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Vocabulary. heredity – спадковість
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heredity – спадковість
resistance to disease – опір хворобі
ventures – ризикований захід, нововведення
amaranth – щириця, амарант
grain – зерно
prohibit – забороняти
nutty taste – горіховий смак
pop – підсмажувати
flatten – розкачувати, розплющувати
sesame seeds - / sesemi/ насіння сезаму
foliage – листя
strawberry – полуниця
melon – диня
pepino – пепіно, динна груша
alter the genes – змінювати гени
to develop plants with traits - вирощувати рослини з необхідними властивостями
custom-designed agriculture – с/г, що вирощує на замовлення,
protein-rich crops – культури, багаті на білок
grown on a large scale - у великих масштабах
annual savings – щорічні заощадження
predict enormous success – передрікати великий успіх
1. Write questions, relating to the text, and make the plan of the text.
2. Match the words expressions on the left with the definition on the right:
A) gene
B) heredity
C) resistance
D) biotechnology
E) improve
F) snack
G) nitrogen
1) the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colourless, odourless unreactive gas that forms about 78 per cent of the earth's atmosphere.
2) the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of micro-organisms
for the production of antibiotics, hormones.
3) a simple meal that is quick to cook and to eat.
4) the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
5) the part of a cell in a living thing which controls its physical characteristics, growth, and development.
6) to make or become better in qualit y.
7) the ability not to be affected by something
3. Translate the following words and phrases into English: змінювати гени, спадковість, виводити рослини з необхідними характеристиками, опір хворобам, с/г, що вирощує на замовлення, у великих масштабах, покращувати, легка закуска, додавати сіль чи масло, азот, щорічна економія на добривах, зерно, завойовувати цивілізації, віддалені гірські села, здобувати популярність, дослідники, полуниця, диня, збирати, пакувати, зберігати.
4. Use the correct verb form.
Plants (classify) according to their total length of life. We shall (use) a combination of criteria – some genetic, some morphological, and some based on the plant part eaten. Terminology further (confuse) by the lack of clear distinction between fruits and vegetables. A vegetable (define) as the edible portion of herbaceous garden plants, usually grown as annuals. Barley and oats which (complete) their life history in one growing season, i. e. starting from the seed, in one year they (develop) roots, stem and leaves and then produce and seed before dying. Fruits generally (eat) as a dessert or snack.
5. Answer the questions about given fruits and vegetables given below: banana, onion, lettuce, apple, carrot, pea, tomato, celery
What fruits and vegetables are red in color? What of the chosen is hard and soft?
What fruits and vegetables are round? Which of them has strong odour when cut open? What is white and what is orange in color? What fruit or vegetable has no odor when cut open?
What fruits and vegetables are not round? What of them are green in color? What is yellow or orange in color? What is hard and what is soft? What is leaflike and what is stalklike?
6.Use the correct verb.
Farmers traditionally (use) a moldboard plow to till the soil, digging a deep trench and running the topsoil upside down. In the 1800s, it (show) that tilling a field fully – until it was “clean” – increased crop production. It (help) control weeds and pests, it brought fresh nutrients to the surface, providing a good seedbed; and it improved surface drainage and aerated the soil. A chisel plow (make) a trench in the soil in which seeds can be planted
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