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Word combinations

to give birth

народжувати

to raise animals

вирощувати худобу

to chop wood

рубати дрова

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Farm work

Spring

Spring is the time to prepare the soil for planting. First the farmer fertilizes the fields with cow manure or chemical fertilizers. Then he plows the soil, turning it over and mixing in the fertilizer to provide rich soil for crops. Later, when the days are a little longer and the sun warms the soil it’s time to plant the seeds. Meanwhile if the farmer raises animals they give birth and both mothers and their young ones need much care.

Summer

The farmer plants crops, waits and watches. He watches the weather, hopes for enough sun and rainfall. He waters the young plants and watches carefully for the signs of plant diseases and harmful insect pests. With water, sun, care and protection the plants grow strong and healthy.

Autumn

This is the busiest time of the year. Now the crops in the fields are ready for harvesting. The fruit is ready for picking up. It’s time to gather vegetables and some grass crops such as corn. The farmers work quickly. It’s often necessary to call in extra workers to work in the fields and harvest the crops. Work starts when the sun rises and finishes when the sun sets. The days are hard and long. But when the job is over it’s time to celebrate and have fun.

Winter

The days get shorter. The farmers store crops in the barns and feed animals through the winter months. The farmer chops wood, prepares to keep his house warm through the long cold winter nights. And when winter finally comes it’s time to plan, to decide where and what to plant next year. Soon it will be spring again and the cycle to plant, grow and harvest will start again.

Exercises

I. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

to prepare the soil; cow manure; chemical fertilizer; to plow the soil; seed; to raise animals; to watch the plants; plant disease; pests; care and protection; to harvest crops; to store crops in the barns; to provide rich soil; vegetable crops; to celebrate and have fun; job; the signs of disease.

II. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

орати поле; хвороба рослин; застосовувати коров’ячий гній; готувати ґрунт; тим часом; потребувати багато турботи; уважно спостерігати; рости сильним і здоровим; молоді рослини; зберігати будинки в теплі; холодні зимові ночі; годувати тварин.

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the underlined words:

a) fertilize (v), fertilizer (n), fertile (adj)

1. The soil there is ... chernozem.

2. They apply a lot of ... on their farm.

3. Every year farmers ... their fields with cow manure.

b) farm (n), farmer (n)

1. There is a big ... on the river bank.

2. His father is a ... .

c) work (n), work (v), worker (n)

1. In spring farmers ... hard to prepare soil for planting.

2. In autumn farmers call in extra ... to help in the fields.

3. It’s a hard ... to harvest the crops in time.