Упр.2a Уроки 1-2 Юнит 10 New Millennium English 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Казырбаева, Дворецкая 11 класс, Титул: 2 A. Read the magazine article and answer the questions. 1 What problem does the author focus on? 2 What causes this problem? 3 Why do you think Chris Mead considers cleaning birds not to be cost effective? 4 What is the most effective way of solving the problem? 5 What is the purpose of this article? SLICK TO DEATH Oil pollution is like a recurring nightmare. Sea birds like gulls are always the most common victims. Covered in a thick black coating of oil, such birds are unable to fly or feed themselves. Cleaning them is a painstaking business and volunteers sometimes have to spend 40 minutes or more cleaning one bird. Last Saturday, the tanker Sea Queen was wrecked near the coast of Wales. Over 70,000 tonnes of oil escaped into the sea. As soon as they heard that the Sea Queen was in trouble, local volunteers and members of environmental groups rushed to the area to see what they could do to help. According to Chris Mead, Britain’s leading ornithologist, it is not cost-effective to clean the birds and release them. He told reporters, «I can understand the desperate feelings of the rescuers that they should do something to help the birds, but realistically it may be kinder to put them to sleep immediately.» Surely the best way to solve the problem is to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. Pressure groups are still calling for changes to safety regulations. They also want oil tankers to be made much smaller. Since cleaning up the mess after such disasters is so expensive, perhaps the oil companies should start listening. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1. The author focuses on oil pollution and its effect on sea birds.
2. The problem is caused by oil spills from damaged or wrecked tankers.
3. Because cleaning birds takes a lot of time, effort, and money, and many birds still may not survive.
4. The most effective way is to prevent accidents from happening in the first place.
5. The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the problem of oil pollution and to call for better safety measures.