Vocabulary Green belts

1.

• conservation - консервация, to alarm - тревожить (alarmed встревоженный), to spread - распространяться, to stretch простираться (stretched - простирающийся), to swallow поглощать, to surround-окружать (surrounded-окружённый), urban
- городской, to restrict-запрещать (restricted-запрещённый), a
threat - угроза, to establish- устанавливать, учреждать, основывать
(established-основанный, установленный), derelict- брошенный,
ненужный, to enrich-обогащать (enriched-обогащённый), a
recreation – место отдыха , to force - принуждать, to oppose возражать, a shortage – недостаток, нехватка, a commuter –
человек, живущий за городом и приезжающий в город на работу,
beyond - за, traffic - движение, congestion-затор, nature -природа,
a reserve-заповедник

2. ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ ДЛЯ САМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНОГО ИЗУЧЕНИЯ

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.