Lesson 8: Glass-blowing a family business

A. Answer these questions about the text on Students Book page 54.

1. What are some popular lebanese crafts?

Embroidery, cooper-energy and glass-blowing.

2. Where was glass-blowing invented and when?

In syria over 2100 years ago.

3. How was the glass that was used before then different?

It was thicker.

4. How long has glass been known in the Middle East?

over 4000 years.

5. Why is this technique importabt?

Because craftsman could finer and more beautiful glass objects.

6. How do the lebanese glass-blowers learn the skill?

From their fathers.

7. Is glass-blowing done in large factories?

No, in small family business.

8. Why do many glass blowers have to do other jobs?

Because it is difficult to make enough money from glass-blowing.

B. Listen to the interniew with Hadi again and answer these questions. Write short answers.

1. Is glass-blowing is easy?

No, it's difficult.

2. Why is it tiring?

Because of the heat.

3. Who does Hadi work with?

His father, uncle and two brothers.

4. Is his son a glass-blower?

No, not yet.

5. Is glass-blowing well-paid?

No (his brother wanted on better-paid job).

Write strong adjectives with this meanings. Then use each one in a sentence that shows its meaning.

1. very good- fantastic.

The music tonight is fantastic.

2. very tiring-Exhausting.

My job is exhausting.

3. very bad- terrible.

The accident was terrible.

4. very happy- thrilled.

Everybody was thrilled by the end of the film.

5. very surprising- amazing.

This building is amazing.

6. very beautiful- gorgeous.

The bazzar is full of gorgeous obhects.