Activity 2. Find a word or phrase in the article which means:
1) more than enough (paragraph 2)
2) an illness (paragraph 2)
3) able to decompose naturally (paragraph 3)
4) a crime (paragraph 4)
5) unclear or less distinct (paragraph 6)
Activity 3. Match the words with their meanings:
1. landfill
A. to get rid of sth that one does not want or cannot keep
2. incinerator
B. to become worse in quality
3. diminish/deteriorate
C. an area of land where waste material is buried under layers of earth
4. dispose of/discard
D. to leave sb/sth/oneself no longer covered or protected
5. expose to
E. an apparatus for destroying waste by burning
Activity 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the text.
1) Don’t d_____ your personal information on social networks! It is dangerous!
2) Teenagers can’t help playing computer games. They are a_____.
3) More and more people are trying to r_____ paper these days. They are so “green”.
4) Inappropriate use of laptops results in i _____ sore in the eyes, s_____ and a_____ pain in the back, neck, and shoulders.
5) N _____ crimes, i.e. not related to currency or money are under way.
Activity 5. Make sentences about the negative effects of using computers using the following verbs: cause, diminish. deteriorate, lead to, to be exposed to