Пояснения к тексту

1) green manure crop — культура на зеленое удобрение, сидеральная культура;

2. that is — то есть;

3. in succession — подряд.

Запомните

like — подобно

unlike — в отличие от

for — 1) (предлог) для; в течение;

2) (союз) так как (часто после запятой).

Лексический минимум к тексту А

field beans, field peas, millets, rice, root crop, sorghum, tuber, vege­table, green manure crop, fibre, to adapt, to process, source, valuable, useful, purpose, throughout the world, like, unlike, for, main, mainly.

АУДИТОРНАЯ РАБОТА

VI. Выборочная проверка упражнений из задания на дом № 1.

VII. Определите, к какой части речи относятся следующие слова, и дайте их русские эквиваленты, не пользуясь словарем (устно):

1. to form, a form, formal, formally, formation, forming, formed;

2. to select, selected, selection, selective, selecting, selectively;

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3) to depend, dependence, dependent, independence, independent, depending, depended, independently.

VIIL В следующих предложениях определите функцию слов с окончанием -ing. Переведите (устно):

1. The farmers are harvesting sugar beet now. 2. Using the impro­ved cultural practices the farmers obtain more grain per hectare. 3. Different forage crops are grown for feeding farm animals. 4. Sowing spring wheat in our region should be done in May. 5. Sowing wheat, one should use high quality seed. 6. Preparing the soil for planting potatoes farmers of our collective farm used new tractors. 7. The soil and clima­tic conditions should be favourable for the developing of corn plants. 8. We know of their producing high yields of potatoes every year. 9. This type of soil is well adapted to potato growing. 10. Planting field crops should begin when the seedbed is warm. 11. There are two ways of raising crop production. 12. They will begin planting potatoes in 3 days.

IX. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на выделенные слова (устно):

1. Corn like wheat has a fibrous root system. 2. Unlike cereals alfalfa and clover have tap roots. 3. Unlike animals plants can manu­facture food by the process of photosynthesis. 4. Rice like cotton does best under warm conditions. 5. Unlike wheat buckwheat is not affec­ted by the day length.

6. Air like temperature and light is an important environmental factor.

X. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на разные значения слова "for" (устно):

1. Many factors are essential for good growth of soybeans. 2. We shall grow cereals in this field for three years. 3. Corn for grain should be grown in the South, for this crop requires the temperature of 25 to 30°C and short day for its best development. 4. Air is an essential fac­tor, for it supplies carbon dioxide and oxygen necessary for plant growth. 5. Perennial crops are those that can grow and produce seeds for more than two years. 6. Root crops are grown for the food value of their roots. 7. The crop will not grow well, for the temperature of the soil is too low for it.

XI. Назовите по-английски все культуры, которые используются человеком в пищу.

ХII. Назовите по-английски прядильные культуры и скажите по-русски (по-английски), как они используются человеком.

XIII. Контроль чтения и понимания текста А.