Text 1 Fish processing enterprises of the Murmansk region and the perspectives of their assortment's widening.

Fishing industry complex of the region is presented by more than 170 fish catching and fish processing enterprises with labour force of 12 thousand persons. The main scientific organisations and professional educational institutions of the region are concentrated in Murmansk. In register of the State administration of the Murmansk marine fish port are registered 250 trade vessels, including 64 vessels for the coastal catching.

The leading organisations of the complex are "the Union of fishery organisations", consortium "Murmansk trawler fleet", non-commerce organisation "Union fish industrialists of the North", non-commerce union "Association of the coastal fish industrialists and the farms of Murman".

For the last years coastal fish-processing enterprises of the region fortified their position. There are about 50 enterprises in the Murmansk region, industrial potential of which is 133 000 tons of fish raw material per year.

The Murmansk Trawler Fleet is one of the largest fishery enterprises in our country. It was organized in March, 19, 1920. It gave the birth to the Murmansk shipyard, the fish processing factory, the fishing port, the fish gear factory, “Sevrybcholodflot” and others. Now about 6 000 people work for this company. Annualy the Murmansk Trawler Fleet catches approximately 237 000 ton of fish from which it produces 198 000 tons of different fish products. It was awarded with the special medal for the quality of its production by the Swiss-Russian Association of business.

One of the largest enterprises of fish processing in the Murmansk region is the industrial company "Nord-West F.K.", which was founded in 1989. At present this industrial complex includes the trade fleet, two fish processing enterprises, the plant for production of meat products, auto transport network and wholesale and retail trade network. Range of products has more than 200 titles. All the products worked out with modern equipment and leading technologies, corresponding to global standards of quality are demanded in Russia and abroad.

The industrial company "Protein" was founded in 1984, it specializes in the production of fish products and produces not only their famous crabsticks, but also black grainy caviar "Agat", fish culinary, mayonnaise "Sever". In the production of fish pastes made from halibut, mackerel, herring, salmon, caviar only selected natural smoked raw materials are used.

Fish growing plant "Arctic-Salmon" is a unique one. It is situated deep under water of Verhnetuloma pool and at the depth of 64 meters two large workshops are functioning. Plant is completely automated, the technology of growing of 1 million young fish per year is used there, it is based on the work of the system of cooling of generators. There is no such kind of enterprises in Russia and in Europe. Seventeen types of products of the plant made from hybrid of salmon and trout, have constant success.

The company "Med-Cap" produces unique product - cod liver oil "Polien" in granules, which has got "Golden" and "Platinum" quality marks, it is laureate of competition "100 best goods of Russia". Processing of untraditional objects of catchingare being developed by the company: sea urchin, kelp, fucus and etc.

Six fish plants deal with trade fish growing. The first stage of international project on artificial trade growing of Atlantic salmon is successfully completed, in Liinahamari village (Pechengskaya guba) 300 tons of Atlantic salmon were grown.

Exertcise 3. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What does the fishing industry complex of the Murmansk Region include?

2. How many fish processing enterprises are there in our region?

3. What leading fish processing enterprises of the region do you know?

4. What is the industrial potential of these enterprises?

5. What does the industrial complex of the “Nord-West F.K.” company include?

6. What is the range of products at this enterprise and the quality of the products?

7. What products are manufactured by the companies “Arctic-Salmon” and “Med-Cap”?

8. What do you know about fish farming in our region?

9. What other fish processing companies working in our region do you know?

Exertcise 4. Say if the sentences are true or false using the information from the text:

1. The industrial company "Protein" specializes in the production of meat products.

2. One of the largest enterprises of fish processing in the Murmansk region the industrial company "Nord-West F.K." was founded in 2005.

3. Annualy the Murmansk Trawler Fleet catches approximately 237 000 ton of fish.

4. Fish growing plant "Arctic-Salmon" is a small out-of-date factory.

5. The company "Med-Cap" produces only the traditional products.

Exercise 5. Open the brackets using Passive forms of the verb:

1. The first stage of international project on artificial trade growing of Atlantic salmon (to complete) successfully recently.

2. It (to award) with the special medal for the quality of its production.

3. It (to base) on the work of the system of cooling of generators.

4. All the products worked out with modern equipment and leading technologies (to demand) already in different countries.

5. Plant (to automate) completely, the technology of growing of 1 million young fish per year (to use) there.

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English using necessary Grammar structures

1. Морские водоросли, растущие в верхних слоях морской воды, поглощают из нее большое количество нитратов и фосфатов.

2. Панцири и кости морских животных широко используются в сельском хозяйстве.

3. Из печени пикши добывают первоклассный рыбий жир.

4. Поднимаясь вверх по реке, атлантический лосось остается в пресной воде от 3 до 5 лет.

5. Важно знать погодные условия в районе лова.

Exercise 5. Speak about:

a) fish processing enterprises of the Murmansk region

b) the perspectives of widening their assortment's.

TEXT 2

Exercise 1. Read and memorize the words :

Concern, v	Касаться чего-л.
Breeding, n	Разведение, выращивание
Promotion, n	Продвижение, повышение
Vessel, n	Транспортное средство, судно
Renovation, n	Восстановление, реконструкция
Employ, v	Нанимать, держать на работе
Coast, n	Морское побережье, берег
Deliver, v	доставлять
Pelagic, adj	Пелагический, морской, океанический
Participate, v	Участвовать, принимать участие

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text: