- •Кафедра иностранных языков и культуры речи reading modern science английский язык
- •Agronomy unit 1
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1. Agronomist Career Outlook
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. Organic Farming
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •6. Retell the text “Agronomist Career Outlook”.
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. Sustainable Agriculture
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. What are Crops?
- •Unit II
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1. Changing climate changes soil
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. Mighty river, mighty filter
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. Potatoes wild with calcium
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •Text 4. Not your grandfather’s cotton
- •Plant protection unit III
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •Text 1.What is plant protection and why it is so important?
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •Text 2. The process of plant protection
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •Text 3. The main disciplines involved in plant protection
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. The Aims of iapps
- •Iapps Activities
- •Integrated plant protection unit IV
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1. Competence area within integrated plant protection
- •Interdisciplinary strategy
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. Competence area within integrated plant protection (continuation) Deep knowledge
- •Applied research
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. About ippc
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. General Principles Integrated Plant Protection
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •Horticulture unit V
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1 ‘Chili’ (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd.) pear fruit
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. Apples
- •Health Benefits of Apples
- •Studies Done on Apple
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. Evaluation of ‘Sun Protect’ in protecting apples (Malus × domestica Borkh.) against sunburn
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •6. Retell the text “Evaluation of ‘Sun Protect’ in protecting apples (Malus × domestica Borkh.) against sunburn”.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. A screening test for the determination of cut flower longevity and ethylene sensitivity of carnation
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •6. Retell the text “a screening test for the determination of cut flower longevity and ethylene sensitivity of carnation”.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Unit VI
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1. Evaluation of dormancy break in some selected peach (Prunus persica) cultivars
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. Testing the winter hardiness of selected chrysanthemum cultivars of Multiflora type
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. Effects of garlic genotype on cloves formation under in vitro conditions
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •6. Retell the text “. Effects of garlic genotype on cloves formation under in vitro conditions ”.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. Timer versus moisture sensor-based irrigation control of soilless lettuce: Effects on yield, quality and water use efficiency
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Agroecology unit VII
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1. Agroecology
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. The potential of agroecology to combat hunger in the developing world
- •Case studies
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. Agroecology and the design of climate change resilient farming systems
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. The effects of climate change on agricultural production
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Soil science unit VIII
- •Active Vocabulary 1
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 1. Soil chemistry
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •Active Vocabulary 2
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 2. Soil fertility
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •6. Retell the text “Soil fertility”.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 3
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 3. Soil fertility (II)
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Write the summary of the text above.
- •6. Retell the text “Soil fertility”.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Active Vocabulary 4
- •1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
- •2. Read the following text and say:
- •Text 4. A soil horizon
- •3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
- •Exercises
- •II. Define the function of the verb “to be”. Translate the sentences.
- •III. Determine in the sentence the verb expressing the obligation. Translate the sentences.
- •IV. Find the Present Participle in sentences, define its function. Translate the sentences
- •V. Define the Gerund in sentences, determine its function. Translate the sentences.
- •VI. Find the Infinitive in sentences, define its function. Translate the sentences
- •VII. Translate the sentences paying attention to comparisons“the more… the better…”type
- •VIII. Translate the sentences paying attention to the verb “to become”
- •IX. Find in the sentences Past Participle, define its function. Translate the sentences
- •X. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meaning of the word “one”
- •XI. Translate the sentences paying attention to the meaning of the word “since”
- •XII. Translate the sentences with the word “number”
- •XIII. Translate the sentences with the word “some”, “the same”
- •XIV. Translate the sentences with the word “as”
- •XV. Translate the sentences with the word “both” and “both … and”
- •XVI. Translate the sentences with the word “that”
- •Supplementary reading
- •1. Effects of some organic materials on bicarbonate extractable phosphate content of soils having different pH
- •2. Spatial variability of soil physical properties in a cultivated field
- •3. Geochemical pattern of soils in Bobovdol valley, Bulgaria. Assessment of Cd and Co contents
- •4. Dynamic surface soil components of land and vegetation types in Kebbi State Nigeria
- •Formulation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Crop Pest Control
- •Key Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of High Economic Importance in a Mediterranean Area
- •Effects of Insecticides Used against the European Corn Borer on Thrips Abundance on Maize
- •Management of Poppy (Papaver somniferum l.) Stand Height using Growth Regulators
- •Horticulture
- •2. The Meaning of Water Sprout on a Rose Bush
- •3. How to plant a fruit bush
- •4. When to plant tomatoes
- •Nitrogen in the Environment: Nitrogen Replacement Value of Legumes
- •Nitrogen in the Environment: Essential Plant Nutrients
- •Nitrogen in the Environment: Leaching
- •Nitrogen in the Environment: Mineralization — Immobilization
- •Future Challenges
3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
1) The term 'pest' is used throughout this website to…
2) It has been estimated that…
3) The mission of the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) is…
4) IAPPS aims to encourage…
5) Plant diseases, insects, rodents, weeds and other pest organisms have been a constant threat to…
6) Biotic agents cause diseases of crops and…
7) Implementation of plant protection practices provide farmers with…
4. Answer the following questions:
1) Name the factors which constitute a constant threat to food supply.
2) What are the most dramatic examples of the devastation that pests can cause?
3) What has been estimated recently?
4) Decode the abbreviation “IAPPS”.
5) What’s the aim of the IAPPS?
5. Write the summary of the text above.
6. Retell the text “What is plant protection and why it is so important?”
7. Translate from Russian into English:
1) Существует несколько исторических примеров, показывающих разрушительные последствия, вызываемые пестицидами.
2) Пестициды являются причиной сокращения производства продуктов питания вследствие упадка урожая примерно на 40%.
3) Миссия Международной научной ассоциации по защите растений заключается в обеспечении интегрированного научного подхода к защите растений.
4) Цель организации заключается в развитии и реализации таких подходов к организации защиты растений, которые обеспечивают фермеров экологически устойчивыми и социально приемлемыми средствами предупреждения и борьбы с вредителями, получения экономически выгодного урожая.
5) Международня научная ассоциация по защите растений охватывает широкий спектр исследовательских подходов, технологий и практических методов, актуальных для организации защиты растений.
Active Vocabulary 2
noxious organisms [ˈnɒkʃəs ˈɔːɡənɪzəmz] – вредные организмы
agricultural pests [aɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl pests] – сельскохозяйственные вредители
biosecurity measures меры [ˈmɛʒəz] – меры биобезопасности
invertebrates [ɪnˈvɜːtɪbreɪts] – беспозвоночные
cropping system – система земледелия
antagonistic organisms [anˌtaɡ(ə)ˈnɪstɪk] – враждебные организмы
predators of pests [ˈprɛdətəz] – хищники, охотящиеся на вредителей
biologically-based pesticides [pɛstɪsʌɪdz] – бионические пестициды
plant pathology [pəˈθɒlədʒi] – патология растений
virology [vʌɪˈrɒlədʒi] – вирусология
entomology [ɛntəˈmɒlədʒi] – энтомология
biodiversity [bʌɪə(ʊ)dʌɪˈvəːsɪti] – биоразнообразие
rural anthropology [ˌanθrəˈpɒlədʒi] – сельская антропология
communication technologies [tɛkˈnɒlədʒiz] – коммуникационные технологии
1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
spread of noxious organisms, efficient sharing of information, diagnosis of a problem, proper identification of the organisms, the primary resource base, the development of modern and time-saving field, to assess the extent of the damage,
to reduce pest attack, the conservation and introduction of antagonistic organisms.
2. Read the following text and say:
a) what the term “host plant resistance” means;
b) what subjects are touched upon in the text.