Vocabulary

power (n) государство, держава; власть

Gross National Product валовой национальный продукт (ВНП)

(GNP)

per capita на душу населения

exports (n, pi) экспорт

trade (n) торговля

industrial (a) промышленный

manufacture (v) производить (товары в промышленном масштабе)

manufacturing (n) производство

manufacturer (n) производитель, компания-производитель;

фабрикант

low labour costs дешевая рабочая сила

farmland (n) земля, используемая для сельскохозяйственных нужд

cropland (n) земля под зерновые культуры

pastureland (n) земля под пастбище

productive (a) производственный; продуктивный, приносящий прибыль

supply (v) поставлять

income (n) прибыль, доход

consumer (n) потребитель

food-processing industry пищевая промышленность

capital (n) капитал

incorporated (corporation) корпоративные фермерские хозяйства

farms

board of directors совет директоров

professional manager менеджер-профессионал

pollution-free чистый, незагрязненный (об окружающей

среде)

Text analysis

Assignment 2

Find the Russian equivalents of the following.

To mass-produce products; one of the less publicized wonders; to envision a future; the industrial heart of the nation; to exact production price; a single superior «parent»; spokesmen for the consumers; the home of the major computer manufacturers; to run small family farms; to make up half of the population.

Assignment 3

Look through the above text again. Suggest the English for the phrases below.

Простираться от Мичигана до Пенсильвании; постоянно возрастающее производство; поставлять сырье; прокормить себя; увеличить в два раза объем производства; уменьшить в количественном отношении; доход фермеров; производитель промышленных товаров.

Assignment 4

On a separate sheet of paper, translate from English into Russian Paragraph 7 of the text beginning with the words «Much of the machinery...» and ending with the words «...will probably double». When translating, please keep in mind the norms of the Russian language.

Assignment 5

Fill in the correct word or phrase from the list below. Use the words or phrases only once.

Amazing; feed; farm income; fairy; banking; industrial; to sacrifice.

1) ______________ and insurance capital

2) to stabilize _______________

3) the _______________ productivity of American farmers

4) ______________ nutrition and taste

5) a ______________ tale

6) growing ______________ region

7) to _____________ the nation

Assignment 6

Fill in the correct preposition.

1) to drop _______________ number

2) _________________ terms of something

3) to cut ___________ half

4) to catch up ____________ something

5) to account ____________ ten per cent

6) _______ an attempt to do something

7) to supply raw materials _______ most industries

8) to charge someone _____________ something

Assignment 7

Determine which of the following statements are true and which are false. Put T or F in the empty boxes. Rewrite false statements to make them true.

Many people in the US run their small family farms because they have the necessary capital.
The Midwest is the home of the major computer manufacturers.
Services are becoming more important than industrial production.
The productivity of American farmers is falling and soon the world will have nothing to eat.
In the Southeast, the traditional textile industry gives way to the chemical industry and high-technology industries.

Assignment 8

Look through the text again and write down ways to describe what different regions of the USA are famous for.

The Northeast
The Southeast
New York

Assignment 9

In the text, find figures characterizing different aspects of US economy. In the space below, write down the amount, the number, the percentage and the related information.

	How much?
A single farmer grows enough food to...
US exports account for...
At present, the number of American farms is ...

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Farmland makes up ...
Thanks to the US farmers, the world ...

Assignment 10

Answer the questions about the text (in written form).

1. In what terms is the United State of America the world's greatest economic power?

2. Why is the Southeast the nation's fastest growing region?

3. What measures does the US Government take in an attempt to stabilize farm in-

come?

4. Will farm output fall if the number of American farms is cut in half?

Assignment 11

From the text, select those facts and ideas concerning the American farmers' success (in written form).

Assignment 12

Say what the text is about. Comment on the content of the text (orally).

Assignment 13

Present the general idea of the text in five-six sentences. Do it in written form.