Finding a fine mat

This task is about finding details, then putting them together to find the main idea of the text.
Read "Finding a fine mat", pages 20 to 24 of "Paid Work" (a book in the Choices series). In this text there are lots of details about:

  1. Traditional skills are not practised much any more.
  2. Traditions change.
a) First, find details in the text about: "Traditional skills are not practised much any more." Quote, or give a brief description of the details:
Quote means to rewrite what you read in a piece of writing, exactly as it was written. We use quote marks to show that the words have been taken from a piece of writing without being changed. For example, "the fine mat that was reserved for the wedding was given for another fa'alavelave".
 

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b) Second, find details in the text that are about: "Traditions change." Quote, or give a brief description of the details:

 

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c) Tick  the box next to the main idea of the text.

  People are too busy these days to do things traditionally.
  People should learn about their cultural heritage. Business people know that traditional crafts are still valued.
  Families value traditional skills and customs – it is up to them to keep them alive.
  Traditions sometimes need to be done differently to make sure they survive.