Define the tense forms of the verbs and put them into the Infinitive. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian

1. Global deforestation today accounts for 25% of the world’s annual increase in carbon dioxide.

2. About 11 hectares of tropical forests are cut down each year.

3.Tropical soils are generally nutrient poor.

6 Put four types of questions to each sentence.

1. The world includes a tremendous variety of living things.

2. The study of ecology increases our understanding of the world and its life.

7 Discussion Points. Do you agree or disagree to the following statements? Specify your answer and give your reasons.

1. Tropical forests have been reduced by half. What would you do to change the situation?
2. The ways of preserving of the earth’s evolutionary heritage.
3. The loss of tropical rain forests is one of the most serious problems facing the world today.

Pre-reading task.