Exercise 3. Read and translate the sentences paying special attention to the translation of the Participle I

1. The cotton plant is a small bush varying from two to four feet in height.

2. Being at first white or pale yellow, the flowers of the cotton plant turn red after opening.

3. Having been picked and baled, cotton is transported to cotton mills.

4. The length of the fibre varying from ½ in. to 2½ in. is called its staple.

5. Being a vegetable fibre, cotton differs in chemical composition from animal fibres.

Exercise 4. Substitute Ukrainian words for English ones given below.

1. Cotton використовується all over the world.

(is grown, is used)

2. Cotton вирощують in the countries with a warm climate.

(is grown, is separated)

3. Cotton fibers відділяються from the seeds.

(are subjected, are separated)

4. Cotton fibers збирають manually or mechanically.

(are picked, are required)

5. If separated from the seеd, the fibers можуть підлягати to further treatment.

(can be knitted, can be subjected)

6. Cotton is suitable for all kinds of тканих and в’язаних fabrics.

(knitted, suitable, woven, cooling effect)

7. Absorbing moisture well cotton fibers можуть легко фарбуватися.

(can be easily dried, can be easily dyed)

8. Cotton fibers легко мнуться.

(are picked easily, crease easily)

9. The cotton plant потребує a warm climate.

(requires, subjects)

10. Cotton is used for clothes of всіх видів.

(all forms, all kinds)