Unit 2 Traditional skillstext1. traditional skills2. a traditional festival3. try to guess the meaning of the words if necessary4. a fishing rod5. look quickly at ...6. be about the future of this type of work7. describe how the man works8 sit on the side of the river9. cook a meal10. over = more than11. of average height12. Although he is an elderly man, he is strong enough to control his craft in the river where he lives and works with his cormorants.13. be good at = ________________14. be used to do sth = be used for doing sth15. dive down 25 metres16. stay underwater for up to two minutes17. require sth to do sth18. It is done for him by his 12 cormorants.19. set off = set out20. When he reaches the right place, he stops.21. push the birds into the water22. be frightened by23. A light is hung from the front of the raft.24. enable sb to do sth enable Damin to see better25. attract sb26. bring sth back to sp27. remove ... from ...28. some ... the rest/the others ....29. The fish are removed from the birds' mouths by Damin and thrown into a big basket.30. Some of the fish are sold, and the rest are divided between Damin's family and the cormorants.31. He is teaching his grandson everything he knows.32. However, few young people are interested doing this type of work in the modern world.33. In 50 years, perhaps there will be no more cormorant fishermen in the world.34. be fat from eating too much35. make his raft go where he wants36. take away from 37. each of38. correct -- ______________39. underline the mistake and correct it40. find words in the article to complete the Millie's e-mail to Jenny41. it is a good idea to do sth42. for example = _______________ = ________________43. all the time44. I saw a television programme about an elderly man who fishes with birds called cormorants.45. hope (that) ... hope to do sth46. choose the right answers47. passive voice active voice48. Active sentences tell us who or what does something.49. A new cormorant is raised by Damin.50. male -- ____________51. lay/produce several eggs 52. After 25 days, it is hatched by a chicken on Damin's houseboat where he lives with his family.53. At this time it is watched very carefully by the fisherman.54. as soon as = on + V-ing55. As soon as he sees the cormorant breaking the egg, he takes it away from the chicken.56. The baby cormorant is looked after by Damin himself.57. be (not) allowed to do sth58. allow sb to do sth59. grow stronger day by day60. After two months it is taken to join the other birds on the raft, although it will not learn to catch fish for another year or more.61. We can make passive sentences that tell us who or what does something by adding phrase with by.62. be famous for63. These days, works of art are produced by artists who work for big businesses in China.64. be proud of = ___________________65. A lot of enjoyment is given to many people by these paintings.66. A film crew from France decided to make a programme about Damin.67. perform each action68. come from France to China69. An interpreter was employed by the France producer because he didn't speak Chinese.70. in the end = ____________ = __________________71. a friendly face72. The cameras and lights were transported by lorry to where Damin lives.73. Below is what the French producer said to Damin after the filming.74. translate French into Chinese75. the future passive form76. thank sb for doing sth77. be very grateful78. do some more work on sth79. add ... to ...80. It will be made into a programme for television.81. Our programme will be shown on television stations in many countries around the world.81. millions of people82. see sb do sth see sb doing sth83. listen to sb do sth84. make the same mistake86. imagine that ...87. suitable88. Could you answer a few questions, please?89. at the moment90. start doing sth start to do sth91. have got/have92. make sure that ...93. tie a piece of grass around the neck of each bird94. hang a light at the front of my raft95. in the darkness96. think of more questions that you can ask Damin97. role-play the interview with a partner98. mention sth99. build = the shape of one's body100. well-built101. moustache102. read the descriptions below103. police officer104. police station105. take ... to ...106. describe the person who dropped the note107. describe sth/sb to sb108. guess who dropped the the note109. decide to do sth110. describe a person who has a traditional skill or job111. a paper cutter112. make up a name for your character113. What does she look like?114. describe the things this person uses115. look at the past/future116. How long is the history of this skill?117. happen to sb happen to do sth118. in the future -- ___。