Task 1.

Match the words with definitions

Words Definitions
1. Sleep-deprived A.To remove or displace something from its original position or place,
2. Maintenance often forcibly or completely.
3. Violate (verb) B.Scattered pieces or fragments of something, often resulting from a
4. Surge (noun) destruction or breakage.
5. Change reaction C.To support, maintain, or keep something going or alive.
6. Spew (verb) D.To put out or stop something from burning, shining, or existing.
7. Extinguish (verb) E. To forcefully expel or release something, often in large quantities or
8. Sustain (verb) with great intensity.
9. Debris F. A series of events in which each event causes the next one to happen,
10. Uproot (verb) often rapidly and uncontrollably.
G.A sudden and strong increase in something, like a surge of electricity
or a surge of water.
H.To break or disregard a rule, law, or agreement.
I. The act of keeping something in good condition or working order.
J. Being in a state of not having enough sleep.

Task 2. Listen to/watch the video and fill in the gaps below. Write no more than
three words and a number.
1. Even after 30 years, Chernobyl power station is still considered to be an
__________ for the majority of people.
2. Sleep insufficient workers of the station __________ series of tests at night in
April, 1986.
3. According to estimations, from 2 to 50 workers died in an __________.
4. Soviet Union did everything to avoid the disaster gaining _________
5. However, the union made ________ as it could not sustain secrecy about the
disaster any longer.
6. Boron clay and lead were dropped on the top flames to contain the
__________.
7. Even with the container built over the Reactor 4, the zone won’t be
__________ for next 20,000 years.
8. Overall, the cost of the disaster is estimated to be __________.