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Unit 2 A life’s work
Using language
Look at the photo and read the background information.
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Ruth Bancroft (1908-2017)
Ruth Bancroft was the creator of the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. Bancroft was born in Brockton to Swedish parents, who relocated when she was a baby. As a child, she loved to explore the Californian flora, and establishing a garden grew out of her own personal interest in plants and wildflowers. Her garden was the first to be preserved by The Garden Conservancy, and has been welcoming visitors since 1992. Bancroft lived to the incredible age of 109.
Listen to the story of Ruth Bancroft and complete the sentences with predicative clauses.
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1. One reason why the garden is unique is
______________________________________________________________.
2. Another reason for its uniqueness is
______________________________________________________________.
3. The drought-resistant plants with thick, fleshy leaves became
______________________________________________________________.
4. Although Walnut Creek was not ________________________, Ruth managed to grow them by much trial and error.
5. It seemed ____________________________________________________.
that it comprises an array of plants adapted to dry conditions
that it is the life’s work of only one woman: Ruth Bancroft
what she was most interested in
where they grew naturally
as though nothing would ever stop her from continuing this work
Rewrite the underlined sentences using predicative clauses.
Mei Lanfang was born into a family of Peking and Kunqu Opera performers in 1894. At the age of eight, he started training in Peking Opera on a daily basis. When he was 17, he kept a flock of pigeons and trained them to fly high.
The age of eight was when he started training in Peking Opera on a daily basis.
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Every day Mei watched them as they flew, which helped him to develop the expressive eye movements that were so crucial to his art. His hard work and dedication made him a leading artist in Peking Opera.
Watching the pigeons as they flew every day was how he developed the expressive eye movements that were so crucial to his art. His hard work and dedication were what made him a leading artist in Peking Opera.
Mei was also an innovator. In addition to new stage designs and singing styles, his innovations in make-up and costume design allowed for more vivid depictions of female characters. This contributed greatly to the development of Peking Opera.
His innovations in make-up and costume design, which allowed for more vivid depictions of female characters, were what contributed greatly to the development of Peking Opera.
Until he passed away in 1961, Mei had been performing and encouraging the spread of Peking Opera for almost 60 years. This lifelong devotion has made him one of the most celebrated Peking Opera artists of all time.
This lifelong devotion was what has made him one of the most celebrated Peking Opera artists of all time.
Think of another artist and write about their devotion to their art. Use predicative clauses where appropriate.
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Listen to the radio programme and choose its purpose.
1. To introduce famous traditional crafts to the audience.
2. To raise the audience’s awareness of preserving traditional crafts.
3. To replace traditional crafts with modern technology.
4. To tell the stories of some famous craftworkers.
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Listen again and complete the table.
1. Basket making with oak
2. The demand for these crafts
3. mass-produced with modern technology
4. the materials involved
5. not interested in learning traditional skills
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Complete the boxes with the expressions from the radio programme.
What do you know about…
Did you know that…
One reason is simply that…
Another factor is that…
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One reason is simply that…
Another factor is that…
What do you know about…
Did you know that…
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What is currently happening to traditional crafts
2. Why are people starting to engage more with traditional crafts
Traditional crafts have recently undergone a renaissance.
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People are starting to engage more with traditional crafts because there is greater public interest in old stories and traditions, as well as a desire for high-quality products. Besides, craftsmanship reflects people’s desire for skilled and socially useful work.
Read the passage and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words and expressions in bold.
What were the 23 scientists honoured for
2. What challenges did they meet How did they overcome them
They were honoured for their extraordinary contributions to the “two bombs, one satellite” project.
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They endured extreme conditions and being apart from their families for years. To overcome these challenges, they focused on their responsibilities and dedicated much of their lives to their work.
Put the expressions that show different qualities in Activity 9 into the boxes. Add any more you can think of.
refused to back down
kept on
with great resolution
dedicated much of their lives to
sought no fame
shunned the spotlight
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thought outside the box
broke new ground
leading to the breakthrough of
was experienced in
highly accomplished
his crack hand at
won him acclaim
Review predicative clauses.
Write a short passage about someone who shows the spirit of craftsmanship using the words and expressions you have learnt in this section.
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