I. Read the sentences and say if they are true or false. If they are false, correct them.

1. Letterpress plates are made from negatives rather than positives.

2. Light helps to harden the image area, and acid makes it resistant to corrosion.

3. For flat-bed letterpress printing, the thin plate is mounted on a base of plastic to bring it up to the height of the type.

4. The process of letterpress plate making is rather cheap.

5. Duplicate plates are made by making a mould from the original plain surface

6. A 'flong' is a sheet made of glued paper.

7. Long runs meant that the type for a new job must be completely reset.

8. This method first came into use two centuries ago.

9. Stereos can be made from rubber or flexible foil and are still used for printing paperbacks.

10. The mould is made of metal and its surface is sprayed with golden compound

2. Find the equivalents of the following terms:

1. offset origination a) кислота

2. four-colour origination b) круглий стереотип, вигнута форма

3. light-sensitive emulsion c) електролітна ванна

4. negative d) компонент срібла

5. resistant e) виготовлення форми для офсетного друку

6. corrosion f) дублікат друкарської форми

7. acid g) картонна матриця

8. to mount h) повторно набрана друкарська форма

9. curved plate i) типографський сплав

10. filmset type j) стійкий

11. duplicate plate k) тверднути

12. to mold l) паперова палітурка

13. 'flong' m) бакеліт

14. metal alloy n) негатив

15. to solidify o) монтувати, встановлювати

16. to reset p) фотонабірний шрифт

17. bakelite q) відливати

18. paperback r) виготовлення чотириколірної форми

19. electrolytic bath s) корозія

20. silver compound t) світлочутлива емульсія

III. Fill the gaps using the following words:

halftone, heat, ‘electro’, duplicates, copper , 'stereo', light-sensitive, thermosetting, rubber , etching, type, paperbacks

1. Original plates are produced by ….

2. The same basic principles of line, … and four-colour origination for offset lithography apply for letterpress.

3. A metal plate is coated with a … emulsion the whole 'forme' consists of one plate rather than mixed … and blocks.

4. A … plate is made by placing a 'flong' on the original relief surface.

5. The moulding material is usually … plastic and the plates are made from the moulds by the application of … and pressure.

6. These flexible rubber or plastic plates are still used for printing and for flexography.

7. Another form of duplicate plate is called an ….

8. There are now very few companies left making letterpress original or plates.

9. Stereos can be made from … or flexible plastic.

10. In an electrolytic bath a film of … 'grows' on the recessed surface of the mould.

4. Compare different methods of letterpress origination

5. .