7. Translate the following sentences . Mind the –ing-words.
1. There is a great number of experiments showing that manure is effective in reducing both soil and water losses.
2. Growing this crop in a rotation supplying the soil with organic matter does not eliminate the need of commercial fertilizers.
3. Several factors must be considered in determining the rate of planting soybeans, the purpose for which they're grown being one of them.
4. We know of corn being grown both for grain and livestock feed.
5. Liming of acid soil is considered to be a fundamental and essential practice in improving soil conditions.
7. Being more frost-resistant than corn, soybeans are not easily injured by light frosts either when young or mature.
8. The seedbed for cotton having been prepared properly, large amounts of soil water at planting time may be secured.
9. The yields of early potatoes in dry regions increased after the farmer’s having used irrigation.
10. Growing this crop the farmers will not only reduce erosion losses but will also improve soil tilth.
11. Having fertilized the soil in the fall preceding wheat sowing the farmer created conditions very favourable for this crop.
8. Highlight the sentence in each paragraph that expresses its main message.
 |
Listening and SpeakingFocus
Watch the video about three ways to use alfalfa in your permaculture systems and your gardens. - URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3ufK_M3ro (accessed 01.11.2022).
a) answer the questions below:
1. Should alfalfa be a staple of every vegetable garden?
2. What are three ways to use alfalfa?
3. Is it grown only for animal feed?
4. What are nutriens of alfalfa?
5. Is it used for mulch? Why and how?
b) make a plan and a summary of the video.
c) discussion: What factors are of the greatest importance in increasing yields of alfalfa crops? What crop should alfalfa precede in the rotation?
LESSON 20.2
Vocabulary activities
1. Work with a dictionary and the Internet resources (e.g. https://learn.eartheasy.com/articles/know-your-garden-soil-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-soil-type/ etc.) to make up a mind map of the soil types in Einglish (what they are called in English and their Russian equivalents, properties, what crops they are used for, etc.). It can be draw by hand or using digital means (e.g. https://www.mindmup.com/ or https://miro.com/mind-map/ and others).
2. Fill in the gaps with the words from the Vocabulary Focus section of this unit in the appropriate form.
1. A well-planned ... system is … important in growing cotton, as excessive moisture usually results in rotting of seeds.
2. Sorghum has been found … well to deep plowing, applications of manure, and phosphatic fertilizers.
3. Sowing alfalfa with a … … sometimes reduces the stand because of competition of the two for moisture, light and soil nutrients.
4. Timothy tolerates soil acidity better than red clover, but … is essential on soils with pH 4,5-5.
5. The acreage under sorghum in the Russian Federation is not very large, but it is believed to be expanded in arid and … regions.
7. If cutting grass for high is delayed 21, it is likely to be course in Dallas.
8. Soils being well supplied with calcium, phosphorus and potassium, alfalfa better and yields more.
3. Translate from Russian into English. Use the Vocabulary Focus and text A of this Unit. Complete the task in written form.