решебник.рф ГДЗ по английскому языку 11 Класс класс Афанасьева О.В., Дули Д., Михеева И. В. упражнение - 2 стр. 79
Suggest ways that we can minimise water pollution. Listen, read and check. Then, explain the words in bold.
Clean water is our most precious resource, yet every day we dump about two million tons of waste into the world’s rivers, lakes and streams. This not only spells bad news for the animals and plants that live in them, but can also make humans ill when the pollution floats down into the oceans that we swim in!
There are several things we can do to restore our sick waterways back to health. First things first, make sure you NEVER throw anything that could be toxic down a drain or onto soil. Then, make sure that no litter, grass clippings or leaves are allowed to get washed into storm drains, as they could end up seriously harming aquatic creatures. Next, cleanup after your dog!
Another way to reduce water pollution is to reduce excess water runoff. You can do this by making sure that your sprinkler is watering just your garden, not the pavement too! You can also try sweeping, not hosing, your paths and cleaning your car with a bucket of water instead of a hosepipe. Better still, take it to be cleaned in a car wash, as they know how to dispose of waste water properly. Finally, try to use products that aren’t harmful to the environment, such as compost instead of chemical fertilisers.
Basically, remember that anything that gets onto the ground can eventually end up in a river, lake or stream! So,make sure you do not allow any chemicals or waste to go on the ground or down the drain.
Ways that we can minimise water pollution include:
- Never throw toxic substances down drains or onto the soil
- Prevent litter, grass clippings, and leaves from entering storm drains
- Clean up after pets
- Reduce excess water runoff
- Use environmentally friendly products
- Use car washes that properly dispose of wastewater
- Properly dispose of hazardous waste
- Никогда не выбрасывайте токсичные вещества в канализацию или на почву
- Не допускайте попадания мусора, скошенной травы и листьев в ливневые стоки
- Убирайте за домашними животными
- Сократите избыточный сток воды
- Используйте экологически чистые продукты
- Используйте автомойки, которые правильно утилизируют сточные воды
- Правильно утилизируйте опасные отходы
- resource (ресурс) — something that is useful and valuable, especially materials like water, minerals, or energy that people need
- spells bad (плохо сказывается) — causes trouble or leads to a bad result
- floats (стекает) — moves or stays on the surface of a liquid without sinking
- restore (восстановить) — to bring something back to its original good condition or health
- drain (водосток) — a pipe or channel that carries away water or waste
- grass clippings (скошенная трава) — small pieces of grass that are cut off when mowing a lawn
- pavement (тротуар) — a path with a hard surface that people walk on
- aquatic creatures (водные существа) — animals and plants that live in water
- excess water (избыток воды) — more water than is needed or wanted
- sweeping (подметание) — cleaning a surface by brushing dirt or leaves away with a broom
- hosepipe (шланг) — a long, flexible tube used to spray water, usually for watering plants or washing
- fertilisers (удобрения) — substances added to soil to help plants grow better
- eventually (в конце концов) — in the end, after a period of time