Reading for Understanding. 1. Read the text and choose the headline:

1. Read the text and choose the headline:

a) Citrus Trees

b) The Symbol of Friendship

c) Unusual Trees

d) Trees Which Give You Water

A. In Sochi there is a fantastic tree, because about 50 different citrus species grow on it. They are: Italian lemons and oranges, American grapefruits and others. Many years ago a gardener at the experimental botanical station in Sochi planted an orange tree, and soon somebody inserted a lemon bud into it. The tree began to give oranges and lemons. One autumn Otto Schmidt, a well-known Russian scientist, came to Sochi, saw the tree and inserted a grapefruit bud into it. Then many well-known people from different countries came to Sochi and inserted buds of different citrus species into the tree. This tree became the symbol of friendship of people of the world.

B. If you are in a tropical forest you will not die without food and water. Here there are always trees which give you both. For example, in Australia there is a tree whose timber has very much moisture. The flowers of American tulip tree have also a lot of water. Everywhere in the tropics the coconut palm is the man’s first friend, for it will give him water and food.

Notes:

to insert a bud – привить черенок timber – древесина

2. Find in the text the equivalents to the following word combinations:

виды цитрусовых; экспериментальная ботаническая станция; апельсиновое дерево; черенок лимона; известный русский учёный; из разных стран; символ дружбы; тропический лес; без еды и воды; много влаги; тюльпанное дерево; первый друг человека