I. Lexics to the text:
1. biology – áèîëîãèÿ
2. the living things = the living organisms – æèâîé
3. non – living – íåæèâîé
4. plants – ðàñòåíèÿ
5. animals – æèâîòíûå
6. to inhabit – íàñåëÿòü
7. to differ – îòëè÷àòü
8. to take in food – ïîãëîùàòü ïèùó, ïèòàòüñÿ
9. to reproduce their kinds – âîñïðîèçâîäèòü ñåáå ïîäîáíûõ
10. activity – äåÿòåëüíîñòü
11. to distinguish – îòëè÷àòü
12. a branch of science – îòðàñëü íàóêè
13. botany – áîòàíèêà
14. to be familiar with – áûòü çíàêîìûì ñ
15. medical herbs and poisonous plants – ëåêàðñòâåííûå è ÿäîâèòûå ðàñòåíèÿ
16. the means – ñðåäñòâà
17. by means of – ïîñðåäñòâîì
18. to value – öåíèòü
19. property (properties) – ñâîéñòâî /ñâîéñòâà/
20. to be worshipped – ïîêëîíÿòüñÿ, îáîæåñòâëÿòü
21. a gift from gods – äàð áîãà
22. to have a strong liking to – î÷åíü ëþáèòü ÷òî-òî
23. artificially watered lands – èñêóñòâåííî îðîøàåìûå çåìëè
24. herbs with healing properties – ðàñòåíèÿ ñ ëåêàðñòâåííûìè ñâîéñòâàìè
25. go beyond the sphere of – ïîéòè äàëüøå çà ñôåðó
26. in the Middle Ages – ñðåäíèå âåêà
27. a great abundance of – îãðîìíîå èçîáèëåå
28. hitherto – äî ñèx ïîð
29. according to – ñîãëàñíî ÷åìó-ëèáî, â ñîîòâåòñòâèè c …
30. had trodden the road – ïðîëîæèëè äîðîãó
31. blossom emits colour – öâåòîê ïðèíèìàåò ðàñöâåòêó
32. purpose of the leaf – çíà÷åíèå ëèñòà
33. to penetrate into – ïðîíèêíóòü â
34. invisible world – íåâèäèìûé ìèð
35. cellular – êëåòî÷íûé
36. unicellular – îäíîêëåòî÷íûé
37. from now – ñ ýòîãî âðåìåíè
38. marvels of tissues – òàèíñòâî òêàíè (ðîëü)
39. substance – âåùåñòâî
40. hereditory – íàñëåäñòâåííûé
II. Read and translate the text:
The living things around us – plants and animals which inhabit almost every part of the world differ from non – living material because they take in food, and grow, and reproduce their kind. Animals and plants have several other activities which distinguish them from non-living things. The study of plants and animals is a branch of science called biology (Greek: bios – life, logos – discourse).