Brick

__Brick

__ What are they made of?

Bricks are made of ceramic materials like clay, shale, soft slate, calcium silicate, concrete and others.

__ What are they used for? __

Bricks are used in constructions and buildings, also they are good for ornamental and decorative purposes.

__How many types of brick are there__?

There are a lot of types of brick which vary depending the use you will give them, some of them are:
 * __Pressed brick:__ is made by a dry-press process, rather than by kiln firing. Pressed bricks have regular, smooth faces, sharp edges, and perfectly square corners. Ordinarily, they are used like face brick.
 * __Building brick:__ also called common, hard, or kiln-run brick, is made from ordinary clay or shale and is fired in kilns. These bricks have no special shoring, markings, surface texture, or color.
 * __Face brick:__ is better quality and has better durability and appearance than building brick. Because of this, face bricks are used in exposed wall faces. The most common face brick colors are various shades of brown, red, gray, yellow, and white.

__What is the meaning of //brick laying techniques//?__

The techniques for putting bricks together in an organization and that way you can have the structure or constructions you had wanted. It is needed an specific mortar to make the joints between bricks and also work as bonding.

__Describe 2 brick laying techniques__ > > The brick Laying Techniques will show advantages and disadvanteges depending the use that the construction will have... some techniques show signs of strong, perfect for structural walls; other are more ornamental but weak, there is a proper technique for every use you want to give them. > > Reply to the podcast: > > Thanks for the information > Grace >
 * __Running:__ all the bricks are the same size and they are putted one next to each other. [[image:running.JPG]]
 * __Stack:__ all the bricks are the same size and they are putted one below the other. [[image:stack.JPG]]
 * What are their advantages and disadvantages?
 * Brick is a very convenient material because of the variety of uses that it has because of its versatility. Also is a strong and cheap material as well as weather and fire resistance so its perfect for every construction. You will always find the perfect type of brick and bricklaying technique for every use you want to give them giving your construction strong and good looking appearance. Bricks are also ease to trasport and laying.



Worksheet 2 >  a. Comparison and contrast b. Description
 * "Brick __compares__ favorably with stone as a structural material for its fire-and-weather resisting qualities and for the ease of production, transportation, and laying." ||

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 * "...as a structural material for its __fire-and-weather resisting qualities and for the ease of production, transportation, and laying".__ ||

c. Exemplification

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> d. Cause/Effect > >
 * "The commonest ancient Roman bricks were cut into triangles and laid with the base out and the apex set into a concrete filling that provided additional strength." ||


 * The commonest ancient Roman bricks were cut into triangles and laid with the base out and the apex set into a concrete filling that provided additional strength. ||

What does the word //**brick**// mean in the song context?

It means that you are just another one of all the people that seems to be like you. There is not unique persons or special ones, the song said that you are like another brick on the wall, and like the bricks all are equal and organized.

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