I. Vocabulary

1. Translate these words: properly, to knead, to swell, to assess, to recycle, viscid, admixture, gruel, to sieve, oil-cloth, to sprinkle, moist, evaporation, to coat, varnishing.

2. Find them in the text and translate the sentences.

//. Comprehension

1. Fill the blanks.

   1. . To know if the clay is ... enough and if it is thoroughly ... one needs to ... into ropes of about a... width in diameter.

   2. . If the clay ..., one should ... it with ... and... it again.

   3. . If you don't... the figure, you can ... it and ... with the rest of your clay.

   4. . The usual ... clay is ... with other ... bad for ..., such as ..., which it is

necessary to....

1. . If the work ... rather long the ... needs to be ... with ... from time to time; ... work should be... with a... and ... in a ... bag.

2. . Sculptures must not be ... near ...,...,... or in the ....

3. . The best way is to begin ... on the ..., and then to put the figure ....

4. . To make the ... even more ... it is ... in the special... called a kiln.

5. . After... the sculpture is ... with ... to make it... and ready for....

6. . If there is no ... for ..., one can use... to make the figure ....

7. . To make the ... keep the ... in case it gets ..., the design is ... by adding some ... into ... or ... the sculpture.

8. . Not to let the work be ... while ... it is ... with a pin in ... places.

1. Answer the questions:

• How can you know that clay is wet enough and kneaded properly?

• What should you do if the clay crumbles?

• Can we use the same piece of clay several times?

• Do you have to sculpt every detail?

• What kinds of clay are the best?

• How can you remove admixtures from the clay?

• What should you do if you leave the work unfinished?

• Why is it bad to dry the figures near the heat sources?

• How long is the sculpture baked?

• Why is the sculpture coated with glaze?

• What happens to the clay after baking?

III. Speaking

Put the following topics in the order they are covered in the text, dwell on each of them:

• process of modeling;

• preparation of the clay;

• coating and decorating the figure;

• drying and baking the figure.

Text 21-22.

I. Vocabulary

1. Translate these words: trunk, narrow, chopping-knife, veins, intersection, angle, oblique, durable, sprouts, amateur, urgently, to soak, edge, to benefit.

2. Find them in the text and translate the sentences.

II. Comprehension

1. Answer the questions:

• What parts of birch bark are used for making baskets?

• What parts of birch bark are used for making smaller items?

• What instruments are used for cuting birch bark? • How is the ruler placed for this operation?

• What types of birch bark weaving can you name?

• Which type is better to begin with? Why?

• What are the advantages of withe as a weaving material?

• Where can one collect the material? ® When can the material be collected?

• What are the secrets of dyeing the withe?

• What types of withe weaving do you know?

• What are advantages and disadvantages of different types?

2. Make the flow chart of withe weaving.