Food Industry. Машутина Е.А. - 13 стр.

      5.3 Check up if you remember the following verbs

to know, to produce, to grow, can, to belong, to consist of, to provide, to constitute,
to vary, to depend on, to cultivate, to affect, to sow, to assume, may, to divide, to
prevent, to promote, to harvest, to damage.

      5.4 Agree or disagree

1 The origin of wheat is known
2 There is no evidence that wheat was cultivated in China
3 Wheat was chief crop in Egypt 3.000 years ago
4 Wheat can grow only in hot climate
5 The wheat grain consists of 3 parts
6 The germ produces the new plant
7 The starchy endosperm does not provide the food for the new plant
8 Various outer coverings are used for grain protection
9 Wheat is cultivated in almost every climate and soil
10 The quality of wheat is affected only by the climate and soil
11 Wheat varies greatly in appearance and characteristics
12 A protective layer of show only prevents frost damage
13 Spring wheat must be harvested before winter frosts come

      5.5 Answer the questions

1 Is the origin of wheat known?
2 What crop was chief in ancient Egypt and Palestine?
3 What soil and climate can wheat grow in?
4 What botanical group do the principle wheat belong to?
5 Is the wheat grain oval or round in shape?
6 How many parts does the grain consist of? What are they?
7 Whet is the average composition of wheat grain?
8 Is wheat affected by its pedigree?
9 May wheat be green or gray? Why?
10 What characteristics are important to millers?
11 Winter wheat is sown in summer, isn’t it?
12 Is spring wheat sown in winter or in spring?



      5.6 Refresh your grammar. Translate the following into Russian

wide-wider-widely
important-the most important
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