Match the words with their definitions

1) timber	a) a long thin flat piece of wood used for making floors, walls, fences etc:
2) brick	b) a mixture of cement or lime, and sand and water, used in building for holding bricks or stones together
3) clay	c) a metal that consists of two or more metals mixed together
4) board	d) a strong beam, made of iron or steel, that supports a floor, roof, or bridge
5) veneer	e) a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc.
6) mortar	f) a type of rock that contains calcium
7) sawdust	g) something that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job
8) alloy	h) a thick sticky liquid that comes out of some trees
9) girder	i) wood prepared for use in building and carpentry
10) raw material	j) very small pieces of wood that are left when you have been cutting wood
11) tool	k) the work or industry of getting gold, coal etc out of the earth
12) resin	l) a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks
13) limestone	m) a thin layer of wood or plastic that covers the surface of a piece of furniture made of cheaper material, to make it look better
14) mining	n) an unprocessed natural product used in manufacture

Fill in the gaps with the following words: tool, raw material, alloy, mortar, timber, clay, brick, board, veneer

1. … pot cooking is a technique of cooking food in an unglazed … pot which has been soaked in water so as to release steam during the cooking process.

2. The wardrobe is made of chipboard with a pine ….

3. We'll have to take the …s up to check the wiring.

4. Modern …s are typically made from a mixture of sand, a binder such as cement or lime, and water.

5. I don't have the right …s to start fiddling around with the engine.

6. … are often natural resources such as oil, iron and wood.

7. There are many benches made of … in our park.

8. Protesters attacked the police with stones and ….

9. Brass is an … of copper and zinc.

Exercise 4

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