FARMER EDUCATION IN THE USA
Упражнение 1.
Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите на русский язык. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием "s" и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:
• Показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;
• Признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
• Показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.
1. The states and counties control the actual work.
2. The state extension director works with the agricultural colleges.
3. On the state director's staff will be a number of specialists.
4. These magazines direct his attention to new scientific discoveries and methods.
5. Numerous radio and TV -stations maintain agricultural specialists.
Упражнение 2.
Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения и переведите их на русский язык.
1. Demonstration of improved methods took most of the county agent's time.
2. Now everyone of the nation's more than 3,000 counties has its county agricultural agent.
3. The more newspapers carry farm pages the more information on agricultural developments farmers can get.
4. He was the best director of our station.
5. The weather this summer was the worst for agriculture.
Упражнение 3.
Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо-временные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив, переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Не subscribes to a variety of farm periodicals.
2. They broadcast each day's market quotations.
3. The information and agricultural education will enable the farmer to keep abreast of mechanical and scientific developments.
4. Did the federal and state funds pay the agents mainly?
5. This newspaper does not specialize in single subjects such as cattle, poultry or dairying.
Упражнение 4.
Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент, переведите предложения на русский язык,
1. The extension director may also be the dean of the college.
2. Each farmer is able to apply new ideas to his own farm business.
3. The farmer knows that he cannot afford to be ignorant.
4. Each specialist must be an expert in his particular field.
5. The specialists have to help farmers through the county agents.
Упражнение 5.
Просмотрите текст, найдите, выпишите и переведите на русский язык предложения, где существительное переводится на русский язык определением.
FARMER EDUCATION IN THE USA.
Farmer education by means of the extension system grew rapidly. Now virtually every one of the nation's more than 3,000 counties has its county agricultural agent, and some counties employ several assistant agents. The federal and state funds paid the agents mainly. A national extension director who, with his staff, has offices in Washington heads the system. The states and counties, however, largely control the actual work. The state extension director works closely with the agricultural college and the experiment stations in his state; in fact, he may also be dean of the college or director of a station. On the state director's staff will be a number of specialists. Each specialist is an expert in his particular field, which may be poultry, fruits, vegetables, dairy cattle, beef cattle, hogs, or some other important farm products in his state. The specialists help farmers through the county agents. When the extension education was new, demonstration of improved methods took most of the county agent's time. Nowadays the county agent's offices essentially information centres where farmers come for facts and advice.
In one way or another US farmer continues his education throughout his life. He subscribes to a variety of farm periodicals, some national in scope, others state or regional, and still others which specialize in single subjects such as cattle, poultry, or dairying. These magazines direct his attention to new scientific discoveries, new methods which other farmers find useful, and provide him with ideas which he can apply to his own farm business.
Many newspapers carry farm pages which report the significant agricultural developments in their areas. Numerous radio and TV-stations maintain agricultural specialists who broadcast each day's market quotations, weather reports and other useful news for the farmer. The educational advantages primary forced in making the American farm so remarkably productive. The information and agricultural education enables farmer to keep abreast of mechanical and scientific developments, to learn promptly about important new ideas and to judge their possible value to his own particular farming enterprises. He knows that he cannot afford to be ignorant.
Упражнение 6.
Письменно переведите текст со словарем.
Упражнение 7.
Письменно ответьте по-английски на следующие вопросы к тексту
1. Благодаря чему происходит обучение фермера?
2. Как проводят работу директора курсов повышения квалификации?
3. В чем состоит работа специалистов?
4. На что направлено внимание специальных журналов?
5. Как помогают радио и телевидение фермеру?
6. Что позволяет фермеру идти в ногу с научным прогрессом?
Контрольная по английскому состоит из семи заданий.
