Волокна и ткани в текстильной промышленности. Биева Е.Г. - 17 стр.

        In many of its properties linen closely resembles cotton. But flax is a stronger fibre than
cotton. It is extremely durable. Flax is a particularly inextensible fibre. It stretches only slightly
as tension increases. Linen fabrics tend to crease , but this can be overcome by modern crease-
risisting treatment*. Linen goods absorb about 12 per cent of moisture from the surrounding air.
Flax is a good conductor of heat. This is one of the reasons why linen sheets feel* so cold.
       The methods of producing flax fibre are such that the finished product is expensive
compared with cotton and other cellulose fibres. Flax is used when extra strength and
resistance are important. It is made into sail cloth and tent cloth and is used for making shoe
threads, sewing threads and fishing lines. It is woven into linen for handkerchiefs, towels,
tablecloths, sheets and dress goods.

      Notes.

to be used - (здесь) которое использовалось
crease-resisting-treatment - обработка для придания несминаемости
feel   -     (здесь) казаться

      Запомните следующие слова:

to make (made, made), to find (found, found), plant, to grow (grew, grown), inner, thick, a cell,
to include, output, linen, durable, tension, to increase, to crease, to treat, treatment, reason, to
produce, product, important, cloth, thread.


I. Составьте предложения из данных слов, поставив сказуемое в правильную форму.

1. for , man, and, fibre, sheets, flax, towels, to use
2. to grow, the world, countries, flax, of, many, in, plant
3. heat, linen, to conduct, well
4. expensive, fabrics, than more, to be, cotton, linen
5. the largest, country, to be, Russia, flax-producing

II. Найдите слова, близкие по значению, в списках (а) и (б).

a) vegetable                             b) unimportant
ancient                                     grow
supply                                      cold
output                                      cloth
insignificant                               production
extremely                                   plant
inextensible                                water
increase                                    old
fabric                                      very
moisture                                    produce
cool                                        inelastic