Fill in the correct prepositions then choose any five items and make your own sentences.

1) water taken ___lakes and rivers; 2) to vary ___ the type of crop and the climate; 3) the evaporation of water ___ the soil; 4) to account __ 40 per cent of the water used; 5) to transport water ___ the supply source ___ a farm; 6) to obtain surface water ___ means ___ a network of canals; 7) to take water ___ the crops; 8) to flow ___ the canal ___ gravity; 9) to lie ___ a higher elevation; 10) to pump ___wells dug ___ the water table; 11) to lift water ___ a ditch or a pipe; 12) to be far ___ a farm; 13) to lose water ___ evaporation; 14) to prevent weed growth ___ the channels; 15) absorb water ___ the roots.

 

Find the translation of the following terms and memorize their meaning.

to irrigate a dike a nozzle

surface irrigation a levee sprinkler heads

flood irrigation rolling terrain spray

furrow irrigation level terrain mist

sprinkler irrigation a ditch high-value crops

trickle irrigation a furrow to moisten

subirrigation a ridge to mount

to soak self-propelled sprinkling systems

low-pressure sprinkler heads