VIII. Найдите причастия прошедшего времени и определите их функ­ции:

1. All the progress in the use of natural resources can be summarized in one word: intensification. 2. Large compli­cated machines permit removal of great quantities of land in a short time. 3. There are large tips of waste deposited on the surface. 4. Considerable areas of dereliction are being reclaimed each year. 5. The field size may be enlarged or ra­tionalized, the boundaries of the land parcel planted with hedges and shelterbelts. 6. The general techniques for site survey and analysis are used for land use planning of restored areas. 7. There are detailed methods of stabilization of slopes against possible slip. 8. Soil which is stripped and stacked also deteriorates rapidly.

IX. Закончите предложения, используя текст в:

1. Land resources must not be damaged by... . 2. Each year considerable areas of dereliction are... . 3. It is possible to improve the site by... . 4. The land use planner usually selects species to... . 5. Forestry is a safe return on the poorer soils and in... . 6. The general techniques for site survey and analysis are used for... . 7. Are the levels such that the site can be used for agriculture without... ?

X. Дайте русские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний:

intensification of land uses; inputs of capital; to reduce costs; mining; wasteland; land reclamation; grazing land; to enlarge; shelterbelt; weed

XI. Образуйте причастия прошедшего времени от следующих глаголов. Переведите их на русский язык. Употребите 3-4 причастия в пред­ложениях:

to use, to reduce, to remove, to permit, to extract, to en­sure, to avoid, to restore, to return, to exhaust, to prevent, to take, to include, to obtain

XII. Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. You can get higher production from the more ... use of lands currently in use as well as from ... of new areas. 2. Today large expensive complicated machines permit ... of vast quantities of land in a short time. 3. Large acreages of prime ... are often taken for non-agricultural uses. 4. Of all mineral extraction industries ... is the one which has given rise to the greatest amount of derelict land. 5. Land use for mineral working must not be abandoned and left ... when (he working is finished. 6. The industrial production must not damage the land resources and increase the amount of ... land. 7. It is possible ... the derelict land to a new use or to a more appropriate land use. 8. The agricultural produc­tion should gain ... among other uses.

XIII. Переведите с русского языка на английский;

1. Каждый год значительное количество нарушенных земель улучшается и возвращается в сельскохозяйственное производство. 2. Земля может быть восстановлена до ее прежнего состояния и вновь использоваться для сельско­хозяйственных целей. 3. Существуют некоторые общие проблемы восстановления и улучшения земель.

XIV. Определите, к каким частям речи относятся выделенные слова. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The technological progress in the use of land resources is intensification. 2. More intensive use of lands will result in higher production. 3. Intensifying the use of lands we face some environmental problems. 4. With increasing inputs of capital and labour per unit of land we usually get more pro­duction from this unit of land. 5. Our task now is to increase production and to reduce costs. 6. Mining is the factor which has given rise to the greatest amount of derelict land. 7. This land has been restored and can be used as it was used before dereliction.