3. Crops to be harvested mechanically should be uniform in height.
4. Proper soil management practices should be applied to maintain soil .fertility and prevent erosion.
5. To get a good start in a proper seedbed is of great importance for the plant to develop normaly.
6. The sowing rate to be followed varies with soil and climatic conditions of the area.
7. Our aim is to develop new varieties better adapted to dry conditions.
8. The weather is too bad to begin harvesting.
9. We have to delay harvesting these crops because of the grain being still immature.
10. Crops to be used for hay are to be cut before they set seed.
11. The main reason of some tillage operations is to kill weeds.
12. In order to harvest all the field crops at the due time we must use modern harvesting equipment.
7. Translate the following.
1. the crop is to be harvested…;
2. the crop to be harvested…;
3. the crop is harvested…;
4. the crop harvested last week…
5. the crop has been harvested...;
6. the crop has to be harvested.
8. Translate the sentences. Mind the conjunction whether.
1. Before using harvesters we must find out whether the crops to be cut are adapted to mechanical harvesting.
2. Choosing the time for harvesting, one should know whether the crop is grown for silage or for hay.
3. It cannot be said now whether the weather tomorrow will be suitable for working in the field.
4. We should ask the agronomist whether the new method is as effective as the old one.
9. Translate the following word combinations.
Weather conditions; soil management practices; grain crop varieties; high soil fertility; higher soil fertility; the highest soil fertility; more fertilizers; much more fertilizers; less fertilizers; more useful practice; the most useful practice.
10. Find the passage in text A where the advantages of mechanized harvesting are discussed.
Listening and Speaking Focus
Watch the video and give a talk on sustainable farming practices.
https://youtu.be/Xxzvj2f7mkU
LESSON 11.2. DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION
1. Translate the sentences. Mind the different meanings of the word for.
1. Students worked on this farm for a month.
2. Seed must have enough moisture for germination.
3. This seed does not germinate well, for the soil is not moist enough.
4. We could work in the field for some days, for the weather was too rainy for harvesting.
2. Translate the sentences containing the pronoun no: