1.Переведите текст “Animal Husbandry”

Animal husbandry comprises сattle-breeding, sheep-rearing, hog-growing, poultry- breeding, etc.

Cattle breeding on a scientific scale is not only aimed at improving the breed, but also at increasing the head of cattle. The farm rearing heifers and calves is a rich farm. The main problem in сattle-breeding is to choose the necessary feeds, rich enough in protein content and other nutrient substances. Special crops are grown for feeding cattle. They are mangle, alfalfa, clover, linseed, and some others.

As a rule dairy products (milk, butter, cream, sour cream) are processed on the farm. Big meat-packing plants are engaged in curing, smoking, corning and caning of meat.

Sheep are mainly bread for their meat. There are two types of sheep-breeding: for wool and for mutton. We can also speak about the wool-mutton breed.

Flocks grazing on well established pasturages, semi-deserts and even on dry grazing land supply people with wool, cheese, mutton.

Hog-breeding quickly yields returns and gives various foodstuffs derived from pork: bacon, lard, ham, sausage, tinned (canned) pork. Pig has a small stomach consuming food in concentrated form. The daily ration of a pig should be composed of feeds with a definite proportion of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals.

Poultry-farming deals with breeding of domestic fowl: hens, geese, ducks, turkeys. Poultry is bred for meat, feathers and eggs. The modern poultry industry producing eggs includes the use of specially bred birds, highly specialized feeds together with new housing and management technique.

II. Найдите английские эквиваленты для следующих слов и словосочетаний:

на научной основе, нацелено на, выбирать необходимые корма, молочные продукты, обрабатываются, заводы, перерабатывающие мясо, шерстяной и мясной породы, стада, дневной рацион.

III. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

7. What does animal husbandry comprise?

8. What is cattle breeding aimed at?

9. What is the main problem in cattle-breeding?

10. Where are flocks grazing?

11. What is derived from pork?

12. Pig has a small stomach, doesn’t it?

13. What does poultry-farming deal with?

IV. Прочтите текст еще раз и согласитесь или не согласитесь со следующими утверждениями:

1. Mangle, alfalfa, clover are special crops for feeding cattle.

2. Flocks can not graze on dry grazing land.

3. Poultry-farming deals with breeding of hog-growing.

4. A nimal husbandry comprises only sheep-rearing.

5. The farm rearing many heifers and calves is a rich farm.

V. Завершите предложения, используя информацию из текста.

1. Animal husbandry comprises…

2. The main problem in cattle-breeding is…

3. Big meat-packing plants are engaged in…

4. Sheep are mainly breed for…

5. Hog-breeding gives various foodstuffs derived from…

6. Poultry-farming deals with…

VI.Сделайте данные предложения отрицательными и вопросительными.

1. Animal husbandry comprises cattle breeding.

2. Special crops are grown for feeding cattle.

3. Sheep are mainly bread for their wool and mutton.

4. Flocks are grazing on well established pasturages.

5. Pig has a small stomach

VII. Вставьте предлоги там, где это необходимо.

1. Cattle breeding … a scientific scale is not only aimed… improving the breed.

2. The main problem … cattle breeding is to choose the necessary feeds.

3. Special crops are grown … feeding cattle.

4. Poultry is bred … the meat, feathers and eggs.

5. We can also speak … the wool-mutton breed.

Вариант2

. Active vocabulary:

process of reproduction ─ процесс воспроизводства

sexual reproduction ─ половое размножение

male ─ мужская особь, самец

female ─ женская особь, самка

to produce ─ производить

this is true ─ это относится

gestation period ─ время созревания

offspring ─ приплод, потомок

sow ─ свинья

ewe ─ овца