B) I would like go mountain biking through the forest

C) I would like to make a fire and have a barbecue.

0-4 points: You don't really know very much about the environment. You probably do care about it, but you don't think you need to do anything. 5-10 points: You are quite interested in the environment and you are prepared to help protect it, as long as you haven't planned to do something more interesting.

11-16 points: You are definitely environmentally friendly. You will do anything you can to protect the environment and you try to make your friends and family think about the environment, too.

MODULE 2

GEOECOLOGY. GENERAL PROBLEMS OF POLLUTION. TECHNOECOLOGY

UNIT 1

General Problems Of Pollution

Exercise 1. Look through the words and remember their meanings.

Pollution - damage caused to water, air, etc by harmful substances or waste;

Contaminate - to make sth. dirty or poisonous;

Interfere - to try to control or become involved in a situation, in a way that is annoying;

Biodegradable - biodegradable substances decay naturally without

Damaging the environment;

Sewage - waste water and waste from toilets;

Decompose - if a dead person, animal or plant decomposes, it decays and is gradually destroyed;

Graze - when animals graze, they eat grass;

Carnivore - an animal that eats meat.

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.