Еnvironmental Protection in Our Country
Захист навколишнього середовища став однією із найбільш пекучих проблем 20 сторіччя. Наша планета дає людям мінеральні ресурси, ріки, ліси, поля – усе, що складає основу промислового і сільськогосподарського виробництва. Розвиток промисловості негативно впливає на природу усього світу. Діяльність людини часто дуже забруднює землю і воду. Це дуже небезпечно, тому що це шкодить здоров’ю людей.
Аварія на Чорнобильській атомній електростанції у квітні 1986 року призвела до радіоактивного забруднення величезної території навколо станції.
The protection of nature has become one of the most burning problems of the 20th century.
The Earth provides people with mineral resources, rivers, forests, fields – everything that makes the foundation of industrial and agricultural production. The development of industry has had a bad influence on the nature of the whole world. People often do things which pollute land and waters greatly. It is very dangerous because it damages health of the people. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986 caused radioactive contamination of a vast area around the plant. Soviet statements indicate that 31 people died as a result of the accident but the actual number of deaths caused by the radiation is still unknown. More than 100,000 Ukrainian citizens were evacuated from the city of Chernobyl and other areas around the reactor site. Environmental protection is a great concern of the Ukrainian Government. The Ministry of Environmental Protection was founded in Ukraine. Their tasks are to control the state of the environment and sources of pollution, to protect the water resources of Ukraine, to extend the network of nature reserves and to maintain co-operation with international ecological organizations. Campaign for environmental protection is supported by public organizations and individuals. The Ukrainian Green Party is very active today. “Zeleny Svit” is the Ukrainian ecological newspaper. It calls on people to protect the natural wealth and to use it in a more careful and economical manner for the benefit of the present and future generations.
Vocabulary:
Burning problem [‘Ьз:шг) problem] – пекуча проблема nuclear power [‘nju:kha’paua] – атомна сила foundation [faun’deijn] – основа radiation [,reidi’eijn] – радіація citizen [‘sitizan] – громадянин
Questions:
What is the main problem facing humanity nowadays? What image has become firmly established in the public mind lately? What are soil, water and air contaminated with? Why have the water patterns changed recently? What is the greenhouse effect created by?
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