EJERCICIOS EN INGLÉS

EXERCISE 4: READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

WHEN WOOD IS PLANED ALONG ITS GRAIN YOU SHOULD GET THIN SHAVINGS AS YOU PUSH THE PLANE IRON FORWARDS, LEAVING A SMOOTH SURFACE. THE DIRECTION OF THE GRAIN CAN BE WORKED OUT BY LOOKING AT THE EDGE OR THE SIDE OF A PIECE OF WOOD. YOU WILL SEE WOOD FIBRES RUNNING OUT OF THE SURFACE THAT IS BEING PLANED. WHERE THE WOOD FIBRES MEET THE SURFACE, THEY WILL LOOK POINTED. THE WAY THE POINT IS FACING SHOWS THE DIRECTION OF THE GRAIN.

• WHAT DO THE SHAVINGS LOOK LIKE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ALONG THE GRAIN?
• WHERE DO YOU LOOK TO SEE THE DIRECTION OF THE WOOD FIBRES?
• WHAT SHOWS THE DIRECTION OF THE GRAIN?

EXERCISE 5: MATCH THE TERMS WITH THE DEFINITIONS:

ADHESIVE                 CUT RUNNING ACROSS THE GRAIN OF TIMBER
CROSS CUT               TIMBER STACKED AND DRIED NATURALLY BY EXPOSURE
CALLIPER                 SUBSTANCE USED TO STIK TWO MATERIALS TOGETHER
AIR DRIED                MEASURING OR MARKING TOOL


EXERCISE6: MATCH THE TERMS WHITH THE TYPES OF JOINT:

DOWEL                                            COLA DE MILANO
MORTISE AND TENON                 MEDIA MADERA
HALVING                                         CAJA Y ESPIGA
BRIDLE                                             A HORQUILLA
DOVETAIL                                       CON TUBILLONES