8. Translate the sentences using the grammar and vocabulary material you have studied so far.
1. It is well known that the rate of seeding is affected to a considerable extent by the environmental conditions.
2. Early sown spring wheat is usually more productive than that sown later and the grain is of better quality.
3. For germination to occur three conditions are necessary: proper temperature, sufficient moisture and enough air.
4. Legume crops are spoken of as soil improvers.
5. Corn, like all other farm crops, cannot produce maximum yields unless sufficient nutrients are available.
6. In most cases the application of commercial fertilizers may be expected to increase yields and to favour earlier maturity, the latter factor being of great practical value in areas where early frost is possible.
7. Since barnyard manure has been found to be relatively low in phosphorus, a commercial fertilizer containing this nutrient is to be added in order to increase the effectiveness of manure.
8. Whether corn is grown for grain or for silage, cultivation is necessary during the growing season, for it provides good conditions for plant development.
9. One should know that the rate of planting corn is determined by a number of factors, the variety to be grown being one of the most important.
10. The first beets analyzed contained as little as 6 percent sugar but due to the work of the plant breeders the crop yields contain now more than 20 percent.
11. The temperate zone is most suitable for successful sugar-beet growing.
12. Provided a deep and mellow seedbed has been prepared, root crops will develop properly.
13. Too deep cultivation is likely to injure the roots and reduce the yield.
14. The later the crop is sown the less time it will have for its development.
15. If there were not enough air in the soil, the plant growth would be considerably decreased.
16. Being a cultivated crop, corn is a good preceding crop for cereals.
9. Name the world's three major grain crops and explain the reasons for their importance (in English).
10. Зачитайте предложение, в котором говорится о причине плохого развития растений вследствие неправильной глубины заделки семян.
Listening and Speaking Focus
https://youtu.be/2CluFZKclto
Watch the video, answer the following questions:
1. What are grains and the types of grains?
2. Which subcategories of cereals are described in the video
3. Structure of whole grains and refined grains?