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Lesson 1. Our wealth of land resources

I. Выучите новую лексику урока:

wealth n богатство decree n декрет

land n 1. земля, суша; берег; farmer n I. крестьянин, сель-

2.материк;3.страна, государство; ский труженик;2.колхозник

4.земельный участок, right n право

земельная собственность; abolish v уничтожать, отменять

5.почва; v приземляться peasant n крестьянин

land resources земельные private a частный

ресурсы belong v принадлежать

ownership n 1.собственность; lease n 1. аренда; 2. договор об

2. владение аренде; 3 срок аренды;

environment n окружающая v сдавать в аренду, внаем

среда use n применение, использование; provide v снабжать; обеспечивать v 1.использовать; 2.эксплуатировать

till v обрабатывать землю

II.Прочтите и переведите текст: Text . Why is Land Valued So High?

History speaks of the high regard with which man has viewed land in times past. The ancient Greeks prayed to an earth goddess. Most wars were fought for possession of land. Prime land resources were the ownership of the ruling classes. The rights on land were the key factor that determined the economic, social and political status of people.

Land was of basic importance for it provided man with living space and with raw materials. People looked to land for their environment and food they ate. Land provided them with housing and building sites. For long centuries the ownership on land was a dream of people.

III. Определите функцию глагола ‘tо be' в следующих предложе­ниях. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1.Land use planner is a very old profession. 2. Those specialists were busy with cadastrial survey. 3.The first land use planning school in Ukraine was founded more than 200 years ago. 4. Land use planners are taking an active part in social building.

IV. Дайте русские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний:

key factor; living space; raw materials; environment; building site; ownership

V. Употребите глагол 'to have' в нужной форме:

1. Land (to have) been proclaimed the State domain. 2. A person who desired to cultivate his parcel of land could (to have) the right to use the land.3.The farm implements of poor peasants who (to have) little plots of land could not be subject to confiscation. 4. The life and work of farmers (to have) changed radically. 5. Some of the farms (to have) been con­verted into model ones.

VI. Определите, какими частями речи являются выделенные слова. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The first land use maps were made on clay tablets. 2. We have to map these new objects. 3. We are students of the Land Use Planners faculty. We shall be planners in future. 4. He is to plan his holiday. 5. Our plan is very simple. 6. When he landed he was met by his brother. 7. This parcel of land must be irrigated. 8- Who owns these lands? 9. He wishes to have his own plot of land.

VII. Подберите антонимы к следующим словам:

lost, old, first, private, rich, small, high, to sell, to take

LESSON 2. WHAT DO WE NEED LAND FOR?

I. Выучите новую лексику:

be aware of знать, иметь сведения; grain n зерно; зерновая культура

осознавать timber n лесоматериалы

townsman n горожанин wheat n пшеница

slope n склон, уклон cotton n хлопок

determine v определять pasture n пастбище

cultivate v 1.возделывать (культуры) shelter n кров, укрытие

2.обрабатывать землю highway n шоссе

coast n берег моря satisfy v удовлетворять

fall n 1. водопад;2.(амер.) осень labour/labor (амер.) n труд;

stream n ручей; поток v трудиться

grow v 1.выращивать; 2.расти apply v 1.применять, употреблять;

crop n 1.культура (сельскохозяй- 2.прилагать, прикладывать

ственная); 2. урожай на корню; secure v обеспечить, гарантировать

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