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Why do you love working with wood? What do you already know about wood? Talk to a partner. Read the introduction and look for the German translations of the woods. What are the differences between hardwood and softwood? The two main categories of timber are softwoods and hardwoods. The distinction between softwood and hardwood has to do with plant reproduction. Hardwood trees produce seeds with some sort of covering (fruit or nuts). Softwoods, on the other hand, let seeds fall to the ground with no covering. Conifers, which grow seeds in hard cones, fall into this category. Their seeds are carried away by the wind. This spreads the plant’s seed over a wider area. Usually hardwood trees lose their leaves during cold weather (they are deciduous), while softwoods keep their leaves or needles all year round (they are evergreen). However, there are exceptions to this rule: Although larches are conifers, they lose their needles in the autumn. The hard wood/ soft wood terminology does make some sense. Softwoods are fast-growing and less dense, they are easier to cut and work with. Most hardwoods tend to be denser; therefore they are sturdy and resistant, but not so easy to work with. The German translation of hardwood and softwood is not “Hartholz” or “Weichholz”. It is: hardwood =  Laubholz  and softwood =  Nadelholz 01 A2 Useful phrases: I love working with wood because it’s a material that is easy to work with / weatherresistant / durable / sustainable / structurally strong… It’s a good natural insulator. You can be creative with wood. I love the feel of wood. It’s good for your health and wellbeing. It’s fast and efficient to build with. 02 A2–B1 Word bank 01 weather-resistant witterungsbeständig durable langlebig sustainable nachhaltig timber Nutz/Bauholz 02 reproduction Vermehrung, Fortpflanzung seed Samen deciduous laufabwerfend conifer Nadelbaum cone Zapfen tropical rainforest tropischer Regenwald temperate gemäßigt dense dicht sturdy robust Tip Wood or timber? wood: the material that forms the main part of a tree and is used for making things such as furniture timber: usually larger pieces of wood pre­ pared for use in building and carpentry The joy of woodworking Raphael has always enjoyed working with wood. That’s why he decided to become a carpenter. On holiday in Spain, he meets Lisa, a girl from Canada, and he wants to explain to her why he loves wood, but he doesn’t really know what to say in English. Could you help him? 140 Unit 33 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv