Green belts

1.

GREEN
BELTS

2.

WHAT IS A GREEN BELT?
Green belts are planned public open spaces safeguarded from development
SOME FACTS:
- England has 14 green belts, making up 13% of total land
- Scotland has 10 designated green belt areas
- Wales has one strip between Newport and Cardiff
- Based on a June 2010 policy change, Northern Ireland no longer has green belt
designations
- Some 30 million people live in urban areas within green belt boundaries
- Intended uses are providing countryside access for urban dwellers, outdoor sport,
attractive landscapes, nature conservation as well as maintaining agriculture and forestry
- Property prices are 20% higher than average and land prices are lower

3.

MATCH THE WORDS
To alarm
to disagree
To spread
to make smb do smth
To enrich
to improve the quality
To force
to cover a larger area
To surround
to cover completely
To oppose
to gradually grow
To swallow
to warn
To develop
to be all around

4.

FOR OR AGAINST
Green belts make the overall look of
the country more beautiful
They prevent unnecessary urban
sprawl
Provide green open spaces with fresh
air to enjoy the outdoors
Home to different wildlife
Trees & plants clean the pollution
from the air
They belts occupy too much land, it
should be freed up & used for the
construction of new towns & cities
Some of them aren’t attractive and
should be developed
Traffic congestion from commuters
causes a lot of pollution in green
belts
Nature reserves provide home for
wildlife

5.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
1. The green belts stretch/surround the cities.
2. A commuter/dweller is a person who live in the countryside but they have to
get to the city to work.
3. Everybody wanted to visit the gallery and only John opposed/spread.
4. We can enrich/spread our life by watching landmarks and beautiful landscapes.
5. The child swallowed/stretched broccoli without any pleasure.
6. The entrance to the area of crash was restricted/opposed.

6.

Translate into Russian
After the World War II town planners became alarmed by the way cities were spreading out. New
houses swallowed up villages by the lines of their new houses which stretched along the roads. So,
in 1955 urban areas were surrounded by “Green belts” - zones where housing is restricted. But
the oldest one was established even in 1938 around London. Now “Green belts” are
under threat.
England has a huge housing shortage. There are a lot of commuters who have to
live beyond “Green belts” and it’s one of the reasons why the traffic congestion is terrible. So,
some people think that “Green belts” aren’t necessary because people have nature reserves. The
others oppose any talks that “Green belts” are a kind of derelict land. They think that people can
enrich their life by outdoor recreations.
Besides, “Green belts” can give habitats to wildlife which has been forced out of the cities. All in
all, the problem of conservation is far from being solved soon.