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Pre-reading task. Discuss the questions with your partner(s).






AGRICULTURE

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

  1. Read the definitions of some words from the unit and write the words. Translate them into Russian.
1. the practice or science of farming _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. land that is suitable for growing crops _ _ _ _ l _ land
3. a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food _ _ _ p
4. to cut and gather a crop; to catch a number of animals or fish to eat _ _ r _ _ _ _
5. the preparation and use of land for growing plants or crops _ u _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _
6. fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous _ d _ _ _ _
7. the period of the year during which the weather conditions are right for plants to grow _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _
8. to grow again _ e _ e _ _ _ _ _ _
9. not able to produce good crops _ _ f _ _ _ _ _ _
10. important, worth spending time, money or effort on _ o _ _ _ w _ _ _ _
11. the animals kept on a farm, for example cows or sheep _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ _
12. average temperature; between the highest and the lowest _ _ _ n
13. the amount of something that a person, a machine or an organization produces _ _ t _ _ _
14. producing more of something than is wanted or needed _ _ e _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _
15. chickens, ducks and geese, kept for their meat or eggs _ _ _ l _ _ _
16. to grow different crops every year, to rotate them a _ _ _ r _ _ _ _
17. the small hard part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow _ _ e _
18. a tall tropical plant with thick stems from which sugar is made _ u _ _ _ _ _ n _
19. to make a wild animal used to living with or working for humans _ _ m _ _ _ i _ _ _ _
20. a plant grown for its grain that is used to produce the flour for bread, cakes, pasta, etc; the grain of this plant _ h _ _ _
21. the total amount of crops, profits, etc. that are produced _ _ e _ _
  1. Odd one out. Choose one word in each line which is different. Explain your choice.
  1. crop
grain cereal fruit
  1. to rely
to influence to affect to reshape
  1. plot
profit land hectare
  1. low
mean average medium
  1. to raise
to rotate to rear to farm
  1. livestock rearer
crop-grower farmer arable farmer
  1. to outgrow
to harvest to yield to collect
  1. Match the words in two parts of the table to form word combinations. Give Russian equivalents for the phrases. Make up sentences with them.
A B
  1. economic
a. activity
  1. to exert
b. an influence
  1. unsuitable
c. animals
  1. minimum
d. by hunting
  1. mean
e. engineering
  1. growing
f. environment
  1. to support
g. everyone
  1. to apply
h. farming
  1. to trade for
i. farming activities
  1. poor
j. fertility
  1. to lose
k. for farming
  1. to raise
l. for income
  1. to make
m. in bulk
  1. to live
n. other products
  1. food
o. ponds
  1. to domesticate
p. requirements
  1. remote
q. scientific knowledge
  1. miracle
r. season
  1. to benefit
s. seeds
  1. to outgrow
t. soils
  1. artificial
u. solution
  1. genetic
v. supply
  1. to buy
w. temperature
  1. high-tech
x. the food supply
  1. dairy
y. vulnerable

 

ADDITIONAL READING – 1

Pre-reading task. Discuss the questions with your partner(s).

1) Have you ever heard of the World Food Prize?

2) If yes, explain what it is and what it is awarded for. If no, try to guess the answer.

2. Read the information about the World Food Prize below. Find the facts about:

a) when it was established;

b) who it was established for;

c) how big the prize is;

d) how often it is awarded;

e) who it is awarded to;

f) examples of achievement of the World Food Prize winners.

Producing enough food to nourish populations of the future is among the most urgent and compelling problems facing humankind today. The World Food Prize is presented each year to an individual who has “advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world.” Launched in 1986, the prize has honored the work of diverse individuals whose achievements have focused on different aspects of agriculture. Since its beginning, the World Food Prize, a $250, 000 award, has recognized scientists and politicians from all world regions for diverse accomplishments. It is sponsored by businessman and philanthropist John Ruan and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, a city in one of the great U.S. farming regions.

World Food Prize laureates are among the most qualified people to find ways to meet food demands of the future. Winners have been recognized for making unproductive land suitable for farming, developing new plant hybrids, development of stronger plants or techniques to make fallow land productive and designing social programs to feed the poor.

From eJournal USA, 21st Century Agriculture

3. Work in two groups. Group A reads the text about M. Vijaya Gupta, and group B reads the text about Dr. Philip E. Nelson. Together, find the answers to these questions in your text:

1) What was the World Food Prize awarded to him for?

2) When was he awarded the prize?

3) How does his technique work?

4) Why is it valuable for the future?

Find a partner from the opposite group. Talk about your laureates. Ask and answer the questions above. Do you think the winners deserved the World Food Prize?


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