EXERCISES. 1. Give Russian equivalents

1. Give Russian equivalents.

Capacity, sieves, front beater, cutter bar, concave, self-propelled machine, forward speed, straw-walker, auger, threshing mechanism, divider.

2. Choose attributes from B to the words from A. Use your collocations in the sentences of your own.

A. Mechanism, type, grain, bar, beater, harvester, capacity;

B. Rear, combine, tank, rotating, threshing, threshed, cutting.

3. Give: a) synonyms b) antonyms to the following words.

a) separate, drum, slice, power, basic, different, lift, hard, clearance, absorb, arrange;

b) often, front, reduce, rise.

4. Read Text A.

5. Answer the questions on the Text.

1. What are combine-harvesters used for?

2. What are the main mechanisms of a combine?

3. What parts does the cutting unit consist of?

4. How does a divider work?

5. Why is the reel one of the main parts of a combine?

6. What is the function of an auger?

7. What mechanism includes front and rear beaters?

8. Where does threshing take place?

9. What is the task of a rear beater?

10. Where is a grain pan located?

11. How is the grain being separated from the straw?

6. Fill in the words.

1. The task of a combine is to...various crops.

2. A combine...the grain from the straw.

3. The mechanism of the combine can be...into 3 sections.

4. The reel, the divider, the cutting bar and the auger are the parts of...mechanism.

5....directs the crop to the cutter bar platform.

6. The crop is lifted to the threshing mechanism by the...

7. Threshing takes place between the drum and...

8. To reduce the speed of the crop is the task of...

7. Complete the sentences.

1. The combine is used to...

2. The main parts of the cutting unit are...

3. The divider separates the crop to be cut from...

4. The reel directs...

5. A large auger moves...

6. The threshing mechanism consists of...

7. The main elevator delivers...

8. Threshing takes place...

9. The straw-walkers and sieves...

8. Divide the text into logical parts.

9. Find the most important facts in each of them.

10. Make up an outline and retell the text according to it.

11. Read the text and say why Massey-Ferguson Combines are very reliable.