Read and translate the text into Russian: “Starting a new job”

The first week of any job is to settle in and to get on with your boss and colleagues. Arrive on time, especially on your first day, and don't leave early. Be visible but don't try too hard to make a good impression. Watch how others behave, and listen more than you speak. Your boss will judge you by the company you keep so avoid staff who complain or gossip. Make friends with colleagues who are dynamic and enthusiastic. Never try to make yourself popular through silly jokes or bad behaviour - people have long memories.

Don't make comparisons with other companies - especially your old one. Keep a positive attitude. Don't criticize your colleagues or get involved in their arguments. If you're sharing an office, respect your colleagues' working space. Don't move the furniture or be untidy in the office. Finally, new recruits sometimes expect to have important tasks straightaway. The reality is different: whatever your experience and qualifications, expect to begin with basic jobs like photocopying or making the coffee. Stay busy, do every job well and keep smiling.

10. Discussion: Think about your job or a job you`d like to have.

    1. Discuss the qualities and qualifications needed for your job.

    2. Tell your partner what you think is important and what you like and don’t like in your future job, using the following words: a good salary; working alone; lots of travel; long holidays; working outdoors; working at home; an interesting routine; working in a team; a company car; being the boss; working in an office; working near home

    3. Is it necessary to have a higher education to get a prestigious job?

    4. Which job needs most experience?

    5. What is the minimum salary you want to get?

5. Read the textes, choose the sentences for the topic what is agriculture?

Agriculture is a human activity in which people use areas of land to produce food, clothing and other necessary materials.

T he word "agre" is a Latin word. It means a field. The word "agriculture" means the cultivation of fields and growing crops. But this is the old meaning of this word. Now it also means the use of land to breed animals. At present there are two main branches of agriculture. They are crop growing and animal breeding.

We do not know when people began to grow crops; it was many thousand years ago. Now crop growing is a highly de­veloped branch of agriculture.

The soil is the basis of agriculture. Enough food for all the people can be grown if there is sufficient good soil for crops to produce high yields.

There are two ways to grow enough food. They are the increase in area of arable land and the intensification of agri­cultural-production in the areas already used for cropping. At present the second way is more important because there is not enough experience to reclaim tropical and subtropical lands.

The intensification of production in the traditional agri­cultural areas is based on the knowledge of climate, soils and their use, and on a large соllection of high-yielding varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops.

All intensification factors, such as full mechanization, high application of fertilizers and extensive use of herbicides must be used in such a way as not to disturb he biological equilibrium of the soil.

1. Agriculture and environment

Agriculture and environment are closely connected with each other. Crop yields and animal productivity depend on soil and climatic conditions of the region in which they are grown. When environmental conditions are favorable, crops grow and develop well and produce high yields.

At present agriculture is not so dependent on the environment as in the past. (Man can improve the conditions under which crops are grown. The conditions can be improved by using irrigation and drainage, by applying fertilizers and different chemicals such as herbicides and insecticides and by some other practices. The environmental factors do not only affect agriculture, but they are also affected by the agricultural activity. Mineral fertilizers and chemicals used by farmers accumulate in the soil and in plants and may become harmful for people. Thus, the farmers have to solve two problems. On the one hand ^l they are to improve and intensify agricultural production and on the other hand ² they are to minimize the effect of agriculture on the environment.

Some other important intensive technologies are the development of better high-yielding varieties of crops, the application of most effective cultural practices, the breeding of better farm animals, the control of weeds, insects and diseases. All intensification factors must be used in such a way as not to damage the land which is the basis of agriculture.