Listen, CD (44), and read.
A.
condition [kənˈdɪʃn] − 1) условие; 2) состояние
evident [ˈevɪdənt] − очевидный
nuclear [ˈnju:klɪə] − ядерный, атомный
poison [ˈpɔɪzn] n − яд
poison [ˈpɔɪzn] v − отравлять
poisonous [ˈpɔɪzənəs] v − ядовитый, отравленный
population [ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn] − население
recycle [ˌri:ˈsaɪkl] − перерабатывать
save [seɪv] − 1) спасать; 2) беречь, от кладывать, копить
spill [spɪl] − разливать(ся), проливать(ся)
acid [ˈæsɪd] rain − кислотный дождь
lack of something − отсутствие чего−либо
oil spill − нефтяное пятно
shortage of food, water − недостаток пищи, воды
B.
condition: 1) good conditions, to live in awful conditions, ideal conditions for a holiday. He couldn’t work in such conditions. 2) to be in good (bad) condition, to be in no condition to do something. I’m in no condition to walk that fast.
evident: an evident fact, to be evident. It was evident that she had once been a beauty.
self evident: It was self−evident that they would not be able to finish the job on time.
nuclear: a nuclear power station, nuclear waste, a nuclear bomb, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons. Some electricity is made from nuclear energy. In some western countries governments are against nuclear power stations.
poison n: well−known poison, rat poison. There is poison in this plant.
poison v: to poison water, to poison a person. It is evident that the man was poisoned.
poisonous: Polluted water may become poisonous.
population: the male (female) population, to have a population of about a million, the elephant population, population growth. Los Angeles has a population of over 3 million people.
recycle: to recycle waste, to recycle paper. Waste which is not dangerous should be recycled. Ninety−eight per cent of domestic waste can be recycled. Can we recycle bottles?
save: 1) to save people, to save from disaster. He saved my life. 2) to save money for a house. Don’t waste your money − save it. Put it in the bank.
spill (spilled/spilt, spilled/spilt): to spill water on something, to spill coffee all over the table. Oil is spilling from a tanker. Don’t spill water on your suit.
acid rain: to produce acid rain. When you burn coal or oil, you produce gases which go into the air and mix with water and make acid rain. Acid rain is poisonous.
a lack of something: a lack of food, a lack of money, a lack of water. Evidently there is a lack of water in this part of the country. There is no lack of stories to tell them. There is a great lack of clean water in this area.
oil spill: Oil spills can be extremely dangerous for water birds − they lose their ability to fly and soon die.
shortage of food: Nowadays there is a shortage of food in some African countries.