Sentences using the word protect

защищать, охранять, беречь, оберегать, предохранять, ограждать

глагол

- защищать, охранять, предохранять

to protect one’s eyes from the sun — защищать глаза от солнца
to protect iron from corrosion — предохранять железо от коррозии
to protect one’s own interests — защищать /отстаивать/ (свои) собственные интересы
to protect plants against the frost — защищать растения от мороза
he was protected by a bodyguard — его сопровождал телохранитель

- ограждать права по патенту
- предохранять, ограждать (оборудование)
- полит.-эк. проводить политику протекционизма
- ком., фин. акцептовать (тратту через известный промежуток времени); оплатить

to protect a bill at maturity /when due/ — оплатить тратту в срок

- воен. бронировать, покрывать бронёй
- ж.-д. сигнализировать о том, что путь закрыт

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Примеры с переводом

I put a cover on the sofa to protect it.

Я накрыл диван чехлом, чтобы его защитить.

He wanted to protect his good name.

Он хотел защитить своё доброе имя.

The forest is protected by federal law.

Этот лес охраняется общегосударственным законом.

The insurance protects you against flooding.

Страховка защищает вас от затопления.

We were fighting to protect our jobs.

Мы боролись за то, чтобы сохранить свои рабочие места.

She’ll do anything to protect her children from harm.

Она сделает всё, чтобы защитить своих детей от неприятностей.

We need to take measures to protect ourselves.

Нам необходимо принять меры для самозащиты.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain

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Возможные однокоренные слова

protection  — защита, охрана, покровительство, ограждение, протекционизм, прикрытие, блат
protective  — защитный, охранный, покровительственный, оградительный, защитительный
protector  — протектор, защитник, покровитель, предохранитель, защитное устройство, чехол
protected  — защищенный
protecting  — защищающий, защитный, протекционистский
protectant  — средство защиты организма, протравитель, семян, защитное средство

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: protect
he/she/it: protects
ing ф. (present participle): protecting
2-я ф. (past tense): protected
3-я ф. (past participle): protected

protect — перевод на русский

/prəˈtɛkt/

But ultimately, you know, he’s concerned for his well-being and he wants to protect him.

Но в конечном счете, он беспокоился о его здоровье и хотел его защитить.

I think the reason why Scott feels like he has to protect

Думаю причина, по которой Скотт думает, что обязан защитить

Scott’s responsibilities, I think, grew, in trying to protect his family more.

Ответственность Скотта растет в попытке защитить свою семью.

If they try and protect him… [Arrow whistles]

Если они попытаются защитить его…

He just wants to protect her and make sure that she is happy.

Он просто хочет защитить её и убедиться, что она счастлива.

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Making a choice and protecting something is a difficult thing to do.

Будет нелегко сделать выбор защищать ее.

You, too, gather up your strength to protect the famous little sun.

чтобы защищать знаменитое маленькое солнце.

I know that I have to protect this place!

Но знаю одно — я должен защищать это место.

Beat his nose, he’ll try to protect it.

Ударь по носу, он будет защищать его.

THIS IS A SECRET, BUT I’VE BEEN THREATENED BY THIS ARSENE LUPIN, AND CHARMERACE INSISTS ON COMING DOWN TO PROTECT ME.

Это секрет, но мне угрожал этот Арсен Люпен, и Шамерас настоял, чтобы поехать меня защищать.

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I’ve got Asta to protect me.

Я взял Асту для защиты.

The weak always have the strong to protect them.

Нам всегда недостает сил для защиты.

I demand to be protected and everything returned that was taken!

Я прошу защиты и хочу всё вернуть.

Considering the ever increasing ravage, caused by tramps and looters, I enact to the farm-houses and villages, to set up permanent guards, to protect their values, against the common threat.

Принимая во внимание участившиеся случаи грабежа со стороны бродяг и мародеров, предписываю землевладельцам и крестьянам учредить постоянную охрану для защиты своей собственности против общей угрозы.

He’d like to see the financial statement— uh, to protect his wife’s interests, naturally.

Он бы хотел ознакомиться с финансовым отчетом разумеется, для защиты интересов его жены.

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You represent the two million people of this state… in prosecuting a particularly brutal murder… and I’m gonna see that their rights are protected.

¬ы представл€ете два миллиона жителей этого штата в судебном расследовании по делу о зверском убийстве и € хочу увидеть, что их права защищены.

Working onboard ship, every seafarer knows that his job, his rights on his job, and his rights and interests ashore are fully protected through his cooperation with other seafarers, not only in his crew, but in his union.

Работая на борту судна, каждый моряк знает, что его работа, его право на работу, а так же права и интересы на суше полностью защищены путем сотрудничества с другими моряками, не только из своей команды, но и из профсоюза.

You’ll be well protected.

Вы будете хорошо защищены.

Rebels, wounded or whole, are not protected by the Geneva Code and are treated harshly.

Повстанцы, даже раненые, не защищены Женевской конвенцией, и с ними обращаются жестоко.

Very well, you’ll be protected by the police though I don’t think you’ll be in any danger.

Очень хорошо, Вы будете защищены полицией… Хотя я не думаю, что Вам грозит опасность.

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But you must protect it.

Но вы должны ее охранять.

Just a minor demon I set to protect the room.

Всего лишь мелкий демон, поставленный мной охранять комнату.

Protecting the Suez Canal.

Охранять Суэцкий канал.

We’ll be on your left to protect the ford

Мы будем слева от вас охранять брод.

I can’t stand here all night protecting your shoeshine.

Не могу я всю ночь охранять твоих сыновей.

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The only way of bringing his mind out of the womb of darkness… into which it has retreated to protect itself… is by therapeutic shock… electrical or chemical.

Единственный способ вывести его разум из мрака, в который он бежал, чтобы спасти себя, это терапевтический шок имеющий электрическую, или химическую природу.

In order to protect us, fools that we are, he seized a moment when his captors weren’t looking and threw these in the stream.

Он пытался спасти нас, сборище глупцов. Когда представился случай, он бросил это в ручей.

We had to protect this woman by hiding her in a convent.

Чтобы спасти эту несчастную жертву мы поместили ее в монастырь!

You’re going to kill Bubber to protect Jake Rogers.

ВьI убьете Бабера, чтобьI спасти Джэка Роджерса.

Some piece of information which I can use to protect you from them.

Немного информации – и я попытаюсь спасти тебя.

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It’s a path you must pass through to protect me.

если хочешь оберегать меня.

We must protect our guests.

Мы должны оберегать наших гостей.

— Colonel… I have to protect your husband.

Я буду оберегать честь вашего мужа!

Hussein-Husliya, come with us in the bedchamber and protect our sleep.

Гуссейн-Гуслия, ты пройдешь с нами в опочивальню и будешь оберегать наш сон.

I think she ought not to be too carefully protected from the sordid truth.

мне кажется, что её не нужно так тщательно оберегать от истины.

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We need to put up wire fencing to protect the plantation.

Мы должны установить проволочные ограды, чтобы уберечь посадки.

One can never protect a single human being from any kind of suffering.

Никто и никого не может уберечь даже от малейших страданий.

I feel it’s my duty to protect them from you.

Я думаю, моя обязанность — уберечь их от тебя

That’s because I love you. I want to protect you from these sordid matters I have to deal with.

Это потому, что я тебя люблю и хочу уберечь от неприятных историй, которыми я занимаюсь.

I wanted to protect you.

Но так я пытался уберечь тебя.

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I need it to protect me from the eyes of certain patients.

Она нужна мне, чтобы защищаться от взглядов любопытных пациентов.

That means you’re supposed to protect yourself.

Это значит, что вам надо защищаться.

To protect itself, society starts mechanisms it can’t control in the end.

Чтобы защищаться, современное общество изобретает механизмы, которые оно не может контролировать.

-We have a right to protect ourselves.

-У нас есть право защищаться.

The emperor, allmighty and infinitely generous has alowed them to protect themselves with their bare hands!

Император, всемогущий и безгранично великодушный позволит им защищаться голыми руками!

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I think he is all about building an army to protect himself from the hunters.

Думаю, Дерек просто хочет защититься. Всё это собирание армии для того, чтобы защититься от охотников.

We have to protect ourselves against the machines.

Мы должны защититься от машин.

Actually, he pushed you into my arms to protect himself.

По сути, он решил защититься от меня, бросив вас в мои объятия.

Unless you accept that, uh, you can’t protect yourself from it.

Пока ты не сможешь это принять, ты не сможешь защититься от этого.

Ah, you see the furs they wear to protect them from the cold.

Ах, вы видите меха, которые они носят, чтобы защититься от холода.

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Synonym: cover, defend, ensure, guard, harbor, safeguard, screen, shelter, shield. Similar words: protective, protection, protect from, environmental protection, protest, protein, rote, proton. Meaning: [prə’tekt]  v. 1. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage 2. use tariffs to favor domestic industry. 

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1 Are we doing enough to protect the environment?

2 My prime concern is to protect my property.

3 Net the fruit trees to protect them from birds.

4 Women banded together to protect each other.

5 The government is determined to protect its tobacco monopoly.

6 The troops were there to protect the townspeople.

7 We have a moral obligation to protect the environment.

8 It’s everyone’s duty to love and protect the environment.

9 You got a dream.You gotta protect it.

10 Our subconscious mind tries to protect us.

11 They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind.

12 We should protect the rights of consumers.

13 Footballers often wear shin pads to protect their legs.

14 Recycling is important to help protect our environment.

15 Polish your shoes regularly to protect the leather.

16 Account details are encrypted to protect privacy.

17 Companies should protect their intellectual property with patents and trademarks.

18 It’s important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.

19 The state has a duty to protect its citizens against external enemies.

20 Scientists have used genetic engineering to protect tomatoes against the effects of freezing.

21 We should protect the most vulnerable members of our society.

22 The company provides a styrofoam cushion to protect the tablets during shipping.

23 No matter how far away forever,(www.Sentencedict.com) I will protect you everything.

24 She gloved her hands to protect them from the chemicals.

25 Things are different now. I have to protect the one thing that I can’t live without. That’s you.

26 Britain had laws against cruelty to animals but none to protect children.

27 Exercise will not only lower blood pressure but possibly protect against heart attacks.

28 Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.

29 In 1970, a federal agency was created to coordinate governmental action to protect environment.

30 The Red Cross’s primary concern is to preserve and protect human life.

More similar words: protective, protection, protect from, environmental protection, protest, protein, rote, proton, detect, protocol, detective, architect, promote, protracted, architecture, project, prospect, projection, froth, brother, carrot, note, technique, vote, technical, quote, voter, technology, antecedent, technician. 

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3 Сопоставьте глаголы с существительными. Составьте свои предложения с помощью комбинаций слов.

protect the environment (защищать природу)

drop old containers (выбрасывать старые контейнеры)

pollute the atmosphere (загрязнять атмосферу)

recycle litter (перерабатывать мусор)

go by public transport (передвигаться на общественном траспорте)

pay a fine (заплатить штраф)

1 We should protect the environment.

2 We shouldn’t drop old containers.

3 We shouldn’t pollute the atmosphere.

4 It is good to recycle litter.

5 It is better to go by public transport.

6 People should pay a fine for pollution.

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1.- Use these

words to complete
the sentences:

waste –
protect – pollution – factory – recycled – emissions – damage —
environmentalists

1. During the last hundred years we have done great……..to the environment.
2. There’s a large chemical……..in our town which has polluted the river twice in the last year.
3. The Government is very worried about the ……..of our rivers and beaches.
4. A lot of household……..like bottles and newspapers can be……..and used again.
5…………are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce greenhouse gas………
6. There are lots of things we can all do to ……..the environment.

2.- What causes the damage.

Use these words to
complete the sentences:

exhaust fumes — toxic waste – emissions —  pesticides – deforestation — crops

1. The Government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of …………. by industry.
2. Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying …….. with …………. which stay in the soil for years.
3. ………….. from factories in northern Germany affect the environment in large parts of Scandinavia.
4. Tropical rainforests have always helped to keep the environment in balance but recent ………… means they no longer absorb as much carbon dioxide as they used to.
5. …….. from cars and other vehicles cause a great deal of damage to the environment. 

3.- Match the numbers with the letters to make common
expressions:

1. global
2. greenhouse
3. ozone
4. acid

a. rain
b. warming
c. effect
d. layer


4. Now
use the phrases in the following sentences:
 

1.- The gradual
rise in the Earth’s temperature is known as ______________.

2.- When heat
gets trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere, it is known as the ________________.

3.- Scientists have found holes in the ____________________,
particularly over Antarctica.

4.- Rain mixed with toxic chemicals from factories is
known as _______________.

5.- Global warming

Use these words to
complete the text:

floods —  radiation —  Ice caps — sea level  — oceans – climate – deserts — gases

Scientists have shown that the temperature on Earth is
increasing by 0.1º every ten years. That’s one degree every century. The (1)__________ 
that are produced by factories and cars are allowing more (2)_________ from
the sun to reach Earth. In the future this will have very serious consequences
for humanity.

As the Earth gets hotter, the Arctic and Antarctic (3)__________ will slowly melt and the level of the (4)_________ will
rise. A recent report says that the (5)__________ will rise by 70 metres
over the next hundred years, causing (6)__________ in many low-lying parts
of the world.

There will be (7)__________ changes, too. Some
areas will become wetter while others will become much drier. Some areas which
today are green and fertile will eventually turn into (8)_________. Tropical
diseases like malaria will become common in areas where today they are
unknown.

6.- Environmental Problems

Use these expressions to complete the text.

natural
habitats – in danger of extinction – long-term – natural resources – way of
life – indigenous people – destruction – future generations

The (1)__________ of the rainforest is very
worrying. Thousands of acres of forest are being cut down every year and the
(2)_____________ of many animals are being destroyed. As a result,
many species are (3)___________________________.

This, in turn, threatens the traditional (4)_____________ of many of the (5)______________ who live in some of the most
remote areas of our planet. As with most environmental issues, we need to think
more (6)__________ and realise that everything we do has implications
for (7)___________________.

If we want to
hand on our world to our children and grandchildren, we simply can’t continue
to misuse the world’s (8)_________________ as we are at the moment.

7. Do the same with this text:

heavily polluted – uninhabitable – cloud of pollution
– air quality

The (9)__________ in many of the world’s
largest cities is so poor that we have seen an enormous increase in chest and
lung illnesses such as asthma. These cities are (10)____________
and some are permanently covered by a (11)______________. Unless
we begin to take the problems more seriously and start to do something about
them, many of our biggest cities, particularly in the developing world will
become (12)____________.

8.- Protecting the
Environment

Match a word on the left with a word on the right to make common
expressions:

1. unleaded                                           a.
bank

2. public                                                b. friendly 

3. recycling                                           c.
energy

4. bottle                                                d.
point

5. environmentally                                e. transport

6.
renewable                                        
f. petrol

9. If you want to protect the environment, here are some
things you should do. Use the expressions above.

1.- Make sure your car runs on ________________ and
your home uses sources of renewable energy.

2.- Use ______________ instead of taking your
car.

3.- Take glass, paper and plastic to a _____________________.

4.- Buy _________________________ products
whenever possible.

10.- Green Politics

Use a dictionary to fill the gaps below:

noun                                       adjective                                              person

environment                        ______________                                   _____________

ecology                                  _____________                                   ______________

11. Conservationists. Campaign to protect the environment.

In
most countries there are political parties which aim to protect the environment
the Green Party
or the Ecology Party, for example. Greenpeace is
. an international group that protests
against anything which is a threat to the environment, like dumping nuclear
waste and, more recently, growing genetically modified crops.

Are you worried about the environment?What worries you
most? Why? What do you do to help protect it? Write a paragraphs answering  the questions.

12.- Natural Disasters

Use the following words in the definitions below:

forest fire – hurricane – tornado – earthquake – flood
– drought – volcano – tidal wave

1.- ___________: a long period with little or no rain.

2.- ____________: a sudden violent movement of the
surface of the earth, caused by the shifting of the earth’s tectonic plates.

3.- ____________:
when huge areas of woodland are alight, often caused by someone carelessly
throwing a cigarette from a car.

4.-  _______________:
when an area of land which is usually dry becomes covered in water, often forcing
people to leave their homes

5.- ______________:
very strong circular winds which suck things up into them .

6.- ________________:
a huge wave which builds up in the sea over thousands of miles.

7.- ________________:  a very powerful storm, often at sea.

8.- _________________:
a large mountain which erupts from time to time and sends rocks up into the air
and molten rock pours down the side.

13. Now use the words in
these sentences:

9. Mount Vesuvius near Naples is
one of the most famous ____________ in the worId.

10. Many parts of sub-Saharan
Africa suffer from ____________.

11. Many low-lying parts of England suffer from ______________ after prolonged periods
of rain in the winter.

12. San Francisco and Tokyo are both situated right in the middle of
dangerous ________________
zones.

14.- Describing Disasters

Now match each of the following descriptions with one of the disasters above:

1. This year’s crop has been lost. The land here is so dry now that
farmers are unable to grow anything. All the
waterholes have dried up and there are dead animals everywhere.________________

2. The water level has been rising steadily since the river burst its
banks this morning and the area is now under two metres of water. __________________   

3. Along the path of the twister cars were lifted hundreds of metres
into the air. One caravan ended up half a mile from where it had been.      ______________

4. Lava poured down the side of
the mountain destroying everything in its path and the village is now buried
under a carpet of ash. _____________

5. The tremor, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, only lasted for four
seconds but it was enough to cause large cracks in several roads. ___________________  

6. A small fishing village was the worst hit. A thirty-metre wall of
water swept up the beach destroying nearly thirty houses along the seafront.
________________

7. Helicopters are spraying the blaze from the air, and fire crews are working
round the clock to set up firebreaks to prevent it spreading further. ______________

8. Roofs were blown off buildings and trees were ripped out by their
roots in winds gusting up to 120mph.  ______________________

15. Now complete these
sentences with words and phrases from above:

a. The river __________ its banks.

b. The tremor
only ___________for four seconds.

c. The lava
destroyed everything in its __________.

d. Fire crews
are working round the ____________.

e. Buildings had
their roofs ____________ off.

f. Trees were ______________ out by their roots.

KEY

1.

1. During the last hundred years we have done great damage
to the environment.

2. There’s
a large chemical factory in our town which has polluted the river twice in the
last year.

3. The
Government is very worried about the pollution of our rivers and beaches.

4. A lot
of household waste
like bottles and newspapers can be recycled and used again.

5. Environmentalists
are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce 
greenhouse gas
emissions.

6. There
are lots of things we can all do to protect the environment.

2. 

1.- The Government is introducing strict new rules on
the dumping of toxic waste
by industry.

2.- Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying
crops 
with
pesticides which stay in the soil for   years

3.-  Emissions from
factories in northern Germany affect the environment in large parts of
Scandinavia.

4. Tropical
rainforests have always helped to keep the environment in balance but recent
deforestation means they no longer absorb as much carbon dioxide as
they used to.

5. Exhaust fumes from cars and other vehicles cause a great deal of damage to the environment.

3. 

1. global warming
 

2. greenhouse effect
 

3. ozone layer
 

4. acid rain

4.

1.- The gradual
rise in the Earth’s temperature is known as global warming.

2.- When heat
gets trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere, it is known as the greenhouse effect.

3.- Scientists have found holes in the ozone layer,
particularly over Antarctica.

4.- Rain mixed with toxic chemicals from factories is
known as acid
rain
.

5.

Scientists have shown that the temperature on Earth is
increasing by 0.1º every ten years. That’s one degree every century. The (1) gases
that are produced by factories and cars are allowing more (2) radiation from
the sun to reach Earth. In the future this will have very serious consequences
for humanity.

As the Earth gets hotter, the Arctic and Antarctic (3)
ice caps will slowly melt and the level of the (4) oceans will
rise. A recent report says that the (5) sea level will rise by 70 metres
over the next hundred years, causing (6) floods in many low-lying parts
of the world.

There will be (7) climate changes, too. Some
areas will become wetter while others will become much drier. Some areas which
today are green and fertile will eventually turn into (8) deserts. Tropical
diseases like malaria will become common in areas where today they are
unknown.

6.

The (1) destruction of the rainforest is very
worrying. Thousands of acres of forest are being cut down every year and the
(2) natural habitats of many animals are being destroyed. As a result,
many species are (3) in danger of extinction.

This, in turn, threatens the traditional (4) way of
life
of many of the(5) indigenous people who live in some of the most
remote areas of our planet. As with most environmental issues, we need to think
more (6) long-term and realise that everything we do has implications
for (7) futures generations.

If we want to
hand on our world to our children and grandchildren, we simply can’t continue
to misuse the world’s (8) natural resources as we are at the moment.

7. 

The (9) air quality in many of the world’s
largest cities is so poor that we have seen an enormous increase in chest and
lung illnesses such as asthma. These cities are (10) heavily polluted
and some are permanently covered by a (11) cloud of pollution. Unless
we begin to take the problems more seriously and start to do something about
them, many of our biggest cities, particularly in the developing world will
become (12) uninhabitable.

8.

1. unleaded  petrol                                         

2. public  transport                                                

3. recycling point                                         

4. bottle bank  

bottle bank: a large container in a public place where people can leave their empty bottles so that the glass can be used again (= recycled); a public place with several of these containers.                                             

5. environmentally friendly                                

6.
renewable
energy                                        

9. 

1.- Make sure your car runs on unleaded petrol and
your home uses sources of renewable energy.

2.- Use public transport instead of taking your
car.

3.- Take glass, paper and plastic to a recycling
point
.

4.- Buy environmentally friendly products
whenever possible.

10.

noun                                       adjective                                              person

environment                         environmental                                 environmentalist

ecology                                  ecological                                
           ecologist

12.

1.- drought: a long period with little or no rain.

2.- earthquake: a sudden violent movement of the
surface of the earth, caused by the shifting of the earth’s tectonic plates.

3.- forest fire:
when huge areas of woodland are alight, often caused by someone carelessly
throwing a cigarette from a car.

4.-  flood:
when an area of land which is usually dry becomes covered in water, often forcing
people to leave their homes

5.- tornado:
/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ very strong circular winds which suck things up into them .

6.- tidal wave:
a huge wave which builds up in the sea over thousands of miles.

7.- hurricane:  a very powerful storm, often at sea.

8.- volcano:
a large mountain which erupts from time to time and sends rocks up into the air
and molten rock pours down the side.

13.

9. Mount Vesuvius near Naples is
one of the most famous volcano in the worId.

10. Many parts of sub-Saharan
Africa suffer from drought

11. Many low-lying parts of England suffer from flooding after prolonged periods
of rain in the winter.

12. San Francisco and Tokyo are both situated right in the middle of
dangerous earthquakes
zones.

14. 

1. This year’s crop has been lost. The land here is so dry now that
farmers are unable to grow anything. All the   
waterholes have dried up and there are dead animals everywhere. Drought

2. The water level has been rising steadily since the river burst its
banks this morning and the area is now under two metres of water. Flood    

3. Along the path of the twister cars were lifted hundreds of metres
into the air. One caravan ended up half a mile from where it had been.     
tornado

twister: a violent storm that is caused by a powerful spinning column of air. Tornado

4. Lava poured down the side of
the mountain destroying everything in its path and the village is now buried
under a carpet of ash. Volcano

5. The tremor, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, only lasted for four
seconds but it was enough to cause large cracks in several roads.  earthquake

6. A small fishing village was the worst hit. A thirty-metre wall of
water swept up the beach destroying nearly thirty houses along the seafront.
Tidal wave

7. Helicopters are spraying the blaze from the air, and fire crews are working
round the clock to set up firebreaks to prevent it spreading further. Forest fire

firebreak: a
thing that stops a fire from spreading, for example a special door or a
strip of land in a forest that has been cleared of trees.

round the clock: lasting or happening all day and night

8. Roofs were blown off buildings and trees were ripped out by their
roots in winds gusting up to 120mph.  Hurricane

15.

a. The river burst its banks.

b. The tremor
only lasted for four seconds.

c. The lava
destroyed everything in its path.

d. Fire crews
are working round the clock.

e. Buildings had
their roofs blown off.

f. Trees were ripped out by their roots. 

rip: rip something + adv./prep. to remove something quickly or violently, often by pulling it. E.g. He ripped off his tie. The carpet had been ripped from the stairs. Half of the house was ripped away in the explosion.

 

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1  

1.During the last hundred years we have done great damage to the environment.

2. There’s a large chemical factory in our town which has polluted the river twice in the last year.

3. The Government is very worried about the pollution of our rivers and beaches.

4. A lot of household waste like bottles and newspapers can be recycled and used again.

5 Environmentalists are furious with the American Government for delaying measures which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

6. There are lots of things we can all do to protect the environment.

2

1. The Government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of toxic waste by industry.

2. Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying crops with pesticides which stay in the soil for years.

3. Emissions from factories in northern Germany affect the environment in large parts of Scandinavia.

4. Tropical rainforests have always helped to keep the environment in balance but recent deforestation means they no longer absorb as much carbon dioxide as they used to.

5. Exhaust fumes from cars and other vehicles cause a great deal of damage to the environment.

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