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2. Render the text in Russian.

3. Ask your group-mates the following questions.

1. Is timber a very ancient structural material?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of timber in comparison with steel?

3. What two groups is timber used for building purposes divided into?

4. What purposes is timber often used in modern construction for?

5. Why cannot timber be used immediately it has been felled?

6. What increases strength, durability and elasticity of timber?

4. Say if the sentences given below are true or false.

1. Timber is a comparatively new material.

2. Timber as a building material has no one disadvantage.

3. Mechanical properties of timber are good.

4. Softwoods are mainly used for decorative purposes.

5. Hardwoods are characterized by durability and high strength.

6. Builders can use timber in their work just after trees have been felled.

5. Complete the following sentences.

1. Timber is lighter, cheaper, easier in work than…

2. Timber has two disadvantages, they include…

3. Timber is a name we apply to the cut material derived from…

4. In modern construction timber is widely used for …

TEXT 2. WOODWORKING (1)

Woodworking is the forming and shaping of wood to make useful and decorative objects. It is one of the oldest crafts and ranks as a popular hobby and an important industry. A skilled woodworker with a well-equipped home workshop can build items as simple as a birdhouse or as complicated as decorative furniture. Tools for a workshop can be purchased at hardware and department stores. Timber retail stores and hobby shops sell a wide variety of wood.

The construction industry employs carpenters who construct the wooden framework of buildings. Other kinds of woodworkers include finish carpenters and cabinetmakers. Finish carpenters do the inside trim work around windows, cabinets, and other features that must fit exactly. Cabinetmakers design, shape, and assemble furniture, built-in cabinets, and stairways.

The history of woodworking goes back to about 8,000 B.C., when people first used an ax as a woodworking tool. In the Middle Ages, woodworkers and other craft workers formed organizations called guilds. The guilds were similar in some ways to today’s labor unions.

1. Find English equivalents in the text:

деревообработка – ________________________________________

декоративные предметы – _________________________________

важная отрасль – _________________________________________

строительный магазин – __________________________________

магазин для розничной продажи пиломатериалов – ____________

магазин товаров для хобби – ________________________________

деревянный каркас – ______________________________________

плотник-отделочник – _____________________________________

 краснодеревщик – _________________________________________

внутренняя отделочная работа – ____________________________

встроенный шкаф – _______________________________________

ремесленник – ____________________________________________

сегодняшние профсоюзы – _________________________________

хорошо оборудованная домашняя мастерская – _______________

 2. Give Russian equivalents to the following:

skilled woodworker – ______________________________________

decorative furniture – _______________________________________

department store – ________________________________________

wide variety of wood – ______________________________________

must fit exactly – __________________________________________

assemble furniture – _______________________________________

stairway – _______________________________________________

woodworking tool – _______________________________________

called guilds – ____________________________________________

be similar in some ways – ____________________________________

other kinds – _____________________________________________

shaping of wood – ________________________________________

ranks as a popular hobby – ____________________________________

framework of a building – ___________________________________

3. Translate the text and say whether these statements are true or false:

1. Woodworking is a comparatively new industry.

2. Any woodworker can build simple and complicated items as well.

3. Wood for a workshop can be purchased at a department store.

4. You can find a wide variety of wood at lumber retail stores.

5. Carpenters are often employed in the construction industry.

6. Cabinetmakers do not deal with woodworking.

7. Finish carpenters usually do the work on the roof of the building.

8. An ax as a woodworking tool was first used long before Christ.

9. Today carpenters form organizations called guilds.

4. Choose the right variant:

 1. Woodworking is the forming and shaping of wood …

 а) Деревообработка – это формирование и моделирование дерева …

б) Деревообработка – это придание формы лесоматериалам …

в) Деревообработка – это придание формы и конфигурации дереву …

2. Woodworking is one of the oldest crafts and ranks as a popular hobby …

а) Деревообработка – это одно из древнейших ремесел и считается популярным хобби …

б) Деревообработка – это одно из древнейших ремесел, которое считается таким же популярным, как и хобби …

в) Деревообработка – это одна из старейших профессий, которая стоит в одном ряду с популярным хобби …

3. Other kinds of woodworkers include finish carpenters and cabinetmakers.

а) Другие типы деревообработчиков включают окончательных плотников и краснодеревщиков.

б) Другие типы деревообработчиков включают плотников-отделочников и оформителей кабинетов.

в) Другие типы деревообработчиков включают столяров-отделочников и краснодеревщиков.

4. The history of woodworking goes back to about 8000 B.C. …

а) История деревообработки берет свое начало примерно с 8000 года до нашей эры …

б) История деревообработки началась 8000 лет назад …

в) История деревообработки возвращает нас к 8000 году до рождества Христова …

5. Continue the sentence:

1. A skilled woodworker with a well-equipped home workshop can …

a) … design and construct the whole project.

b) … make pavements and overpasses.

c) … make useful and decorative objects.

2. Wood for woodworking can be purchased at …

a) … hardware stores. b) … department stores. c) … lumber retail stores.

3. Carpenters are employed by the construction industry to …

a) … mix concrete.   

b) … design the modern roofs of buildings.

c) … construct the wooden framework of buildings.

4. Built-in cabinets and stairways are designed …

a) … by a design team. b) … by cabinetmakers. c) … by any woodworker.

5. Finish carpenters deal with …

 a) … construction of a birdhouse.

b) … construction of the wooden framework of buildings.

c) … the inside trim work.

6. a) Complete the table:

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