Evaluation Scale

Unit Six

International Environmental Law

Section A.

Warmer

1. Interpret the meaning of this quotation:

“The world is a fine place and worth fighting for”

Ernest Hemingway

The relationship between man and nature has become one of the most vital problems facing civilization today.

- Name some ecological problems.

- Say what makes people feel so anxious about their environment.

You may use the following words:

1. air pollution; fume from chimneys; the release of harmful substances into the air; to be covered with soot and dirt; smog over the city; hard to breathe; unhealthy environment; smoke clouds; to preserve the purity of air.

2. noise and air pollution; a great number of cars; lorries; buses; exhaust fumes; frequent traffic jams; rush hour; to affect harmfully.

3. water pollution; ugly rivers of dirty water; to pollute water with factory waste; polluted fish; to influence harmfully; dead rivers; to preserve the purity of water.

4. dead land; a lifeless area; to exhaust, to turn the land to a desert.

5. to pollute the sea with oil; waste of chemical plants; to poison; poisonous substances.

Read and learn the proverbs and sayings. Try to use them discussing environmental problems.

1. Time and tide wait for no man.

2. We never know the value of water till the well is dry.

3. You can’t eat your cake and have it.

4. To keep one’s head above water.

Read the poem. Express in your own words the idea of it.