Footwear materials

TEXT A

FOOTWEAR MATERIALS

UNIT 5

TEXT C

VI. Render the text in brief in a written form.

III. Make up a plan of the text.

IV. Translate the paragraph in italics in a written form.

V. Questions for discussion:

1. What are the requirements for sport shoes?

2. What materials are used for athletic shoes uppers?

3. What is the reason for developing dual density midsoles?

4. What is propulsion?

5. How does the sole of an athletic shoe look like?

6. What soling materials are used?

7. What is the general athletic shoe name?

8. How can you characterize climbing shoes?

9. What shoes are characterized by stiff upper with many lace eyelets?

10. Do you have any sport shoes? What sport shoes are they? Characterize them.

I. Mind the following words and word-combinations:

1. injury – ушкодження

2. palliative – нерадикальний, паліативний

3. surgical – хірургічний, операційний

4. arch support – супінатор

5. to eliminate – зменшувати

6. ligament – зв’язка

7. tendon – сухожилля

8. detrimental – шкідливий

9. insole – устілка

10. semi-rigid – напівжорсткий

11. plantar fascia – підошовний фасцит (мед.)

12. fatigue – втома

13. strain – напруження

II. Listen to the text ‘ARCH SUPPORTS IN ORTHOPEDIC FOOTWEAR’ and decide if the statements are true or false:

1. Arch supports cannot correct some anatomical abnormalities of a foot.

2. Orthopedic shoes increase foot and heel pain.

3. A way to fix the abnormalities is to restore it to its natural position.

4. Arch support with a profile was designed to re-position the bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons of the foot to their proper place.

5. Arch supports have a polypropylene shell that is flexible enough to provide comfort and rigid enough to support arches properly and restore foot structure to a natural position.

III. Listen to the text again and be ready to answer the questions:

1. What are arch supports intended for?

2. What is the construction of an arch support?

I. Listen and remember the following words:

1. felt – фетр, волок, сукно

2. canvas – полотно, парусина, брезент

3. straw – солома

4. bark – кора

5. burst – продавлювати, лопатись

6. rupture – розрив

7. drawback – недолік

8. vegan – рослинний

9. satisfactory – задовільний

10. steam – пара

11. moisture – волога

12. biodegradable – той, що розкладається мікроорганізмами

II. Read and remember the following phrases:

1. unique properties – унікальні властивості

2. tear strength – міцність на розрив

3. reinforcement – підсилення, закріплення

4. lastometer – ластометр (прилад для випробування шкіри на розрив або формованість кулькою)

5. distention – розтягнення, витягування, розправлення

6. flex crack resistance – стійкість до розтріскування при згинанні

7. rub fastness – стійкість до стирання

8. water perspiration – випаровування

9. water penetration – проникнення води, протікання

10. vegan microfiber – мікроволокно рослинного походження

11. laddering – здатність до пускання стрілок

12. extension at break – подовження при розриві

13. breaking strength – міцність на розрив

III. Read and translate the following text:

Although we can find boots and shoes made of rubber, felt, canvas, fur, cotton, silk, straw, wood, bark, and other materials, the most popular of all shoes are still leather shoes. Many consumers consider leather to be the ‘standard’ material for shoe uppers. Leather has unique properties. It breathes, let steam through, absorbs moisture, is tearproof and is highly versatile. This means that during a day it can adapt perfectly to the changing form of the foot and resume its original form when dried in an airy place on well fitting shoe trees. Leather perfectly suits for shoes as it gives an adequate performance in wear. Among main characteristics of leather is its tear strength, this property being fundamental to both shoe manufacturing and performance in wear. Tear strength depends оn several factors such as the type of animal and thickness. It is relatively easy to obtain а satisfactory strength with heavier leathers but experience has shown that this is not the case with lighter skins such as goat. Lightweight skins need reinforcement before being used for mаnу applications. Main characteristics for leather can be summarized as follows: they possess high tear strength, lastometer distention due to grain crack, flex crack resistance, rub fastness, water perspiration fastness and finish adhesion. Among subsidiary characteristics usual for leather are resistance to water penetration, light and heat fastness. With leather other materials are combined such as nails, linen thread, and wood.

Although leather is the most popular footwear material there are some vegan and animal rights activists who have boycotted the use of all leather items, believing the practice of wearing animal hides is unnecessary and vulgar in today's society. Thus, many pseudo-leather materials have been developed, allowing those who wish to wear leather-like garments to do so without actually wearing leather. One example of this is vegan microfiber, which claims to be stronger than leather when manufactured with strength in mind. Vinyl materials, Pleather, Durabuck, NuSuede, Hydrolite, and other alternatives exist, providing some features similar to leather. Drawbacks include the fact that the product is inorganic and not biodegradable along with concerns related to pollution in the production process.

Other substitutes for leather include rubber-like materials, wood, textiles and coated fabrics. Rubber is usually employed as outer soles in footwear. Wood is ordinarily used as a clog sole. Textiles аrе available in knitted, woven and non-woven forms. Warp knitted fabrics tend to bе fairly stretchy. Weft knitted fabrics аrе mоrе commonly used in footwear and with locknit have а better resistance to laddering. Еvеn so, knitted fabrics tend to bе used mоrе as lining materials rather than outers except for indoor and fashion footwear. Woven fabrics аrе the mоrе соmmоn choice of textile in uppers. In general they have greater stability than knitted fabrics and аrе easier to deal with in shoemaking. The characteristics for textiles in uppers are breaking strength and extension at break, tear strength, lastometer distention (burst or rupture), abrasion resistance, strength at needle perforations, and water perspiration fastness. They also possess light, heat and rub fastness and flex resistance.

IV. Answer the questions:

1. What properties does leather have?

2. What factors does tear strength depend оn?

3. What main characteristics for leather do you know?

4. What subsidiary characteristics are usual for leather?

5. What pseudo-leather materials do you know?

6. What forms of textiles аrе available?

7. Where is rubber usually employed?

8. What helps better resistance to laddering in textiles?

9. How do knitted fabrics tend to bе used?

10. What are the characteristics for textiles in uppers?

V. Complete the sentences with the words from the text:

1. Many consumers consider leather to be ….

2. During a day leather can ….

3. Leather resumes its original form ….

4. Leather perfectly suits for shoes as it gives ….

5. Lightweight skins need ….

6. Tear strength depends оn ….

7. Drawbacks of pseudo-leather materials are ….

8. … is usually employed as outer soles in footwear.

9. Such materials as … are combined with leather.

10. Textile materials possess ….

VI. Find the English equivalents to the words:

дихати, випускати випарину, міцність на розрив, текстиль, трикотажні тканини, стійкість до стирання, здатність пропускати повітря, переваги, адаптуватися, змінна форма ноги, виробництво взуття, легкість, верх взуття, тканий, легка вага, дерево, поглинати вологу, гнучкість, утримання тепла

VII. Make up sentences with the terms:

canvas, moisture, performance, unique properties, tear strength, rubber, flex crack resistance, water perspiration, reinforcement, shoe tree, subsidiary characteristics, vegan, pseudo-leather, knitted fabrics, lining materials, lastometer distention, perforation, rub fastness, extension at break

VIII. Give definitions to the words and word-combinations:

consumer, ‘standard’ material for shoe uppers, tearproof, to adapt, shoe tree, performance, tear strength, reinforcement, application, lastometer distention, water perspiration fastness, finish adhesion, pseudo-leather materials, drawback, substitute, coated fabrics, outers

IX. Translate the sentences into English:

1. Взуття може виготовлюватись з різних матеріалів, але найбільш популярним залишається шкіра.

2. Шкіра дихає, випускає випарину, поглинає вологу.

3. Протягом дня шкіра відмінно адаптується до змінної форми ноги.

4. Шкіра має чудову міцність на розрив.

5. Однією з другорядних характеристик шкіри є її легка вага.

6. Шкіра може комбінуватись з деревом або тканиною.

7. Текстиль буває двох видів: тканий і нетканий.

8. Трикотажні тканини рідко використовуються для верху взуття.

9. Стійкість до стирання, міцність на розрив та здатність пропускати повітря є важливими характеристиками текстилю для верху взуття.

10. Текстиль має свої переваги у виробництві взуття, серед яких легкість, утримання тепла, гнучкість та інші.

X. Speak on the topic using the following words and word combinations:

rubber, silk, bark, ‘standard’ shoe uppers material, unique properties, to absorb moisture, highly versatile, to adapt, to resume original form, adequate wear performance, tear strength, manufacturing, satisfactory, lightweight, lastometer distention, grain crack, flex crack resistance, water perspiration fastness, finish adhesion, subsidiary characteristics, heat fastness, nails, linen thread, pseudo-leather, microfiber, vinyl materials, biodegradable, substitute, rubber-like materials, wood, coated fabrics, outer soles, clog sole, non-woven form, needle perforation, extension at break

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