3.3 Give Russian equivalents: scale-like leaves, needle-like leaves, lightweight lumber, scarce of knots, medium textured, closed straight grain, interior or exterior, leaf arrangement, valuable timber, decorative wood grain, moderately softwood, leaf arrangement, valuable timber, decorative wood grain, moderately softwood, long-lasting and durable heartwood, resistant to moisture.
3.4 Make two groups of trees (coniferous and deciduous) from the following words: alder, ash, aspen, baobab, beech, birch, chestnut, cedar, cypress, Douglas fir, eucalyptus, elm, fir, juniper, hemlock, holly, larch, lime, maple, oak, pine, poplar, rowan, spruce, teak, willow, yew.
Example:
coniferous | deciduous |
spruce | birch |
Make up summary chart of some trees (use the texts A-H).
Example:
Read and translate the text 1 using the active vocabulary and a dictionary.
Text 1