II. Answer the following questions.

1. What is a textile?

2. How is yarn produced?

3. How are textiles formed?

4. Where are the words fabric and cloth used?

5. What are the synonyms for textile?

6. What are the differences between these terms: fabric, cloth and textile?

7. Where is textile used?

III. Translate from English into your native language.

flexible material

artificial fibres

natural fibres

to be produced

to be used

finished piece of fabric

assortment of uses

upholstered furnishings

miscellaneous uses

transportation devices

IV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.

1. Textiles are formed ______ weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting or pressing fibres together.

2. There are subtle differences ______ these terms ______ specialized usage.

3. Cloth can be used ______ a purpose such as covering a bed.

4. Textile refers to any material made _______ interlacing fibres.

5. Yarn is produced ______ spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material ______ a spinning wheel.

6. The words fabric and cloth are synonyms ______ textile.

7. Textile have an assortment ______ uses.

V. Match up the words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. Textile a. is a material made through weaving,

knitting, crocheting or bonding.

2. Fabric b. is a material made of interlacing fibres.

3. Cloth c. is a finished piece of fabric that can be used

for a purpose such as covering a bed.

VI. Read the paragraph. Try to understand and make up questions.

I - variant.

The production of textiles is a craft whose speed and scale of production has been altered almost beyond recognition by industrialization and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques. However, for the main types of textiles, plain weave, twill or satin weave, there is little difference between the ancient and modern methods.

II - variant.

Textile is used for industrial purposes and chosen for characteristics other than their appearance, are commonly referred to as technical textiles. Technical textiles include textile structures for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g. implants), geo textiles (reinforcement of embankments), agro textiles (textiles for crop protection), protective clothing (e.g. against heat and radiation, for fire fighter clothing and bullet proof vests).

VII. Retell the text.

VIII. Check up your grammar.

1. Last night I … dinner

with my friends.

a) has b) have c) had

d) hases e) haded

2. She … all the rooms in the house yesterday.

a) cleans b) cleaned

c) cleaning d) cleansed

e) cleanings

3. When … you get

married?

a) does b) doed c) did

d) done e) doned

4. She … playing tennis

with her father when she … three years old

a) start, be b) starts, is

c) starts, was d) started, was e) started, been

5. … she go to the America when she … three? a) done, is b) do, are c) does, am d) did, was e) doed, is

6. … she win the

competition on Sunday?

a) do b) does c) did

d) done e) dosed

7. When … you go to

school? When I … six..

a) do, were b) does, is

c) do, be d) done, were

e) did, was

8. Lavrov’s elder son … to be a builder when he was a child. a) wants b) wanted; c) to want d) wanting e) wantings

9. He … to play the piano, when he was a schoolboy.

a) learns b) learn

c) learnded d) learned

e) learnted

10. When I … into the room, my mother … sleeping. a) came, were b) came, been c) come, is d) came, was e) comes, be

11. Borisov … in London 5 years ago.

a) livesed b) lives

c) lived d) live e) to live

12.Secretary…hundreds of letters when Mr. Voronyn, … in the USA. a) receive, been b) receives, was

c) received, was d) receive, is e) received, were

13. How old … Mr. Lavrov, when he … to work as a businessman

a) was, starting

b) is, starts c) were, starts d) was, started

e) be, start

14. I … not know what to say when I … the lottery. a) does, win b) did, won c) do, won d) does, wins e) do, wins.

15. Marat is … than Samat.

a)tall b)tallest c)taller d)the tallest e)a tall

Unit II.