2. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

наслідок, реактор, цезій, йод, стронцій, плутоній, лейкемія, множина, включення, жахливий випадок.

2. Make up sentences from the following words. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1. Accident, at, on, day, that, 1986, nuclear, horrible, a, occurred, Chornobyl, the, station, in.

2. Consequences, there, nuclear, reactor, was, a, explosion, reaching, which, far, hard.

3. For, years, thousands, areas, off, and, Russia, Ukraine, beings, for, unsafe, human, Belarus, significant, will, remain.

4. Tragedy, thousands, that, it is, a, people, off, have, live, returned, to, regions, in, contaminated, these.

5. People, the Ukrainian, grateful, are, very, those, to, all, and, who, helped, to help, continue, them.

4. Write pronouns instead of the words in brackets:

1. The (accident) occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear station in 1986.

2. (Areas) remain unsafe for human beings for thousand years.

3. Foreigners offered specialized medical equipment and (drugs).

4. Chernobyl nuclear accident have affected the (air of Ukraine).

5. People are very grateful to all those who helped and continue to help (other people).

6. The (claim) was researched by a host of scientists.

5. Answer the following questions:

1. What happened on April, 26^th of 1986?

2. What were recorded radiation levels few days after the accident?

3. What deceases have increased in the affected areas?

4. Why is it a tragedy that thousands of people have returned to live in the highly contaminated regions?

5. What did a number of foreign countries offer suffered people?

Section 3

1. Read and translate the following text: the environmental problems of the western nations

Western Europe has the same basic environmental problems, but they take different forms in each country. If you catch a fish in the Seine near Paris it may be blind and without scales, a victim of pollution. In the Rhine you will catch no fish at all. The Mediterranean is actually dying from pollution.

It is fair to say, that a considerable effort has been made in Britain with regard to Thames. By 1949 it was being described as a stinking black mess with no fish and almost no oxygen. There was an outcry and something had to be done. Legislation stopped the flow of industrial waste into the river, and nearly all the sewage is treated before it gets to water. Fish have come back and one salmon has been caught.

One of Britain's environmental successes has been the control of air pollution especially in London. Thirty years ago hundreds of people died every year from the dreadful London smog. Since then London and many other cities have become smokeless zones, areas where no coal fires are allowed. But now the increase in traffic is threatening serious air pollution problems in cities once again.

The most common form of air pollution comes from cigarette smoke which pollutes many public places like cinemas, pubs, and restaurants. Traffic and aircraft can cause serious noise pollution. Friends of the Earth suggest that the bicycle is the best way to travel because it's cheap, quiet and a good form of exercise.