landscape

Translation for 3 TA

Grow morning glories

Q: I would like to plant morning glories along a wood fence. Where’s the best place to put them? What care do they need?

A: Morning glories need a spot in full sun; if there’s too much shade, they won’t bloom. Water them throughout the summer to encourage lots of flowers. Don’t fertilize them much unless you have very poor soil — too much fertilizer encourages leafy growth at the expense of blooms.
In areas such as yours that experience short summers, start your morning glory seeds indoors a month or two early. Most of the season can pass before morning glories grow large enough to bloom; many a gardener has grown them only to see a small handful of blooms before autumn frost kills the plant.


Forced azalea
Q: I received a potted azalea. I’ve kept it outside and it’s doing well. I’d like to transplant it into my yard. I know it likes acidic soil, but I don’t know how much sun/shade it needs.

A: Different types of azaleas are sold by florists as gift plants. These azaleas require well-drained acidic soil (around 5.5–6 pH) and partial shade. While well-drained soil is a must, they appreciate good moisture — keep them from drying out, especially in times of drought.
The plant should be fine outdoors in your climate, as most florist azaleas are hardy only in Zones 7–10. Gardeners who live outside that range will need to treat the plants as annuals or short-lived gift plants.

Homework for 1st class  

Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box. There are more words than you need.

CV    interview    references    apply for    qualifications candidate     recruit    application form    vacancy

Example: She sent her  CV to nearly 100 companies and got a reply only from one.

1  There is a ______________ in our office for an experienced secretary.

2  Summer is the busiest period of the year for us, so we usually _____________ more waiters, cooks and drivers.

3  Berta was leaving the company and asked her manager for _______________.

4  Although the online __________ was easy to complete, Anna checked it carefully before sending it.

5  Tim wanted to know what went wrong during the __________. He didn’t get the job although he was fully qualified for it.

Reading for 1st class

Read the text about work in 19^th century England. Fill in the gaps in the text with the sentences below. There is one extra sentence.

A In textile factories children had to clean under the machines while they were working.

B However, domestic service was the biggest employer for young women.

C In addition, there was no limit on the hours that people had to work.

D But in fact, conditions in the factories and new towns were often much worse.

E Children under nine were no longer allowed to work at night, and the working day of children under eighteen was limited to 12 hours.

Britain was the workshop of the world for over a century, but the new working class didn’t have an easy life. The poor from the countryside went to new cities like Manchester in search of a better life. (1) _____ Entire families lived in tiny houses or single rooms. Disease spread through bad water and killed large numbers of people.

People of all ages had to work – there was no real difference between adults and children. Children as young as seven worked up to eighteen hours a day six days a week. Children and women worked in the mines pulling loads of coal. (2) _____ Slaves probably had better lives.

Mines and factories were extremely dangerous places and there were often accidents caused by unsafe machinery. (3) _____ The materials they worked with were often extremely dangerous too – girls who worked in match factories became ill due to working with phosphorus.

Although not all employers used their workers, the new regulations concerning the employment of children became law only in 1833 and 1844. (4) _____ The labour and trade union movements gradually improved conditions for all workers, including children.