Match the adjectives with the nouns to construct word combinations. Use three of these word combinations in your own sentences

Complete the table with singular and plural forms of nouns.

Translate into English, paying attention to the linking words.

Put in these words in the text.

Well during though and but thanks to however both…and according to

THE ANCIENT ADAPTABLE APPLE (AAA)

49) Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? ……….., not completely, of course – ………. it is quite likely to postpone the need for his attentions.

………. this proverb is a comparatively recent one, there is nothing new about the thought behind it.

In ancient Ireland the apple tree was the tree of immortality. ………..golden apples the Scandinavian gods preserved their eternal youth. The ancient Turks, too, believed that apples could restore youth; ………. the apple of Prince Ahmed of the "Arabian Nights" was a cure for every disorder.

The apple, which in ancient times grew wild on the shores of the Black Sea, may well have been the first fruit ever cultivated by man. ……….. the historical sources, in Greece they were cultivated at least as far back as 600 B.C., and Cato, in his writings, named seven different varieties.

……….. the Roman occupation of Britain, apple trees brought over from Gaul thrived so well in Somerset that the fruit was sent back again to Rome as a rare delicacy! From this time onwards the number of varieties of cultivated apple increased rapidly. It was not until the 18th century, ………., that experiments were made in cross-fertilization and the production of new varieties of apple by hybridization.

This has the dual result that we can obtain today a large variety of ………. eating ………. cooking apples; and that we can obtain them, from different countries, all the year round.

Широко известно, что человек издавна использовал микробиологические процессы для приготовления хлеба, сыра, пива, вина и других продуктов. Но лишь в последние десятилетия успехи науки открыли возможность использовать микроорганизмы для крупного промышленного производства множества полезных веществ. По словам специалистов использование биологических катализаторов - ферментов в пищевой, текстильной, кожевенной промышленности облегчает условия труда рабочих, а также улучшает качество продукции, снижает ее себестоимость. Кроме того бактериальные удобрения и микробиологические препараты для защиты растений от вредителей - хорошее подспорье земледельцам. Словом, у микробиологической промышленности большое будущее.

TEST 1 (Units 1 – 3).

Singular	Plural
genus ….. ….. nucleus phylum ….. ….. amphibian …..	….. species bacteria ….. ….. cocci bacilli ….. mitochondria

generic terrestrial breeding temporary extracellular poisonous scientific cold-blooded freezing mucous sticky aquatic

experiment secretion point name animals paralysis fluid habitats tongue pond organisms membrane

3. Choose the correct word to complete the text. Be attentive! There are two odd words.

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