Dear Mike, It was nice to hear from you. Sorry for not answering you earlier, but I've been really busy. Anyways, I'm happy to help you with your report now. In my country transport causes air pollution, because most of the cars use petrol that, as you know, poisons atmosphere. I think this problem affects everyone, as polluted air may cause lung diseases, like asthma...

Read the text about air, water and land pollution. Read the definitions (18), find the words which have the same meaning in the text and underline them. Прочитайте текст о загрязнении воздуха, воды и земли. Прочитайте определения (1-8), найдите в тексте слова, имеющие такое же значение, и подчеркните их. Pollution started from the prehistoric times when man created the first fires. But it was the industrial revolution that gave birth to environmental pollution as we know it today. Industrialization brought people into conflict with the natural environment...