Organizing and working with special texts with students of land management department during English lessons

Nowadays the role of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or Specialized Training of English (STE) in modern teaching and didactics is especially underlined. The given methodology had already come not only into the system of higher education, but also to the specialized secondary education and promotes increase of knowing activity of learners. On the basis of this it is possible to assume that the purpose of studying and training of English language in Hydromelioration faculty is – teaching English for learners` professional/special growth, specialized training of English on students` specialty and direction, interests and activities, developing their abilities to show and demonstrate writing, reading, listening and speaking skills in English and explore learners` abilities, also strongly motivate and inspire them to find their own life styles and goals, use them for the personal and professional growth and development.

In connection with new actions in the Republic of Uzbekistan last 20102013 years on organization of qualitative teaching of English language and retraining and refreshing of foreign languages teachers there have been conducted original researches on performance of the given problem. Carrying out of "The Practical course of English language» for the students of IV course under the program of actions confirmed by vise-minister Aripov A.N. on December, 1st, 2010 became an important event and this event obliged ELT, EFL and ESL teachers to create the full program of the given course and to modify its maintenance with the professional work and activity and practical skills of the students, to study and apply new methods of teaching English, and also to think up the best techniques of English for the short time.

Here I want to bring some example of some special text which help students to understand and have some information about it in English.

SOIL STARTER: Look at the illustrations below. With a partner if possible, try to predict what is being discussed exactly.

Step 1. Discuss the pictures. Try to write all essential details and key words from these pictures.

Step 2. Read the text attentively. Look for the main idea.

• 1    It seems everybody knows what is the soil itself. However the scientific interpretation of the soil differs from its general meaning. Let`s look for its interpretation in agricultural science.

• 2    Soil is a natural body consisting of layers (soil horizons) that are composed of minerals . But those minerals differ from their parent materials in their texture, structure, consistency, color, chemical, biological and other characteristics. It is known as the unconsolidated or loose covering of fine rock particles that covers the surface of the earth. Soil is commonly referred to as "earth" or " dirt " (technically, the term "dirt" should be restricted to displaced soil).

• 3    You can see a structure filled with pore spaces in soil forms. Soil can be thought of as a mixture of mineral and organic materials in the form of solids, gases and liquids. Accordingly, soils are often treated as a three- state system. Most soils have a density between 1 and 2 g/cm³.

• 4    Soil is composed of particles of broken rock (parent materials) which have been altered by physical, chemical and biological processes. Consequently, soil is altered from its original material by the interactions between the lithosphere , hydrosphere , atmosphere , and biosphere . Soil is influenced by some factors, such as the climate (temperature, precipitation), relief (slope), organisms (flora and fauna), parent materials (original minerals), and time.

Step 3. Which of the paragraphs deals with the given ideas?
Ideas		Paragra phs
According to the paragraph – soil is treated as many-stated thing and can be considered as a complex of solids, gases and water.		2
This paragraph says about the soil referred to the climate influence, also about typical usage of “soil” as a term.
This part deals with the layers of earth.
Paragraph introduces you with the novelty of the topic and leads to learn new information on it.
Step 4. Try to define the words: soil, earth, ground, basis, dirt and match with appropriate definitions.
Soil
Earth
Ground
Basis
Dirt

Step 5. Differ synonyms of “soil” from other words and fill in the columns.

Earth, water, dirt, personality, ground, earth, tone, void, basis, individuality, land, cultivating.

Soil – earth,

Step 6. Pay your great attention to the definitions below and match with given notions.

mixture (n)

pore (n)

organic (adj)

alter (v)

relief (n)

consistency (n)

mineral (adj)

layer (n)

consolidate (v)

parent (n)

HELP DESK WHAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN?

soil horizons – denoting the lowest soil horizon, comprising parent materials regolith – the layer of unconsolidated solid material covering the bedrock of a planet saprolite – a deposit of earth, clay, silt, etc., formed by decomposition of rocks that has remained in its original site bedrock – solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium glacial till – relating to or denoting the presence or agency of ice, especially in the form of glaciers loose rock material – missing mountain matters weathering – the mechanical and chemical breakdown of rocks by the action of rain, snow, cold, etc disintegration – the process of losing cohesion or strength erosion – the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents – an agent is a person who looks after someone else's business affairs or does business on their behalf.

lithosphere – the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle hydrosphere – all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds atmosphere – the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet biosphere – the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms displaced soil – take over the place, position, or role of soil pore spaces – a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied density – the degree of compactness of a substance

By this interesting activities students again and again address to the text and can easily be informed about soil which is connected to the specialty and get acquainted with new words and learn their meanings in English.