8. Translate the sentences paying attention to the translation of “because, because of, like, unlike, though, unless, when”.

1. Though not fertile enough for growing wheat, this soil can be used for growing rye.

2. Unless planted deep enough, the corn seed will not have sufficient moisture for rapid germination.

3. When young, the corn plant contains about 90 per cent of water and 10 per cent of dry matter.

4. When young, weeds are easily controlled by proper cultivation.

5. The farmers obtained poor corn yield because of bad weather conditions.

6. Unlike most grasses corn stem has a soft spongy pith.

7. Like wheat corn belongs to the same family of plants as timophy.

8. Corn stem like that of all the grasses is made up of nodes and internodes.

9. Agree or disagree with the following statements (True or False).

1. The main aim of cultivating corn is to conserve moisture in the soil and to aerate it.

2. Cold weather is known to be favorable for the production of corn.

3. Water requirements of corn are the highest at the beginning of the growing season.

4. Corn is grown primarily for the production of corn.

5. Corn reaches its best development in the temperate zone.

6. The usual height of the plant is 20 feet.

7. Corn does best on cold, poor and light soils.

8. Soil fertility is not very important for corn.

9. It is not very important to choose proper time for planting corn for obtaining good results.

10. The most convenient time to start planting corn is that of planting potato.

10. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.

1. If planted too deeply, the seedlings of this crop will have some difficulty in reaching the surface of the soil.

2. When present in great amount in the soil, nitrogen is known to cause lodging of most cereals.

3. When young, weeds are easily controlled by proper cultivation.

4. Being of the same variety, the seeds may differ greatly in size and quality.

5. This plant is said to be affected by cold weather until well-rooted.

6. Though not sufficiently fertile for growing wheat, this soil can be used successfully for growing rye.

7. Unless planted deep enough, the corn seeds will not have sufficient moisture for rapid germination.

8. Though not so important as climatic conditions, soil properties must be also taken into consideration when choosing the crop to be grown.

11. Translate the following sentences into English using vocabulary list.

1. Кукуруза используется на корм скоту.

2. Сорта кукурузы сильно различаются по форме, размеру и урожайности.

3. Кукуруза требует высокой температуры, обилие солнечного света и много влаги.

4. Кукуруза выращивается для многих целей.

5. Лучше всего кукуруза растёт на плодородных суглинках.

6. Прохладная погода приводит к низким урожаям этой культуры.

7. Почвенные и климатические условия определяют глубину посева. Обычная глубина – 2-3 дюйма.

8. Каковы главные цели выращивания кукурузы?

9. В течение периода быстрого роста кукуруза требует большого количества воды.

10. Производство кукурузы в северных регионах увеличилось в результате выведения скороспелых гибридов.