Текст Belarusian economy

Упр. 200. Выучите следующие слова и словосочетания.

1) education level– уровень образования;

2) deposits– залежи (полезных ископаемых);

3) lumbering –рубка леса; лесоразработки;

4) branches of industry – орасли промышленности;

5) earthmover– экскаватор, землеройная машина;

6) mining– разработка месторождения;

7) metal-cutting machine tools – металлорежущие инструменты;

8) equipment– оборудование;

9) fertilizer– удобрение;

10) truck – грузовик;

11) dairyandbeefcattle– мясные и молочные породы скота.

Упр. 201. Соотнесите русские и английские названия полезных ископаемых.

1) peat	a)песок
2) sand	b)доломит
3) chalk	c)торф
4) dolomite	d)каменная соль
5) phosphorite	e)железная руда
6) rocksalt	f)алмазы
7) potassium salt	g)свинец
8) iron ore	h)медная руда
9) refractory clay	i)ртуть
10) diamonds	j)мел
11) titanium	k)фосфорит
12) copper ore	l)титан
13) lead	m)боксит, алюминиевая руда
14) mercury	n)ванадий
15) bauxite	o)калийная соль
16) nickel	p)янтарь
17) vanadium	q)никель
18) amber	r)огнеупорная глина

Упр. 202. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Belarus has a relatively well-developed industrial base. The country also has a broad agricultural base and a high education level.

Peat, the country's most valuable mineral resource, is used for fuel and fertilizer and in the chemical industry. Belarus also has deposits of clay, sand, chalk, dolomite, phosphorite, and rock and potassium salt.

Although not rich in minerals, Belarus has been found to have small deposits of iron ore, nonferrous metal ores, dolomite, potash (for fertilizer production), rock salt, phosphorites, refractory clay, sand for glass production, and various building materials. Belarus also has deposits of industrial diamonds, titanium, copper ore, lead, mercury, bauxite, nickel, vanadium, and amber.

Forests cover about a third of the land, and lumbering is an important occupation. Potatoes, flax, hemp, sugarbeets, rye, oats, and wheat are the chief agricultural products. Dairy and beef cattle, pigs, and chickens are raised. Belarus has only small reserves of petroleum and natural gas and imports most of its oil and gas from Russia.

The main branches of industry produce tractors and trucks, earth movers for use in construction and mining, metal-cutting machine tools, agricultural equipment, motorcycles, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, and consumer goods. The chief trading partners are Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Germany.

Belarus specializes mainly in machine building and instrument building (especially tractors, large trucks, machine tools, and automation equipment), in computers and electronics industry and in agricultural production.

Упр. 203. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What natural resources does our country have? 2. What are the main agricultural crops? 3. What are the main branches of industry? 4. What countries are the chief trading partners? 5. What does Belarus specialize in?