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Lesson 7

Text: Agriculture in Great Britain.

Grammar: Perfect Tenses.

Vocabulary Words

arable (adj)

орний

fertile (adj)

родючий

mix (v)

змішувати

development (n)

розвиток

disappear (v)

зникати

compete (v)

конкурувати

range (v)

коливатися

exceed (v)

перевищувати

bellow (adv)

нижче

dry(adj)

сухий

comparatively (adv)

порівняно

enable(v)

давати змогу

foodstuff (n)

харчі

butter (n)

вершкове масло

private (adj)

приватний

dairy (adj)

молочний

consist of (v)

складатися з

main (adj)

головний

mild (adj)

м’який (про клімат)

fall (v)

падати

zero (n)

нуль

wet (adj)

вологий

level (n)

рівень

provide (v)

забезпечувати

estimate (v)

оцінювати

Read and translate the text.

Farms in Britain

Geographically Great Britain consists of Highland Britain and Lowland Britain. Highland Britain is in the north and in the west. The soil in many parts of Highland Britain is thin and poor. Lowland Britain is a rich area with a fertile soil.

The agricultural area of England is toward the English Channel and the Continent of Europe. Most of the farms are less than 50 acres each. The types of farms are different in different soil and climatic areas. In the esatern part of Britain most farms are arable. The farmers grow different crops here. In the western part of the country most farms are dairy. Small farms in Britain are usually mixed and farmers both grow crops and keep farm animals there.

Today the main tendency in agricultural development of this country is that small traditional farms are gradually disappearing because they cannot compete with modern big industrial farms.

Britain has a mild climate. The weather changes with a wind. Winds from different parts of the world ranging from polar to tropical often visit Britain. The temperature seldom exceeds 32°C or falls below zero. The driest period is from March to June and the wettest months are from October to January.

The farmers work in the fields all the year round.

The main agricultural products of Britain are wheat, barley, oats, corn, different vegetables and fruit, dairy products and different kinds of meat.

A comparatively high level of agriculture enables Britain to provide about half of the foodstuff from its soil.

Britain imports meat, butter, wheat, tea, fruit, tobacco etc.

There are several million acres of woodland in Great Britain. The estimated private forests make up about a half of the forest area.

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