Unit 5 The Earth’s Resources. Vocabulary test. I. Give English equivalents to the following words.. II. Supply suitable terms.. III. Using adjectives and nouns given below make as many collocations as possible. and give Russian e

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Unit 5 The Earth’s Resources

Vocabulary test

I. Give English equivalents to the following words.

природные ресурсы ________________________

естественная среда обитания _________________

природный ландшафт _______________________

добыча горных пород _______________________

земледелие ________________________________

энергетические источники ___________________

скудость___________________________________

заместители ________________________________

распределение _____________________________

ископаемое топливо _________________________

промышленные отходы _______________________

ядерная энергия _____________________________

II. Supply suitable terms.

_______________ a naturally occurring materials used by people to meet their basic needs

_______________ resources can be replaced naturally and can be used again and again

_______________ resources are impossible to replace

_______________ the extraction of minerals from the ground

_______________ an energy source that has been formed from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago

________________ makes possible to reuse products that has been used and discarded

III. Using adjectives and nouns given below make as many collocations as possible

and give Russian equivalents to them.

adjectives: scarce, productive, fragile, rich in humus, hazardous, available, fertile, valuable, abundant, alternative, renewable/nonrenewable, natural, uneven, reliable, inexhaustible

nouns: resources, habitat, sources of energy, soil, distribution

example: natural resources природные ресурсы

             collocations                                   Russian equivalents



IV. Replace the words in italic by their synonyms given below.

require, view as, meet, affect, result in, recycling, replace, take for granted, provide, turn

Resources help people to satisfy (1) their needs and wants.

People transform (2) the things that nature gives (3) into useful machines, tools and foods.

Factors that influence (4) the use of natural resources include cultural differences, technological change, economic factors, and geopolitics.

Native Americans regarded (5) the Great Plains of the United States as hunting grounds.

Because kerosene cost less then whale oil, it quickly took the place (6) of whale oil as a lighting fuel.

The uneven distribution of mineral resources has led to (7) increased world trade.

Perhaps the natural resource that people expect to exist for ever (8) is soil.

Reusing (9) paper saves millions of trees each year.

As it demands (10) only small amount of uranium, costs per unit of electricity are low.

1__________________________    6____________________________

2__________________________      7____________________________

3__________________________      8____________________________

4__________________________      9____________________________

5__________________________      10___________________________

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