Assignments

1. Назовите глаголы, от которых образованы данные существительные; дайте их перевод.

milling, supposition, statement, composition, cultivation, variety, refinery, preference, granulation, comparison, discarding, production

2. Укажите номера предложений, в которых выделенные слова являются глаголом.

1. It is supposed that next year the yield of cereals will greatly increase in this region. 2. Milling by machines results in discarding the mineral, vitamin and rough content of the whole grain. 3. The rise of dough volume to several times its original size is caused by the process of fermentation. 4. Only proper ingredients and adequate processing of dough yield bread of high quality. 5. There is practically no limit for wheat cultivation as it is grown in every climate. 6. Wheat may be red or white in appearance according to the colour of the bran of the grain. 7. Man early discovered that he preferred the flavour of the inside portion of the grain. 8. The mill built in this region is a modern completely automated enterprise. 9. Ancient people could free the grain from its bran and germ only by hand. 10. As the result of bacterial and yeast fermentation dough rises to several times its original size. 11. The baker flavours his bakes with various spices. 12. Climate conditions limit the cultivation of maize (corn). 13. Machines used in milling make the grain free from its bran and germ more quickly and easily than by hand. 14. The different addition of tea colours water to various extent. 15. For a long time people could mill cereals only by hand.

3. Укажите номера антонимичных пар.

1. inner 2. diverse 3. suited 4. hard 5. strong 6. tough 7. compose 8. separate 9. rise 10. refine

1. decompose 2. soft 3. connect 4. contaminate 5. outer 6. improper 7. similar 8. weak 9. rise 10. brittle

4. Найдите в тексте синонимы выделенных слов.

man began to find the way whereby he could separate inside portion of the grain; man early found out that he preferred the taste of the inside part of the grain; the kernel used for human diet is made up of the cleaned parts, freed from the embryo and outer skin; this practice results in throwing away the mineral, vitamin and rough content of the whole grain; sections more or less improper to the production of other more important cereals; wheats differ greatly in properties.

5. Назовите слова, относящиеся к заголовкам.

Characteristics of Wheat	hard, comparative, suited, strong, tough, weak, red, brittle, soft, white, common, diverse, winter, outer, spring
Qualities of Flour	volume, strength, structure, colour, shape, flavour, portion, yielding properties, fineness
Components of Cereals	minerals, appearance, variety, vitamins, crop, rough content, proteins, fats, soil, gluten, carbohydrates

6. Заполните пропуски соответствующими формами причастия.

a	b	c
milled	milling	having been milled

1. … wheat was delivered to the elevator. 2. The cereals commonly … are wheat and rye. 3. Machines … grain are of different types.

a	b	c
refining	having studied to refine	refined

1. Cereals … by machines lose their food value. 2. … cereals by machines we make them less nutritive. 3. … cereals a miller was able to make them suitable for milling.

a	b	c
having separated	separated	separating

1. Machines … the inner portion of grain make milling process easier and quicker. 2. … the inside portion of the grain people began to use it for breadmaking. 3. The inner part of the grain … from the rest was preferred by the people due to its flavour.

a	b	c
producing	produced	being produced

1. Flour … from wheat is most suitable for breadmaking. 2. … from this variety of wheat flour gained better yielding properties. 3. … flour from different varieties of wheat a miller and baker are interested in such qualities of flour as strenght, colour, flavour and yielding properties.