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f) Work in pairs. You are going to hear someone €) Work in pairs. Underline the words or phrases in
giving a lecture on a traditional Japanese form of Questions 1-10 below that have a similar area of
stitching called sashiko. Before you listen, work meaning to these words from the script.
in pairs and take turns to describe the items 1 translates as 6 dressed (in)
below.
2 origins 7 skill
I What are they? What features do they have in 3 material/cloth 8 no longer necessary
common? 4 stitch together 9 nowadays
2 Who do you think made them and why? 5 patterns 10 ancient garments
3 Where would you expect to see them?
0 ~ Listen and answer Questions 1-10.

Questions 1-10
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each
answer.
1 The word sashiko means ' ................. .'.
2 In the beginning, sashiko was .................. rather
than decorative.
3 In the past, warm fabrics such as .................. were
not available in some parts of Japan.
4 Warm clothes were produced by using sashiko
to join ..... of material.
5 Traditional sashiko designs included one called

6 In the towns of ancient Japan, workers such as
wore sashiko garments.
7 It used to be essential for someone married to a
... to know how to do sashiko.
8 Sashiko was not needed when .................. began
in northern Japan.
9 Modern sashiko patterns include stripes and
shapes.
10 Unfortunately, .................. are not as interested in
old clothes as in other ancient craft objects.

Exam advice Sentence completion

• The words in the questions will not always be
exactly the same as what you hear; listen for the
same meaning.
• You will hear the exact word (s) you need to
complete the sentences.
• Read the completed sentences to check they
make sense.
0 Work in small groups.
Exam information
1 Why is it important to preserve old things from
The words ~sed in Listening questions are often the past?
synonyms or paraphrases of words used in the 2 What ancient things are kept in museums in
script. your culture?

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