- •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
Active Vocabulary 3
resilient [rɪˈzɪlɪənt] – благоприятный
management [ˈmanɪdʒm(ə)nt] practices – практика ведения хозяйства; управленческая практика; приёмы обработки почвы
oversight ˈ[əʊvəsʌɪt] – надзор, присмотр
disseminating [dɪˈsemɪneɪtɪŋ] – доведение до сведения
сollaborate [kəˈlabəreɪt] – сотрудничать
symposia [sɪmˈpəʊzɪə] – симпозиум
eminent scientists [ˈɛmɪnənt ˈsaɪəntɪsts] – выдающиеся ученые
contribution [kɒntrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n] – вклад, содействие
1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:
An integrated approach to research, an increasingly important role, pest population dynamics, natural control mechanisms, the application of the plant protection sciences , to achieve better outcomes, the best means,
plant protection strategies, integrated pest management research, internationally recognized contribution.
2. Read the following text and say:
a) what the abbreviation “IAPPS” means;
b) what subjects are touched upon in the text.
Text 4. The Aims of iapps
The prime aim of IAPPS is to promote the application of an integrated approach to research and the application of the plant protection sciences. With an increasing world population and the need for more increased food production, effective and sustainable plant protection practices will have an increasingly important role to play. An integrated approach to plant protection that includes a scientific understanding of pest population dynamics, the role of natural control mechanisms, how various management practices can be combined to achieve better outcomes, etc. provides the best means of achieving effective and resilient plant protection strategies.
Iapps Activities
To achieve its aims, IAPPS:
Operates through an Executive and Governing Board whose members represent the main world regions.
Provides oversight of the International Plant Protection Congresses (IPPCs), a major international forum for integrating and disseminating crop protection information and technology.
Sponsors a plant protection journal that includes papers and articles on integrated pest management research and extension.
Collaborates with regional plant protection organizations to organize regional symposia on specific plant protection topics.
Manages a collaborative website dedicated to providing online access to information and training resources for plant protection.
Presents International Plant Protection Awards of Distinction (IPPADs) to eminent scientists who have made an internationally recognized contribution to plant protection sciences.
3. Using the text above, finish the following sentences:
1) An integrated approach to plant protection includes…
2) The prime aim of IAPPS is…
3) To achieve its aims, IAPPS operates through…
4) To achieve its aims, IAPPS collaborates with…
5) To achieve its aims, IAPPS sponsors…
6) To achieve its aims, IAPPS manages…
7) To achieve its aims, IAPPS presents…
4. Answer the following questions:
1) What is the major purpose of IAPPS?
2) What does an integrated approach to plant protection mean?
3) What are the main types of activities IAPPS does?
4) Which organizations are connected with IAPPS?
5) What role do they play?
5. Write the summary of the text above.
6. Retell the text “The Aims of IAPPS”.
7. Translate from Russian into English:
1) Основная цель международной ассоциации по защите растений (МАЗР) заключается в обеспечении применения комплексного подхода к исследованиям, проводимым в этой области.
2) Комплексный подход подразумевает научное понимание динамики роста сельскохозяйственных вредителей и роли механизма природной защиты растений.
3) Для достижения своей цели, МАЗР привлекает к работе ряд организаций, которые помогают провести в жизнь разрабатываемые ею стратегии.
4. МАЗР спонсирует выпуск научного журнала, который включает в себя статьи и тезисы, посвященные исследованиям в области практики ведения сельского хозяйства.
5) МАЗР обеспечивает работу сайта, предоставляющего интерактивный доступ к информации и результатам практических исследований в области защиты растений.