’ve guessed that our lesson will be devoted to … ( ученики предлагают тему урока ). You are right. So, at our lesson we are going to discuss one of the main problems of the time- the ecological problem. So, you can see how important it is to think about our Earth.
That is the result of people’s action. There are a lot of places like that in the world. The nature faces a great threat. That’s why people who take care of our planet have established the 22nd of April as a special day around the world- the Earth Day. It’s the day for people to learn what they can do to protect the planet.
Tell me please, what does the word “ecology” mean? The word “ecology” came from Greek word which means “home”. This idea of home includes the whole planet of ours.
And now our “home”- our planet is in danger. We are going to discuss main questions during our lesson:
1. Is the situation really so dangerous?
2. What can we do to protect the nature and to save our planet?
Look at the screen and see what words are connected with Ecology. And then we are going to describe the ecological situation in our world.
II Read the texts and match the titles with the paragraphs. To be successful during your discussion repeat after me some words.(7 м )
a) The seeds of many diseases
b) The solution of the problem
c) Is acid rain damaging nature?
d) Animals and plants are in danger
e) Several ways people influence the nature
3 Air pollution is also a very serious problem. Because many factories release sulfates into the air. When the sulfates mix with the clouds, acid rains fall and harm all living creatures. In Moscow just to breathe the air is like smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. Mexico City and 600 cities of Russia have dirty air. This causes different diseases. Because of different kinds of pollution every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant or insect dies out forever.
4 Another source of global danger is acid rain. It is a relatively new kind of pollution. Acid rains appeared as a reaction of the atmosphere to the air contamination. Acid rains damage water, forest, and soil resources. Acid rains cause the disappearance of fish from many lakes, bring death to the forests and woods in Europe and America. One more danger comes from the depletion of the ozone layer, which absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. If it continues it will damage all living organisms on our planet. In 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near Kiev suffered a fire and a serious breakdown that led to a radioactive explosion. The contaminated air was soon carried to northern and eastern European countries that suffered radioactive rains.
5 People begin to realize that environmental problems are our problem. If pollution of land, water and air continues, the damage caused by these to nature may become irreversible. If people carry on like this, the world will eventually run out of energy, fresh air and clean water. It can bring to the extermination of the people and turning the whole planet into either a desert or the North Pole. Serious actions must be taken now to avoid disaster.
There are a lot of international green organizations that take care of the environment and “Green Peace” is one of the most active. Many governments are waking up and making strict laws against pollution. Scientists are trying to make factories and plants cleaner. In many countries there are big plans to clean up the water. And every person must do his best to help our planet survive. Greenpeace organisation was created in 1987. This organisation carries out numerous campaigns against the global environmental pollution. The protection of natural resources and wild animals is becoming a political programme in every country.
Public attention to the problem of pollution has now become part of the contemporary life. The solution of this global problem requires the co-operation of all nations. People all over the world do everything to protect their nature, to make their country richer, to make their life happier.
T.: I would like you to divide into two groups to discuss the Environmental problems.
T.: Now, you are ready to discuss in groups. A representative of each group will present, a summary, arguments suggested by his / her group. (Идет обсуждение в группах). Учащиеся пользуются словосочетаниями, устойчивыми фразами, предложенными на карточках. После данной работы, один из представителей группы подводит итог дискуссии.
Карточка 1 What are the environmental problems?
Карточка 2 How to solve the environmental problems?
· To make factories and plants cleaner
· To create organizations
· To protect natural resources and wild animals
· To make our life happier
· To change the attitude to nature
· To reduce pollution from automobile engines by developing pollution-free engines.
· To organize campaigns
V этап : подведение итогов. Выставление оценок.
T: Our lesson is coming to an end. In conclusion I’d like to tell you that the protection of nature is everybody’s business.
An outstanding English writer John Galsworthy said: “If you don’t think about the future you will not have it.” Let’s think about the future. Let’s keep our planet tidy and make it better place to live in. Let’s save the Earth for ourselves and for the next generations.
How to save our Environment
Environmental protection generally refers to the preservation of trees and greenery, but in a broader sense it includes protection of trees, plants, animals, birds and the entire planet. In fact, there is a unique relationship between environment and life. Environmental protection is critical to the survival and the future of mankind.
Today, environmental degradation and climate change have affected the entire mankind. The whole world needs to be one to overcome this problem. But, poor countries who mainly depend on the natural environment for their existence need help from developed countries to be able to deal with environmental concerns.
Why is environmental protection necessary? How can we protect and conserve our environment?
Environmental protection is very important as man is dependent on Nature for life. There are many small things you can do to reduce the ill-effects on the environment. For instance, whenever you go out of the room, make it a rule to switch off electrical appliances. In case of no work, turn off all electric devices. Other environment-friendly measures are detailed below:
Some environment protection measures
Family is the first school of environment-learning in the right sense. Family members can give the right kind of lessons in environmental protection to the children through many illustrations. The responsibility of every plant in the house can be given to each member, especially to the children. Let them know the names of trees and plants, and share specific things related to them. Animals should be reared in the house so that children develop a bond with them. They should also be given projects such as ‘herbarium files’. They need to break themselves free from computer games, and the captivity of rooms.
There was a time when children used to have a deep relationship with plants, butterflies and birds. Recognition of houses was often associated with some tree. Fruits were also associated with the weather. But nowadays, phrases such as ‘seasonal-fruits’ are out-dated. The stone-walls of civilization have not only divided, but have swallowed truthfulness, honesty and earthiness of life. The talk of ‘use and throw’ has moved from lifeless objects to our lifestyle. Simple life seems to have been lost somewhere. Today there are ten solutions of every problem. How complicated we have made our life! We should go for a simple lifestyle to reduce the carbon footprint. To begin with, whenever you go out of the room, make it a rule to switch off electrical appliances.
The growth of industries is generally considered as the basis of development. Agriculture and irrigation are emphasized for food production, but not enough attention is paid to the understanding of the importance of forest wealth. Forests are just considered to be encircling the land that can be harvested for farming. Agriculture has also been used for cutting wood and timber; trees have been cut indiscriminately; generally, there is an apathetic attitude to the need to replace them with new trees. Therefore, today we have become poor in terms of the forest wealth and are facing many of its dire consequences for environment.
If the earth remains green with the help of tree-plantation, then man has many direct and indirect benefits. From fuel and timber to fruit-flowers, medicines, air-conditioning, balance of rainfall, organic fertilizers, prevention of earth erosion, floods, to providing shelter to birds eating insects to protect crops, there are countless benefits. As Scottish botanist Robert Chambers has written, if the forest is destroyed, then there will be a shortage of water, the fertility of the land will be reduced and the yield of crops will decrease, the animals will die, the birds will fall. The curse of the forest-annihilation will create five terrible fierceness are – flood, drought, heat, famine and diseases. We inadvertently destroy forest wealth and lose more than what we find from it.
Trees are the biggest source of oxygen. In the process of photosynthesis, plants emit the most essential oxygen. In this way, trees provide the basis for the life of man. Apart from this, vegetation also forms the diet of the creatures. Flora provides nourishment to us.
We should grow, instead of cutting, trees. Plant must be made a mandatory gift on specific occasions. If every person plants a tree, then environment would improve significantly. The air will be cleaner, the number of trees will increase, and pollution, global warming and greenhouse effect will be reduced.
As a matter of fact, plants and trees have great importance for human beings. They are the basis of human life, but today man is neglecting them by not understanding their significance and usage. With an eye on secondary benefits from them, we are continuously exploiting them. We should plant as many trees as we cut down, but this is not happening and their number is continuously decreasing. As a result, many problems have cropped up before mankind.
In the scriptures, tulsi, banyan, peepal, amla etc have been counted as divine creatures. Trees are part of human family; they keep us alive by providing life energy. They are so much more useful to us. Therefore, we should try to plant more trees. Today, all people should try to adopt measures for environmental protection.
Minimize the use of packaged commodities as they comprise one-third of the industrial waste. So, think about packaging before buying the product. Individually wrapped candy produces more garbage, while fresh fruits and vegetables are healthier and produce less garbage.
In comparison to beef and pork, fish and poultry have very little impact on the environment, while other protein sources including nuts and organic soy are less harmful to the planet.
The vegetables we eat today are grown using chemicals and pesticides. If we grow vegetables without the use of chemicals and pesticides, it will enhance soil fertility, and will be beneficial for both our health and the environment.
Do not buy products made from wildlife skins. Do not buy foreign pets who have been brought from the forest. When you do not want to keep your pets, let them go. Before buying a pet, make sure you are ready to take care of it. Keeping a pet is a job of responsibility.
Do not buy wood products from other countries unless you know they are from environment-friendly suppliers. A good way to know whether a wood is favourable to the environment or not, is to see “Authentication Label” on it. An example of an authentication label is “FSC-certified” which means that it follows globally recognized certification system under the forest conservation standards set by Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Learn more about rainforests and living plants and organisms. Tell your friends and parents why rainforests are important.
Environmental protection and preservation can be achieved with the right approach. Unlike the world of use and throw, the “saving” civilization should be encouraged. Reduce your consumption; for instance, use both sides of the stationery. Take as much food on your plate as you can eat. Goods and commodities should be collected in a tidy manner in the home so that they can be prevented from going into vain. You will do well to drive fuel efficient cars, and do not depend on heaters to keep yourself warm.
Almost all things can be reused. Try to buy products that are capable of recycling. Use the clothes bag: say no to polythene and plastic. Glass, paper, plastic or metal, all these things can be used again. Jars, wine bottles, broken glasses, old newspapers, papers, cardboards etc or any other thing which is no longer useful, can be recycled.
We should not waste water because water is life. Clean and fresh water is the need of our daily life as well as it is becoming more and more valuable over time and if we are not doing anything to save it so far, water will be more valuable than gold in the future. Therefore, it is very important that whatever we can do to save water and prevent water contamination; we should do with greater efforts. Even our small deeds can help in environment protection. For instance, we should close the basin faucet or tap while brushing and shaving, spent less water during bath, and use washing machine only when dirty clothes are enough to wash. Wash clothes with cold water and do not use dryer. Oil and colour should not be flown in the drains, because they contaminate the rivers and finally the sea.
Prefer to work in sunlight during the day. Turn off the power switch when you do not need electricity. Once you have used an electrical appliance, you should turn it off. Turn off laptop chargers or toasters, as these appliances can consume a “phantom” of energy, even if unplugged from power. This will save not only your electricity bill but also energy consumption. When light bulbs are damaged, replace them with energy-efficient bulbs. To save energy, LED or CFL bulbs have arrived nowadays, replace the bulbs of your home with the new energy-saving devices. Once you leave the office, you should turn off your computer and monitor. So, save energy, by turning off everything when there is no use for electricity, whether it’s lights, TVs, computers, printers.
Use phone, mobile, laptop, etc on ‘power saving mode’. By doing so, you will help in reducing the power consumption. Keep a timer which can run daily and turn off various appliances on auto mode.
A lot of things can be turned off with a power bar change. You can plug all your devices into one area – say, your computer – in a power bar when you are using all the devices. Otherwise, just switch off the power bar on the switch.
In USA around 71% of the electricity is produced by burning of fossil fuels which emits greenhouse gases in the environment. An average house operated by a coal utility burn 12,000 pounds of coal in one year which cause about the same amount of pollution as produced by two cars. The use of renewable energy as a source of primary power will be equivalent to planting of 400 plants to reduce indoor pollution.
You should look for resources to generate electricity from renewable sources. Make the most of solar energy; increase the use of solar-cooker. Support environmental issues such as the use of renewable energy.
Smoking aggravates cardiovascular diseases and air pollution. The environment can be saved to a great extent by reducing air pollution by not smoking.
Pollution is rapidly increasing due to vehicular emissions. If you take care of your vehicles properly and periodically check their pollution levels, you can contribute greatly to environmental protection and conservation. Also, walk as much as you can to reduce burning of fossil fuel.
Conclusion
Air pollution today is a very serious problem for the entire world. There is acute scarcity of pure air. The clean air present in the atmosphere is the basis of life to people. In its absence, the proportion of other toxic gases increases and causes catastrophe to all living organisms. People who breathe in a polluted air are unlikely to live long and stay healthy. Research scientists believe that the vital air is decreasing in the atmosphere of earth and other harmful elements are increasing. If this is the speed of destruction of the tree wealth, the contaminated gases in the atmosphere will become so much that life on earth will become difficult. The only solution to this difficult situation is green enrichment. Experts say that if greenery is not cultivated, the problems like global warming will assume terrible proportions.
In ancient times, the saints and hermits used to raise and nurture trees near their ashram. They were acutely aware of environmental protection. They considered vegetation to be life-giving and gave paramount importance to raising trees.
Unfortunately, some people believe that only the government and the big companies in general should do something for the protection of environment. This is far from true. In fact, every person can contribute towards protecting the environment from pollution, residues, emissions, all kinds of wastes and increasing population. Everyone should be entrusted with the responsibility and authority to take care of environment.
What Should We Do To Protect Nature?
The governments must make laws to protect water, soil, land, air, the environment;
We must save water, gas, energy and other natural resources.
We must keep our cities, towns, countryside clean.
We must feed birds and animals in winter to help them survive.
Our enterprises mustn’t dump industrial waste into rivers, seas and oceans.
People shouldn’t turn our planet into a pile of rubbish.
We must think locally and globally, act locally.
We are obliged to remove industrial enterprises from cities, use modern technologies: redesign and modify purifying systems.
We must protect and increase the greenery and broaden ecological education.
Then we’ll be happy to live on the most beautiful planet in the Universe. And I believe that «a thing of beauty is a joy forever. Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothiness. «
(«Endymion» by John Reats)
Let’s work out the solutions which help to preserve the planet from ecological disaster:
2. New equipment for atomic power stations
and chemical plants is obligatory.
3.Ecologists should control the level of all kinds of contamination of atmosphere andland: air, water, land, noise pollution.
4.Hunting rare animals must be forbidden.
5. Legal protection of all animals is obligatory. 6.Qualified specialists are needed.
We should develop the new save technologies, purification systems.
We should start ecological education at schools.
We should plant new forests.
We should change fuel energy and use solar, wind energy instead of atomic energy.
We should stop wasting Nature riches.
We should save water, energy, everything.
We should stop dropping litter!
We should plant trees and flowers. They attract bees and butterflies.
We should keep greenery fresh.
Chernobyl… Our Pain… Our Hope… 25 years later…
Some Facts about Chernobyl…
April 26, 1986… The Chernobyl nuclear power station…
The explosion at the 4 th unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has begun a new stage in the development of Nuclear Power Engineering…It is the worst nuclear disaster in the history of Mankind. The truth about Chernobyl:
After the explosion…What happened…The disaster was followed by an informational blockade. The Government ignored to inform the public of the seriousness and danger of the situation.
Such reckless, inhumane politics increased the disaster toll.
Traces of radiation released into the atmosphere along with the steam from the explosion were first noticed as far away as Sweden, Japan, the United States.
Some scientists assess the result of the Chernobyl explosion equivalent to150Hirosimas.
Relatively few people died as a direct result of the explosion.
But Millions of people, especially children, have been suffering health consequences from this catastrophe since April,1986.
Radioactive elements can increase the risk of cancer, weaken the immune system, destroy its hereditary mechanism.
Most of the damage has been done and is being done to Belarus which has received 75 per cent of Chernobyl radiation, as a result of whicha quarter of the country`s territory is contaminated.
Having been destroyed and devastated many times throughout the centuries by conquerors, Belarus faced an invisible enemy that time, and the consequences of this fight may prove fatal for over 10 million people.
December 15. 2000… The last operating unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was closed.
The Results of the Catastrophe:
One-fourth of the population of Belarus turned out to be living in the contaminated areas.
Only30 years after the disaster will humanity be able to fully assess the damage to the nation`s land, water, air, people`s health…
Prypyat, a small Ukrainian town… It is a dead zone now…as well as a number of other small towns, settlements and villages…
The horrible catastrophe has brought devastation to millions of Ukrainians…
23 per cent of the Belarusian territory has been polluted with radioactive substances…
A great damage has been done to the Belarusian agriculture, forests, people`s health.The full consequences are still being calculated… The consequences of the explosion are tragic for the Belarusian nation. There is a great increase in children cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer, leukaemia.
The lessons of the catastrophe:
*It has shown the danger of atomic energy…Nobody can accuse Belarusian people of radiophobia. They know how it looks when the “peaceful atom” goes out of control.
*Is it necessary for Belarus to construct its own power station, another possible source of the same disaster?
*Does the world hear the SOS of Belarus, a small beautiful country in the centre of Europe?
Water Fact File
The water on earth today is the same as the water that was here when the earth was formed and dinosaurs lived. There is no “new” water. It is recycled because it moves from sea to clouds and rain, then to earth and back again.
80% of the world’s diseases come from dirty water. 30,000 people die every day from diseases like this. Over 2 billion people don’t have clean water. Less than 1% of all water on earth is clean enough to drink. The rest is salty, dirty or frozen.
About ¾ of the Earth is covered by water. It is about 326 cubic mil miles.
30% of the population of our planet will have not enough drinking water in 2050.
Industry uses a lot of water. It takes 300 litres of water to make enough paper for one Sunday newspaper.
We could live without food about a month. Without water we could die in 4 – 5 days.
One part of gasoline, spilled on the ground can pollute 750,000 parts of water.
Сочинение Environmental protection на английском с переводом
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Человечество слишком долго ведет себя на планете как неразумный хозяин. Создавая удобства для комфортной жизни, мы напрочь забыли о том, что ресурсы природы вовсе не безграничны. Что жить в городах с грязным воздухом, придется нашим детям. Настало время вспомнить о том, что природа не прощает ошибок. Мы должны позаботиться о экологии и сохранить, вспомнить, что мы сами — часть этой природы. So, is it ok to bite the hand that feeds?
Essay on Environmental Protection
Our planet Earth is only a tiny part of the universe, and it is so far the only place where human beings can live.
We always polluted our surroundings. But until now pollution was not such a huge problem. People lived in the countryside and couldn’t produce such amount of pollution that would lead to a dangerous situation on a global scale.
With the development of industrial cities, which create huge amounts of pollutants, the problem has become real. Nowadays our planet is in serious danger. Global warming, acid rains, air and water pollution, overpopulation are the problems that threaten human lives on the Earth.
Every year world industry pollutes the air that we breathe with. A great number of cities suffer from smog. Rainforests are cut down. Their disappearance upsets the oxygen balance. As a result, some rare species of animals, birds, fish and plants are extinct. A lot of seas, rivers and lakes are filled with poison like industrial and nuclear wastes, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The pollution of air and the world’s ocean, destruction of the ozone layer is the result of man’s careless interaction with nature, a sign of the ecological crisis.
People should consider their attitude to the environment. Some progress has already been made in this direction. Numerous conferences have been held by a lot of agencies to discuss problems facing ecologically poor regions including the Aral Sea, the South Urals, Kuzbass, Donbass and Chernobyl. Greenpeace is also doing much to preserve the environment.
What can we do to save our planet? First of all, people should switch to alternative forms of power, such as solar power or wind power. Secondly, the use of atomic power must be banned. Thirdly, we need to recycle. It’s the art of turning waste into new products. It would be a good idea if people started riding bicycles instead of driving cars. We are obliged to protect nature. If everybody cares, it will make a difference.
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Сочинение на тему Защита окружающей среды
Наша планета Земля — всего лишь крошечная часть вселенной, и на данный момент это единственное место, где могут жить люди.
Мы всегда загрязняли окружающую среду. Но до сих пор загрязнение не было такой огромной проблемой. Люди жили в сельской местности и не могли создавать такое большое загрязнение, которое могло бы привести к опасной ситуации в глобальном масштабе.
С развитием промышленных городов, которые производят огромное количество загрязняющих веществ, проблема стала реальной. В наши дни планета находится в серьезной опасности. Глобальное потепление, кислотные дожди, загрязнение воздуха и воды, перенаселенность — это проблемы, которые угрожают жизни людей на Земле.
Каждый год мировая промышленность загрязняет воздух, которым мы дышим. Большое число городов страдает от смога. Тропические леса вырубаются. Их исчезновение нарушает баланс кислорода. В результате исчезают редкие виды животных, птиц, рыб и растений. Множество морей, рек и озер заполнены ядом: промышленными и ядерными отходами, химическими удобрениями и пестицидами. Загрязнение воздуха и мирового океана, разрушение озонового слоя является следствием небрежного взаимодействия человека с природой, признаком экологического кризиса.
Люди должны обдумать свое отношение к окружающей среде. В этом направлении уже достигнут определенный прогресс. Различные организации проводят многочисленные конференции для обсуждения проблем, с которыми сталкиваются экологически бедные регионы, включая Аральское море, Южный Урал, Кузбасс, Донбасс и Чернобыль. Организация «Гринпис» также прикладывает много усилий для сохранения окружающей среды.
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