- •Міністерство аграрної політики україни
- •Сумський національний аграрний університет
- •Кафедра іноземних мов
- •Англійська мова
- •Soil. Soil formation and classification Part 1
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •IV. Choose the right answer:
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •Soil Formation and Classification
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •Soil science and soil scientist
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •IV. Read and translate the text: Soil science and soil scientist
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •VI. Define the terms:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •What kind of people become soil scientists?
- •Soil scientist's job
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •IV. Read and translate the text: Soil scientist's job
- •Soil, Soil Surveys
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •Soil and Soil Surveys
- •V. Answer the questions
- •VI. Choose the right answer:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Think over what advice a land surveyor could give about land use in each situation. Explain them:
- •2. Think over the properties of soil required for creating recreation site.
- •Making and Using Soil Surveys
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •Making and Using Soil Surveys
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •VI. Define the terms:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •XIII. Here is a guide-line on using the nrcs’ Web Soil Survey. Read and put the instruction into the right order.
- •2. Think over and offer other topics for publications.
- •Soil Surveys Importance and its limitations
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •Soil Surveys Importance and its limitations
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •VI. Find the right answer:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •VIII. Say what statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •1. Read the notice and discuss with your groupmates who and what ways may benefit from soil surveys.
- •2. Add some more your own opinions on the topic of discussion. Who benefits from Soil Surveys?
- •Soil survey information for multipurpose users
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •Soil Survey information helps:
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •VI. Define the terms:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •Imagine that you are a realtor (engineer, forester, farmer, homeowner). What information you would get from soil survey service for your particular purposes?
- •What is Land Surveying?
- •I. Learn the following words:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •IV. A) Look at the list of sciences and guess how they connec with land surveying:
- •V. Read and translate the text: What is Land Surveying?
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Define the terms:
- •IX. Translate into English:
- •X. Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •Imagine a modern highway is put in your backyard. Think over and discuss what services you would apply to and what steps you would take to prevent it.
- •Ancient Land Surveying
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Can you connect the following proper names with the history of Land Surveying:
- •IV. Read and translate the text:
- •VI. Match a paragraph 1-5 with a summary below:
- •VII. Fill in the blanks:
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Choose the right variant:
- •X. Translate into English:
- •Famous surveyors
- •Types of Land Surveys
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •III. Read and translate the text: Types of Land Surveys
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •Land surveyor
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Read and translate the text: Land surveyor
- •VI. Put the words in the following sentences in the correct order and translate them:
- •VII. Write down the annotation to the text. Use the following phrases:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •1. Imagine you are a surveyor and you need to represent your company at a foreign conference. Think how you will make the representation.
- •2. Imagine you have a client who wants to re-establish and mark the corners of land boundary. You’ve made a contract. Make a dialogue in which you should discuss all points of this contract.
- •Surveying Techniques
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Read and translate the text: Surveying Techniques
- •V. Fill in the blanks:
- •VI. Write down the annotation to the text. Use the following phrases:
- •Compass
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Find English equivalents of these words combinations in the text:
- •Compass
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •IV. Tell the definitions of these words:
- •V. Find the right answer:
- •VI. Tell what sentences are true or false. Explain why not:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Modern compasses
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Read and translate the text: Modern compasses
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Give the annotation to the text using the following phrases:
- •1) Make up a dialogue and role play “Choosing a modern compasses”
- •2) Imagine the situation where modern compasses help
- •Theodolite
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Find English equivalents of these words combinations in the text:
- •III. Read and translate the text:
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Tell the definitions of these words:
- •VI. Find the right answer:
- •VII. Tell if sentences are true or false. Explain why not:
- •IX. Translate into English:
- •X. Give the annotation to the text.
- •Modern theodolites
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Match Ukrainian and English equivalents:
- •III. Read and translate the text: Modern theodolites
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Match the term with its definition:
- •VI. Fill in the blanks:
- •VII. Write down an annotation to the text using the following phrases:
- •1. Are you good at translating English text into Ukrainian? Read the article and prove it.
- •2. Work in groups and prepare a presentation of a modern gyrotheodolite.
- •3. Think over different situations:
- •Gyrotheodolites
- •Global Positioning System (gps)
- •I. Learn the following words and word combinations:
- •II. Translate the following into English:
- •III. Fill in the blanks:
- •IV. Read and translate the text: Global Positioning System (gps)
- •V. Answer the questions:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VIII. Say if the statement are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •1) Imagine you are John Walsh. Persuade United States department of Defense to fund the gps program. Speak about the possible ways of using and it helping in navigation etc.
- •2) Imagine you are President Ronald Reagan. Explain why you issued a directive making gps available for free for civilian use, what benefits from the system you predict and so on. Contents
II. Give English equivalents:
Скористатись наявною інформацією, придатність ґрунту до різного застосування, характеристики ґрунту, рослинництво, небезпека вивітрювання, користуватись інформацією, уникнути здійснення дорогих помилок, необхідний інструмент, розподіл ґрунтів в сучасному регіоні, складання карти ґрунтів, втратити корисність, над і під землею
III. Fill in the blanks:
1. If we are educated about land use we … .
2. … us make these decisions by predicting a soil’s suitability for certain land uses.
3. Soil surveys contain a description of each soil and interpretation for … and many more uses based upon each soil’s properties.
4. … are therefore necessary to determine soil suitability for … .
5. Soil mapping is a … to research in other scientific disciplines.
6. A general soil map is … that occur in a given area.
7. Depending on the date of the survey, … may be required.
ІV. Read and translate the text:
Soil Surveys Importance and its limitations
If we are educated about land use and take advantage of the information available we will make better decisions when purchasing property or managing land. Soil surveys help us make these decisions by predicting a soil’s suitability for certain land uses. When working with land it is very important to know the soil’s characteristics. Soil surveys contain a description of each soil and interpretation for flooding, slope stability, septic systems, building suitability, crop productions, erosion hazards and many more uses based upon each soil’s properties. Everyone who works with or uses the land can utilize the information contained in soil survey reports to protect our natural resources and avoid making costly mistakes.
While the soil survey is clearly a valuable and sometimes indispensable tool, it does have certain limitations that should be noted. For example, a general soil map is a small-scale map that gives a broad picture of the type and distribution of soils that occur in a given area. Maps of this scale usually do not show sufficient detail for comparing the soils in areas smaller than about five acres, even though they may differ significantly from the adjacent soils. Onsite soil examination and testing are therefore necessary to determine soil suitability for intensive use of small areas. The other limitation is that soil mapping is a continual process similar to research in other scientific disciplines. As soil survey reports age, some parts may continue to accurately reflect existing soil conditions, while other parts may lose their utility. Again, depending on the date of the survey, onsite soil examination and testing may be required. Despite these caveats, the relatively low investment of time required to review a soil survey is more than offset by the benefits of using the right soil for the right purpose or understanding the possible soil limitations prior to site planning, development, and construction above ground or below ground.
V. Answer the questions:
1. What will one make better if we are educated about land use from soil survey?
2. What should soil be suitable for?
3. What descriptions do soil surveys contain?
4. What is based upon soil’s properties?
5. What do soil surveys reports help to avoid?
6. What are other benefits of using soil survey’s information?
7. Does soil survey have any limitations?
8. What disadvantages may maps contain?
9. Why is it necessary to examine soils in small areas?
10. Why may any parts of soil reports lose their utility?
11. What are the benefits of reviewing a soil survey from time to time?