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:
- Traditional skills are not practised much any more.
- 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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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. |