WB Exercise 9. Now you are requested to prepare a presentation of one-way and reversible plows (Figure 5)

Now you are requested to prepare a presentation of one-way and reversible plows (Figure 5). It could be recommended here that you resort to supplementary materials in order to find out additional information on the implements considered here.

You are advised the use of the Report-Scheme (see Ex. 8, Unit 2) and application of the handy brief Presentation Out-line that has been elaborated to meet your purposes (see Ex.8, Unit 3).

Basic notes are provided to facilitate your work (see Word-List below). As you study these words, note the formation and translation of compound lexical units. Mind, that you will face a spelling test in the near future.

Tell the function of each of the machines’ elements listed, illustrating your speculations with the help of Figure 5. Particularly analyze the make-up and the duties of a plow-bottom (see points 4-8 of the Word-List).

You are advised the use of the Report-Scheme (see Ex. 8, Unit 2) and application of the following brief Presentation Out-line that has been elaborated to meet your purposes.

PRESENTATION OUT-LINE 1) I would like to present … 2) It is produced (manufactured, imported, etc.) by [company] in [country]… 3) The basic (principle) features of it are … 4) The very special merit (advantage, etc.) of it is in … 5) The implement (machine, etc.) is designed for the following operations (working conditions, etc.) … 6) You should bear (keep) it in mind (take it into consideration) that the cost of this implement (machine, etc.) is quite reasonable … 7) We could also offer these sets of additional equipment that perfectly match and upgrade the working field characteristics of our installation (machine, etc.): …

Decipher the difference between a one-way and a reversible types of plows, and differentiate the impacts of the machines in question on the soil and the field terrain.

Note: You are allowed (and strongly encouraged) to use any available sources of relevant information, including InterNet, posters, videos, machinery models, specialized journals, and the fortune of knowledge of your Agricultural Mechanization Department professors and other agricultural specialists.

Word-List: One-way and Reversible Plows

1) single-bottom plough (Am. plow) - однолемешный плуг;

2,3) handle (plough stilt) - ручка плуга;

4, 20)mouldboard - отвал плуга;

5, 23) landside - полевая доска плуга;

6, 22) sole (slade) - пятка полевой доски;

7, 21) ploughshare - плужный лемех;

8) frog - башмак стойки лемеха;

9, 27) beam - грядиль плуга;

10) knife coulter - нож плуга;

11, 24) skim coulter - предплужник;

12) guide-chain crossbar - перемычка направляющей цепи;

13) guide chain - направляющая цепи;

14) adjustable yoke - регулировочная цепная вилка, хомуток;

15) land wheel - полевое колесо;

16) furrow wheel - бороздное колесо;

17) hake chain - регулировочная цепь;

18) reversible (mounted) plough - оборотный (навесной) плуг, плуг гладкой пахоты;

19) depth wheel - копирующий каток;

25) disc coulter - дисковый нож;

26) plow frame - корпусная рама плуга;

28) three-point linkage - трехточечное навесное устройство;

29) swivel mechanism - шарнирный механизм поворота плуга.

UNIT 6. Tractors Used in Farming