Unit 10 (could you fly a kite?)
Pupil’s book page 50 ex 4 (Read and match)
Traditional Jordanian crafts
By Samira
- Embroidery
Embroidery is one of Jordan’s most famous traditional crafts. In the past, girls learned to do embroidery when they were young. Many people in Jordan still do embroidery today. They embroider dresses, cushions and purses.
- Weaving
Weaving is a very important craft. In the past, women in the desert used weaving to make tents for their families. They could weave rugs, too. Today in Mukaweir, women weave rugs to sell. People take the rugs to shops in Amman and other cities and towns.
3-Mosaic making
Mosaics are part of the Jordan’s history. Madaba has Jordan’s biggest collection of mosaics. Some of the mosaics are 2,000 years old. Today, students at the Madaba Mosaic School learn how to make mosaics. They make the mosaics from tiny squares of coloured rock.
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Pre reading questions:
Have you heard about traditional crafts? Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
Did your grandparents tell you about weaving rugs and carpets? Yes, they did/ No, they didn’t
What are these
embroidery cushions mosaics purse rugs Weaving
While reading questions
1-What is the most famous traditional crafts in Jordan? embroidery
2- Did girls learn embroidery in the past? Yes, they did.
3-What do people in Jordan embroider? They embroider dresses, cushions and purses
4-Why did women in the desert use weaving? to make tents for their families.
5-why do women in Mukaweir weave rugs? To sell
6-where is Jordan’s biggest collection of mosaics? In Madaba
7-What are mosaics made of? tiny squares of coloured rock
Post reading questions
1-Do you like learning weaving and embroidery? Yes, I do/No, I don’t
2-Do you like visiting Madaba and see the mosaiocs there? Yes, I do/No, I don’t