A Material | BProperties | CUses | |
wood | |||
rubber | |||
china |
10. What is the best material for the following things and why?
a cup, a car tyre, a frying pan, engineering tools, a mobile.
11. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences (1 – 12) with suitable words from the module.
1. | __________ is a light silver-coloured metal that is easy to shape and that is used in window and door frames, and to make cooking foil. |
2. | “__________” means difficult to shape (= opposite to “easy to shape”). |
3. | __________ is used in cable TV and communications because it can _________ light and coded messages. |
4. | In a building process __________ is used to hold bricks together. |
5. | Windows are made of __________ because this material is __________ (or transparent). |
6. | Dishes that are made of __________ are beautiful but not practical because this material __________ easily. |
7. | “__________” means not easily broken. The opposite to this word is “__________”. |
8. | Industrial cutting and grinding often use __________ because it is the hardest natural material. |
9. | Water pipes (or tubes) are usually made of __________ because this metal doesn’t __________ in contact with water. |
10. | __________ is used to make electrical wires because it is __________ to shape this material and it __________ electricity well. |
11. | __________ is widely used today practically everywhere: to make dishes, to make computer (TV, radio, mobile telephone, etc.) casing, tubes because it is __________ , _________ , easy to shape. |
“__________” means “easy to lift”, “not heavy”. |