VIII. Read the text and translate it. Do the tasks below.

 

Valerian

The generic name comes form the Latin «valere» - to be in good health.

Valerian is a tall, straight, perennial herbaceous plant. Its underground part consists of a short, vertical, conical rhizome having numerous rootlets.

The stem is a hollow cylinder 1 – 2 m high. It is branched at the terminal region and has pinnate, cauline, opposite leaves.

At the top of the stem and its branches there appear a corymbiform panicle with numerous white or pink florets in summer.

The fruits are oblong – ovate having akenes. Roots and rhizomes having characteristic odour of wild and cultivated valerian are of great medicinal value. They contain essential oil, isovaleric acid, borneol, terpens, valepotriats etc.

Roots and rhizomes are widely used in medicine as raw material for preparing medicinal forms (infusions, tinctures, tablets and extracts).

Drug containing Valerian are used as sedative and antispasmodic in hysteria, palpitation etc.     

IX. Find in the text the sentences with the Present Indefinite Passive Voice and make them Past Indefinite Passive Voice. Make these sentences negative and interrogative.

X. Open the brackets using the Past Indefinite Passive Voice and make these sentences negative and interrogative.

1. Valerian drugs (to use) in hysteria, palpitation.

2. The roots and rhizomes of Valerian (to use) in medicine.

3. The underground part (to compose) of a short and thick rhizome and tiny rootlets.

4. Valerian drugs (to keep) in boxes.

5. In the middle Ages the roots of Valerian (to use) to perfume linen clothing.

XI. Fill in the appropriate word.

1. Valerian is tall...... perennial plant.

2. Its underground part consists of a short,vertical, conical.......

3. The stem is a...... cylinder 1 – 2 high.

4. The stem has pinnate, cauline....... leaves.

5. the leaves are cauline, opposite and.......

6. At the top of the stem and its branches there appear........

7. A corymbiform panicle consists of numerous.......

8. The roots are oblong – ovate having........

9. It is branched at the........ region and has leaves.

 10. Valerian may be...... and cultivated.

XII. Complete the sentences.

1. Valerian is a tall, elegant, straight …

2. Its underground part consists of the short, vertical …

3. Its rhizome has …

4. Its leaves are …

5. White and pink florets appear …

6. The main constituent of the drug is its …

7. Valerian drugs are used as …

XIII. Read the words taking into consideration the rules of pronouncing and translate them.

finish, quillwort, marsh, branch, shed, shape, which, starch

XIV. Read and translate.

1. Roots and the rhizomes of Valerian posses a characteristic odour.

2. Valerian tinctures are widely used in medicine.

3. Valerian drugs have essential oil.

4. Valerian drugs are used as a sedative in medicine.

 

XV. Find from the text the adjectives and describe the plant.

 

XVI. Use the appropriate prepositions:

1. The generic name comes … Latin “valere”.

2. The underground part of the plant consists … rhizome.

3. The stem is branched … the terminal region.

4. Roots and rhizomes are … characteristic odour.

5. Valerian drugs are used … medicine.

XVII. Answer the questions:

 1. What is Valerian?

 2. When do the white or pink florets appear on the plant?

 3. What part of Valerian plant is of great medicinal value?

 4. Is Valerian a toxic plant?

 5. Are Valerian drugs used for increasing blood pressure?

 6. Where does the generic name of the plant come from?

 7. What does “valere” mean?

 

XVIII. Make the plan of retelling the text.

XIX. Retell the text.

Lesson III

Althea

The rules of reading: Letter combinations igh, tion, ture;

Grammar: Present Continuous Passive Voice

Text: Althea

Assignments to do:

Remember:

The following letter combinations are pronounced as follows:

igh [ai] light, might, night

tion [ςn] dictation, action, nation

ture [tςə] nature, future, structure

I. Read the following words paying attention to the rules of reading:

picture, right, departure, slight, station, structure, fight, dictation, light, fraction, literature, sight, palpitation, lecture, distribution

II. Give the derivatives of the following words and translate them:

e.g.: to consult – consultation

to protect, to collect, to dictate, to select, to describe, to inspect