2. Some crops do best under warm conditions; these are corn, cotton, rice and some others.
3. Cereal crops are known as the most important ones for man.
4. Row crops are those that are cultivated during their growth.
5. This soil is better than that one.
6. The growth of corn is more affected by good soil conditions than that of rye.
7. One should know the difference between the roots of grasses and those of legumes.
8. There are many different cultural practices of crop production, this one is traditional.
13. Basing on text A say how field crops can be classified (in Russian and in English).
14. Say what the difference between legumes and cereals is.
Listening and Speaking Focus
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
1. What are the three main groups of crops one can see in the video?
2. What are the major food crops? Which of them grow in our country?
3. Name the fiber crops mentioned in the video.
4. What are beverage crops referred to in the video? Where are they grown?
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LESSON 3.2 LIFE CYCLE
Grammar and vocabulary activities
1. Fill in the gaps with the the vocabulary items from Lesson 3.1. in the appropriate form (in writing).
1. Some crops are not harvested but … …, increasing soil fertility.
2. All crops belonging to the grass family have … roots.
3. Potatoes are cultivated during their growth, and are known as a …crop.
4. Grasses grown for grain belong to … crops.
5. Bacteria living on the roots of .... crops fix ... from the soil air.
6. Soybeans are the crop having the highest protein ... of all farm crops grown.
7. Sugar beets do not... to the grass family.
8. Grain may be … either as human food or as feed for livestock.
9. Clover is a ... plant, producing seed for more than two seasons.
2. Choose the appropriate participle . Translate the sentences.
1. In our region there are some farms (grown, growing) wheat.
2. These are the crops (grown, growing) by our farm at present.
3. Small grains are the crops (harvesting, harvested) with combines.
4. This crop will grow well on soil (supplying, supplied) with nitrogen.
5. The environmental conditions (required, requiring) by crops for their best development should be favourable.
6. Crops such as wheat, oats, rye and barley are the ones (required, requiring) relatively cool conditions for their growth.