Plastering works
Kinds of plasters
Complete the text with the following words. Uzupełnij tekst korzystając z zasobu słówek poniżej.
mortar, three-coat plaster, coats, internal plaster, external plaster, elements, place, hardened, mechanical, surfaces
1. Plaster means layers of .................................... (utwardzony) mortar.
2. Plaster gives .................................... (powierzchniom) aesthetic appearance.
3. Plaster protects .................................... (elementy) of buildings from corrosion.
4. Depending on the .................................... (miejsce) of application, plaster can be external or internal.
5. (Tynki zewnętrzne) .................................... is exposed to various atmospheric conditions.
6. (Tynki wewnętrzne) .................................... may be weaker.
7. Depending on the kind of .................................... (zaprawy) used, plaster can be: lime, cement-lime, cement.
8. Depending on the number of .................................... (warstw), kinds of plaster is divided into: singl-coat, double-coat and three-coat.
9. (Tynki trójwarstwowe) .................................... may be common, exclusive, felted.
10. External plaster is exposed to .................................... (mechanicznych) impacts.
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Match Polish terms with their English equivalents. Połącz polskie nazwy z ich angielskimi odpowiednikami.
gypsum, lime, cement, calcined, felted, stucco, acrylic, smooth, common
doborowe | |
pospolite | |
wypalane | |
gipsowe | |
akrylowe | |
filcowane | |
cementowe | |
szlachetne | |
wapienne |
Selecting materials for making plaster
1. Film in the standard version.
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Dobieranie materiałów do wykonania tynków.
2. Film with subtitles.
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Dobieranie materiałów do wykonania tynków.
3. Film with pauses. Listen and repeat.
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Dobieranie materiałów do wykonania tynków
4. Film with narration.
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Dobieranie materiałów do wykonania tynków.
After watching the movie, put the dialogue in the correct order. Po obejrzeniu filmu ułóż dialog w odpowiedniej kolejności.
- We have a lot of plaster for this base. Acrylic, mosaic, silicone, silicate, all in containers, ready to use.
- I would like plaster in lavender colour.
- No problem, we have a mixer for plaster and you can choose a colour.
- Yes. Could you give me some advice?
- Is it to be thin-coat plaster?
- Thank you for your help.
- Good morning. I want to pick plaster for a house. The walls are insulated with EPS board.
- Good morning. How can I help you?
- Do you also have mineral plaster in your offer?
- Of course but mineral plaster are of less intense colour than others.
Match the Polish terms with their English equivalents. Połącz polskie terminy z ich angielskimi odpowiednikami.
a board with a handle, wedge, steel trowel, mason's trowel, mixing pump, trowel for coves, scoop, EPS trowel
agregat tynkarski | |
kielnia | |
paca tynkarska styropianowa | |
łata | |
paca tynkarska stalowa | |
czerpak | |
packa do faset | |
deska z trzonkiem |
Technology of making three‑coat plaster
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Technologia wykonania tynku trójwarstwowego
After watching the film mark the correct answer.Po obejrzeniu powyższego filmu zaznacz prawidłową odpowiedź.
Prawda | Fałsz | |
The skim coat is spread with a metal trowel | □ | □ |
The skim coat is polished after its initial binding. | □ | □ |
Preparing plaster: always add water to the plaster mix. | □ | □ |
Coating is made before binding of the first coat. | □ | □ |
You wet the base, smear the second coat of plaster onto the wall, starting with the bottom corner upward. | □ | □ |
The first coat of plaster is made without previous cleaning of walls. | □ | □ |
Clean and smoothen walls before placing plaster. | □ | □ |
You scrape the plaster with a polystyrene or wooden trowel. | □ | □ |
Arrange the activities connected with plastering in the correct order.Ułóż w odpowiedniej kolejności przedstawione czynności dotyczące tynkowania.
- Making coating
- Cleaning and smoothening the walls
- Polishing the skim coat
- Polishing the coating
- Making first coat of plaster
- Placing the skim coat
Grammar
Choose the correct option from the drop-down menu. Wybierz poprawną odpowiedź z listy.
How, What, What, Why, Which, Why, What time, , Where, Who, Where, Who, How long, What, What time, How, How long, What, Where, How, How long, Why, How, Why, When
1. .................. are we meeting at the construction site tomorrow?
2. .................. are you working? We’re working in Poznań.
3. .................. are they placing plaster without cleaning the wall first? It’s useless.
4. .................. did they wet the base? At 7 a.m..
5. .................. is preparing the plaster? Arek and Jack are.
6. .................. much mortar do we have?
7. .................. are the trowels? I can’t see them anywhere.
8. .................. have these people been at the site?
Choose the correct answer. Wybierz poprawną odpowiedź.
Let’s prepare, Could you give, , Let, go, Let’s help, can you look, Could you help, Tell, could you look, look, Bring, Can you tell, Could you prepare, Let me help, Don’t bring, don’t give, could you go, don’t go, Don’t, Let’s, Let’s tell, Could you, Prepare, give
1. .................................. clean and smoothen the walls? Then we will place the plaster.
2. Please, .................................. the EPS trowel to Jim. Give him the steel trowel.
3. .................................. me what a mixing pump is.
4. .................................. scrape the plaster with a wooden trowel, shall we?
5. .................................. you. If we work together, we will finish faster.
6. I think the wall is too dirty. .................................. clean it? Then you can place the plaster on it.
7. Mark and Tom, .................................. home, it’s raining. You will put the external plaster tomorrow, if the weather is better.
8. John, .................................. at this wall. There is something wrong with the coating!
Read the sentences and complete them with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Przeczytaj zdania i uzupełnij je poprawnymi formami czasowników w nawiasach.
1. The mortar .................................. yet. (not harden)
2. We ............ 10 kg of cement yesterday. (buy)
3. He ................................ coating the walls until next week. (just put off)
4. We ............ the skim coat on Wednesday. (spread )
5. Preparing plaster ............ 2 minutes ago. (begin)
6. We ........................................ the second coat of plaster onto the wall rafter roofing. (already smear)
7. So far they .................................... the skim coat. (not polish)
8. I ............ the scoop here an hour ago. Where is it? (leave)
Read the sentences and complete them with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Przeczytaj zdania i uzupełnij je poprawnymi formami czasowników w nawiasach.
1. A new troweling machine ............................ tomorrow. (buy)
2. Obviously, external plaster .................... to various atmospheric conditions. (expose)
3. Sprayed plaster may .............. here. (use)
4. The wall .............................. for plastering yet. (not prepare)
5. This plaster .............. from water glass. (make)
6. The trowels ........................ yesterday. (bring)
7. The coating ................................ next week. (finish)
8. The building ...................................... tomorrow. (not paint)
Glossary
/ˈmeɪ.sənz traʊəl/ [noun, countable] kielnia
/əˈkrɪl.ɪk/ [noun, uncountable] akrylowy
/iː pi es traʊəl/ [noun, countable] paca styropianowa
/feltɪd ˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk filcowany
/ˈmɪksɪŋ pʌmp/ [noun, countable] agregat tynkarski
/ˈplɑː.stər ˈmɪk.sər/ [noun, countable] mieszalnik do tynków
/rʌf kɑːst/ [noun, countable] obrzutka
/rʌfˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk surowy
/sændɪd ˈplɑː.stər / [noun, uncountable] tynk cyklinowany
/skuːp/ [noun, countable] czerpak
/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kəʊn ˈplɑː.stər / [noun, uncountable] tynk silikonowy
/smuːð ˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk doborowy
/spreɪd ˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk nakrapiany
/stiːl traʊəl/ [noun, countable] paca stalowa
/ˈstʌk.əʊ/ [noun, uncountable] stiuk, tynk szlachetny
/thetaɪn kəʊt ˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk cienkowarstwowy
/thetaɪnəd ˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk pocieniany
/ˈwɒʃ.ə.bəl ˈplɑː.stər/ [noun, uncountable] tynk zmywalny
/wedʒ/ [noun, countable] łata