- •Agriculture
- •Agricultural land use
- •Give the Russian equivalents of:
- •Find the English equivalents of:
- •Give definition of the following terms:
- •Use the clues to make questions to the text:
- •Summarize the content of the text in 9-10 sentences. Development of agriculture
- •Give the Russian equivalents of:
- •Find the English equivalents of:
- •Answer the questions after the text. Agricultural change
- •Give the Russian equivalents of:
- •Find the English equivalents of:
- •Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •Translate these statements from the texts paying attention to the words and phrases in bold.
- •Translate the following words and phrases into Russian. Then translate the sentences with them.
Agriculture
Work with English through Global and World Geography
Agricultural land use
Give the Russian equivalents of:
to grow crops
to rear animals
manufacturing industry
outside the control
to exert an influence upon
at the global scale
to support farming activities
to apply scientific knowledge
reclaimed from the sea
to make a profit
to trade for other products
self-sufficient farming
poor soils
cropping
to lose fertility
worthwhile
plot
sustainable farming
commercial farming
mixed farming
to raise for income
vulnerable
specialized farming
Find the English equivalents of:
вид экономической деятельности
сельскохозяйственная культура
сильно зависеть от
давать рабочие места
взаимосвязанный
неподходящий для сельского хозяйства
минимальные требования
средняя температура
период вегетации; посевной период
возделывание земли
пшеница
выращивать сельхоз. культуры и скот
потребление
натуральное сельское хозяйство
сменная культивация
урожай
восстанавливаться
сменять культуры в севообороте (2)
товарная культура
хлопок
домашняя птица
резина; каучук
сахарный тростник
Give definition of the following terms:
agriculture
cropping
crop rotation
self-sufficient farming
subsistent agriculture
sustainable farming
commercial farming
mixed farming
to alternate crops
livestock
poultry
specialized farming
Use the clues to make questions to the text:
What / agriculture?
Why / important?
What / agriculture / influenced by?
How / scientific knowledge / help overcome / physical problems?
What types / farming / there?
What / features / each type?
Now answer the questions.
Summarize the content of the text in 9-10 sentences. Development of agriculture
Give the Russian equivalents of:
to live by hunting and gathering
to use up
food supply
nomadic life
livestock rearers
crop-growers
remote and difficult environments
to survive poor weather conditions
growing season
green revolution
to grow at a faster rate
to benefit sb
cereal
drawback
rain-fed agriculture
to outgrow the food supply
to expand the use of crops
oyster
shellfish
shallow coastal waters
to harvest
to resist frost
to repel insects
agribusiness
to run separately
enterprise
to buy in bulk
Find the English equivalents of:
собирать дикие растения
съедобный
одомашнить
дополнительная культура
семена
нехватка продовольствия
злак; зерновые культуры
неплодородный, бесплодный
соя
источник белка
рыбная ферма, рыбоводное хозяйство
разводить рыбу
искусственный пруд
генная инженерия
предприятие
уменьшить стоимость