Language study

(A) Exercise 1. Make sure that you know the English equivalents for the following:

Прикладные науки; возможности быть занятыми в сельско-хозяйственном секторе; курсы, имеющие сельскохозяйственную ориентацию; разделение в программе; управляющий фермой; садоводство; с/х производство; в области с/х экономики, животноводства, растениеводства; производство овощей и фруктов; могут быть занятыми (работать); специалист по садоводству; торговый представитель.

(B) Exercise 2. Find in the text the sentences with the following word combinations and translate them into Russian.

· applied sciences;

· education at the technical level;

· select of the divisions;

· farm management;

· farm consultants.

(B) Exercise 3. Make use of the prepositions in the box.

to

at

after

of

in

by

with

1. Diplomas … Agriculture are offered … Agricultural Colleges.

2. Agricultural programme provides an education … the technical level.

3. …first semester, students can select one … the divisions … the programme.

4. These divisions provide students … an understanding of the economic and business aspects of agricultural production.

5. Graduates can be employed … farm management or agricultural industry.

(C) Exercise 4. Paraphrase:

1) the owner of a farm;

2) inland scenery;

3) art of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables;

4) science that studies agricultural crops;

5) science that studies farm animals;

6) science and practical activity of organizing a farm.

C) Exercise 5. Paraphrase the following statements.

1. Agricultural education accomplishes the study of applied sciences.

2. Agricultural programme has agriculturally oriented courses.

3. Students can choose one of the divisions in the programme: Agriculture, Farm Managers or Horticulture.

4. These divisions give students an understanding of the economic and business aspects of agricultural production.

5. Graduates of agricultural colleges can work in farm management or agricultural industry.