- •Home Part 2 Before Watching
- •1. Study the following words and word combinations. Use them to complete the spaces in the sentences below.
- •2. Before you watch the video think what problems could be raised in it. Note them down. While Watching
- •1. According to this episode agriculture was the first great revolution. Decide which of the numbers given is correct.
- •2. In this episode the invention of agriculture is discussed. Decide whether these statements are true (t) or false (f).
- •3. Watch the episode again. Then look at these sentences and circle the correct information.
- •After Watching Look at language
- •1. Write out the equivalents in pairs. Then make sentences with some of them.
- •2. Form derivatives of the words given below filling them into the proper boxes.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Follow-up Activities
- •Memory Test. How do you remember? Try these questions.
- •Sum up what you have learnt about he changes that look place on the Earth and write an essay.
- •Episode 1
- •Before Watching
- •Before you watch episode 1 study the following words and word combinations.
- •While Watching
- •While watching the episode again mark the following statements as true or false. Tick the ones that are correct.
- •After Watching Language Work
- •Form derivatives of the words given below filling them into the proper boxes.
- •Match the words in column a with the words in column b to form a phrase that makes sense.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Follow-up Activities
- •How do you remember? Try these questions.
- •Sum up what you have learnt about the problem of deforestation in some parts of the world.
- •Find the key words of Episode 1 in the puzzle. There are 6 of them.
Home Part 2 Before Watching
1. Study the following words and word combinations. Use them to complete the spaces in the sentences below.
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fabulous adj. |
1. баснословный, сказочный; 2.невероятный, неправдоподобный |
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legacy n. |
наследство, наследие |
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bequeath v. |
завещать, передавать потомству |
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vulnerability n. |
уязвимость, ранимость |
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to take possession v. |
овладеть |
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swath n. |
полоса |
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clement adj. |
мягкий (о климате) |
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settle down v. |
поселиться, обосноваться |
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abound v. |
быть в большом количестве, изобиловать |
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to take toll v. |
наносить тяжелый урон |
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asset n. |
благо |
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to weigh (on) v. |
тяготить |
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subsistence n. |
существования, средства к существованию |
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endow v. |
обеспечивать постоянным доходом |
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surplus n. |
излишек |
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manpower n. |
1. рабочая сила; 2. людские ресурсы |
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fade v. |
изгладиться (о воспоминаниях о прошлом) |
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nomadic |
кочевой |
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to deploy efforts v. |
прилагать усилия |
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prodigious adj. |
огромный, громадный |
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sacrificial adj. |
жертвенный |
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sweat n. |
пот |
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toil n. |
тяжелый труд |
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prerequisite n. |
предпосылка |
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tap (into) v. |
проникать |
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shackle n. |
оковы, узы |
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supply v. |
снабжать |
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unbridled adj. |
необузданный |
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harness v. |
использовать |
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stalk v. |
подкрадываться |
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chase v. |
рассеивать, разгонять |
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engender v. |
порождать, вызывать |
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seep (into) v. |
просачиваться |
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to wipe out v. |
уничтожать |
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recourse n. |
обращение за помощью |
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variety n. |
сорт, вид |
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trample v. |
топтать (траву) |
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pocket n. |
зона, очаг |
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New York is the symbol of the exploitation of the energy the Earth … to human genius.
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America was the first to … the phenomenal, revolutionary power of “black gold”.
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The pocket of sunshine’s energy … away the specter of drought that … farmland.
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The biggest headache is what to do now with the surpluses … by modern agriculture.
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Toxic pesticides … into the air, soil, plants, animals, rivers and oceans.
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The … of sunlight freed humans from their … on the land.
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Despite your vulnerability you have taken … of every habitat.
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Despite your … you have conquered … of territory, like no other species before you.
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Wet environments … in fish and wild plants.
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Life expectancy is short and hard labour takes its … .
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The uncertainties of nature … on daily life.
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Nature insufficiently … humans with physical strength.
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Agriculture, the first great revolution, resulted in the first … and gave birth to cities and civilizations.
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People made grain the … of life and multiplied the number of … .
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When water becomes scarce humans are able to … prodigious efforts to extract from the land enough to live on.
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For humanity agriculture is a … of survival.
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Humankind found a way to … into the energy buried deep in the Earth.
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Humans benefit from a fabulous legacy … by the Earth.