4. Translate the following words and word combinations from English into Russian.

the aim of classification, according to, growth habit, annual, biennial, perennial, grain crop, barley, oats, rye, legumes, field peas, to improve soil fertility, root crop, beets, forage crops, tuber, fiber crop, flax, hemp

5. SayitinEnglish.

кормовая культура, бобовые, люцерна, мочковатый корень, стержневая корневая система, агрономическая характеристика, сходство частей, питательные вещества, однолетние, двулетние, многолетние, клубень, волокнистая культура, хлопок, лен, картофель

6. Match the English equivalents with the Russian words.

согласно, в соответствии c	a) cotton
злак	b) value
бобовые	c) forage
клубень	d) hemp
волокно	e) biennials
специфика роста	f) according to
однолетний	g) cereal
ценность	h) legumes
корм	i) tuber
хлопок	j) fibre
конопля	k) growth habit
двулетний	l) crop

7. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the text.

1. All crops belonging to the grass family have … roots.

2. Potato is cultivated during its growth and is known as … crop.

3. The main … raised by man are corn, barley, oats, rice, wheat and rye.

4. Like cereals … … as beets are grown because of the food value of their root.

5. … … include all grasses cut for hay, legumes, sorghum and corn.

6. The most important … cultivated throughout the world is potato.

7. The principle … crops are cotton, flax and hemp.

8. Green manure crops are ... but for soil improvement.

9. … … cannot produce seed the first year.

10. Cereal is a grass grown for its … grain.

8. Form Participles I-II and translate them.

a) from regular verbs:

to develop, to produce, to supply, to harvest, to obtain, to increase, to improve, to classify

b) from irregular verbs:

to know, to find, to say, to speak, to take, to understand, to sow, to make, to leave.

9.Translate the following word combinations paying attention to

ParticipleI-II.

crops adapted to the conditions of the region, collective farms growing wheat, some crops grown by our farm, soil supplied with nitrogen, one of the cereal crops raised, wheat varieties best known to people, crop producing high yields.

10. Translate the sentences containing Participles and participal constructions.

1. The quality of the grain harvested is high.

2. They spoke about the yield obtained.

3. Some of the crops requiring cool conditions for their growth are wheat, rye and potatoes.

4. The growing period required by winter wheat is about 300 days.

5. There are many factors influencing crop growth and development.

6. Plants cultivated by man are known as farm crops.

7. Using only the best seeds, farmers increase the yield of crops.

8. Growing improved varieties, they obtain high-quality grain.