WHY MUST TECHNOLOGY BRING APOLOGY TO ECOLOGY?

 

To answer this question we must first of all learn the meaning of the word “ecology”. Ecology is a science which studies the relationship between all forms of life on our planet with its environment. This word came from Greek “oikos” which means “home”. This idea of “home” includes the whole planet of ours, its population, the Nature, animals, birds, fish, insects, all other living beings and even the atmosphere around our planet. Do all of them live a happy and healthy life in our Home nowadays? Unfortunately, it is not so. Indeed, many territories, water basins, lakes, rivers, seas, oceans – and the atmosphere are polluted with all kinds of technological, agricultural, chemical, nuclear and other wastes. The intensive development of sciences, industry and chemistry in the 20^th century has made the pollution of our environment a global problem which should be solved by all means.

Besides, rapid growth of our population (there are about 6 billion people living on our planet now) needs more and more land, food, goods, and modern conveniences for newly-born people. The production of them in large amounts will greatly increase the pollution of the environment. And what to say about the awful harm caused to our Home by nuclear tests, atom bombs and accidents at the atomic power stations? Isn’t it high time to start solving this global problem and to make our life in our Home happy and healthy?

Now you know the answer to the question of why technology must bring apology to ecology. You are right. Because it has polluted and is badly polluting our environment.

And in conclusion all of us should always remember the wise advice of a great English writer John Galsworthy who said, ‘If you don’t think about the future you will not have it.”

 

c) Find Russian equivalents of the given English words and word combinations:

 

living beings, water basins, intensive development, a global problem, by all means, rapid growth, modern conveniences, nuclear tests, atomic power stations, high time, to start solving, in conclusion

 

d) Find English equivalents of the given Russian words and word combinations:

 

быстрый рост населения, должна быть решена во чтобы то ни стало, следует всегда помнить, современные удобства, ужасный ущерб, ядерные испытания, глобальная проблема, самое время начать, большое количество, атомные электростанции, сильно увеличит загрязнение, изучать взаимоотношения, интенсивное развитие промышленности, сельскохозяйственные отходы, атмосфера вокруг нашей планеты

 

e)Make your own sentences with the given word combinations:

- awful harm caused by

- nuclear tests

- will increase

- to start solving the problem

- it has polluted

- to make our life

 

f) Answer the questions to the text:

 

1. What does the word “ecology” mean?

2. What does the idea of “home” include?

3. What is our Home polluted with?

4. What was the reason of such global problem as pollution?

5. What does rapid growth of population requires?

6. What causes the awful harm to our planet?

7. Why should technology bring apology to ecology?

g) Write an essay expressing your own opinion on the problems discussed in the text (not more than 80 words).