Английский язык

1. Переведите предложения, выпишите из каждого из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. Обратите внимание на перевод пассивных конструкций.

  1. In the past our food and clothing were mainly produced from plants.

2. The roots of a plant absorb water and plant food from the soil.

3. Seeds are often used as food for man and feed for animals.

4. The stem supports the leaves and flower parts of most plants.

5. Still more species of plants will be grown by modern farmers in the future.

  2. Подчеркните Participle I и Participle II и определите функции причастия в предложении. Переведите.

  1. The food problem is very important, that's why agriculture needs trained skilled professionals.

2. The importance of selection is determined also by the fact that agricultural production is conducted on a vast territory, in extremely diverse natural and climatic conditions.

3. Agronomists study environmental factors affecting the growth of this or that crop.

4. The workers were cultivating the oats at this time last spring.

5. Taking care of plants agronomists control diseases and pests, harmful plants.

  3. Переведите предложения, подчеркните инфинитив и определите функцию инфинитива. Переведите, обращая внимание на инфинитив в разных функциях.

  1. The aim of the agronomist is to get high yields under various climatic and soil

conditions.

2. It is very important to know as much as possible about green plants. Without green

plants there wouldn't be any food for man.

3. Plant breeders make many experiments with different cultivated and wild species of plant to improve them.

4. Measures to increase the harvest are taken by farmers every spring.

5. It is desirable to produce all kinds of vegetables that can be grown satisfactorily in the region.