Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.
TEXT 3
Exercise 5. Discuss with your groupmates the work of this organization.
Exercise 3. Answer the questions to the text.
1. When was the Northern Fish-Producers Union established?
2. How has it developed since that time?
3. What does the Union include nowadays?
4. What work is constantly conducted by the NFPU?
5. What are the main areas of fishery of the organization's fleet?
6. What is the amount of catch?
7. What programmes does the NFPU participate in?
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using information from the text:
1. For the period of its existence…
2. The main part of the fishing vessels is…
3. The main areas of fishery include…
4. The companies own…
5. The total amount of workers…
Exercise 1. Read and memorize the words:
| albuminous, adj | белковый |
| trial, adj | опытный, пробный |
| refined, adj | утонченный |
| gourmet, n | гурман |
| warehouse, n | товарный склад |
| auxiliary, adj | вспомогательный |
| supersede, v | заменять; замещать, смещать |
| yolk, n | желток (яйца) |
| succulent, adj | мясистый, сочный |
| palate, n | вкус |
"Protein"
The first production of the trial workshop of the albuminous concentrates of the Murmansk fish-processing plant was produced in 1984.
Since that time there has been a constant development of technical and technological base, a development of the new types of production, satisfying various tastes, including refined gourmets.
In 1991 after formation of the joint-stock company the factory received the name "Protein".
The company "Protein" is located on the premises of the Murmansk fishing port.
The structure of the enterprise includes two industrial 2 floor modules, 5 floor office building, two shops, and auxiliary warehouse.
Manufacture of crab sticks is updated. Modernization of the existing equipment will be done in the nearest future, the new equipment has already been bought.
Technological lines involved in manufacture are as follows: production of crab sticks, mayonnaise, fish pastes, natural caviar and fish processing.
The company "Protein" takes a stable position in a number of working fish-processing enterprises of the North-West region and has the capability to produce up to 4800 tons of the finished goods per one year.
Careful selection of raw material and components together with a multistage control allows producing the goods with high-quality characteristics. Both the reasonable price of the production and its high quality gradually allows superseding similar import production from the Russian market.
The basic orientation of company's manufacture is to produce the items with the taste of crab meat, and also imitated black granular caviar.
The set of the processing equipment mounted in the shops of "Protein" allows using natural chicken eggs, namely their fiber, in the manufacture of crab sticks, and yolks in the manufacture of mayonnaise and imitated black granular caviar.
Crab sticks "Extra" represent a particular pride of the factory specialists. Both exclusive quality raw products and proven production methods impart crab sticks taste properties to a perfection level representing succulent soft consistence and pronounced crab meat palate and flavour.
Mayonnaise "Zhemchuzhina Severa" is produced applying famous French receipt using only natural pasteurized fresh chicken egg's yolk and high-grade vegetable oil, it possesses an original delicate taste.
The group of skilled experts, which constantly study the demands and wishes of the customers, works effectively at the enterprise. Technological researches, effective methods of manufacture, creative development of the new types of production, the strict control of processing and production provide high quality finished products.
The company "Protein" takes an active part in the city's social program "Cheap fish", rendering help to invalids, pensioners and the needy.