Culture video Unit 4
Harris Tweed
Start thinking
Answer the questions.
1 Do you or your family have any traditions? What
are they?
2 Does anyone in your country live or work in a
traditional way?
3 Do you think traditions are important? Why? /
Why not?
Comprehension check
1 Watch the video. Choose the correct answers.
1 Where are the Outer Hebrides?
A off the coast of Iceland
B off the coast of Scotland
C off the coast of Ireland
2 How many people live in Lewis and Harris?
A more than 20,000
B less than 5,000
C around 10,000
3 What is Harris Tweed?
A a type of fish
B a type of material
C a type of machine
4 Where is Harris Tweed popular?
A in America, Asia and Australia
B in America, Africa and Australia
C in America, Europe and Asia
2 Watch again. Choose the correct answers.
1 How many islands are in the Outer Hebrides?
A 20 B 120 C 2
2 Where is the Isle of Harris?
A the south B the north C the west
3 Why was life difficult for fishermen?
A They couldn’t swim. B The weather was bad.
C They often fell off their boats.
4 What do the mills use to make Harris Tweed?
A cotton B wool C leather
5 What do the weavers use to create
Harris Tweed?
A a loom B a mill C a jacket
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3 Watch again. Are the sentences true or
false? Correct the false sentences.
1 People who don’t live in Stornaway live in other
large towns or cities.
______________________________________
2 Traditionally, most people in the Outer Hebrides
worked in shops or offices.
______________________________________
3 Harris Tweed is a material for warm weather.
______________________________________
4 The Harris Tweed mills only make jackets.
______________________________________
5 Harris Tweed is a traditional and international
company.
______________________________________
6 In a few years’ time the Harris Tweed company
will be smaller.
______________________________________
4 Complete the sentences about the Outer
Hebrides with the words from the video.
1 The islands have a small p_____________. Not
many people live there.
2 Lewis and Harris has its own traditions and
c_______________.
3 Most people worked as f_______________
or fishermen.
4 The rocky l_______________ was dangerous
for workers.
5 In the past, life in the Outer Hebrides was
h_______________.
6 Harris Tweed is a famous b_______________
of material.
5 Watch again. Complete the summary with the
correct form of the verbs.
create change be need invent use
Lewis and Harris is the largest island in the Outer
Hebrides. In the past, island life (1) __________
difficult. People (2) __________ a warm, strong fabric
so they (3) __________ Harris Tweed. Today, local
weavers still (4) __________ the fabric but they
(5) __________ modern machines. Harris Tweed is
very traditional so they (6) __________ how they
make the material in the future.
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Language check
be going to for future plans and predictions
• I’m going to move to the countryside when
I’m older.
be going to and will for predictions
• The material is already popular and over the next
few years the company is going to grow.
• Harris Tweed won’t change how they make
the material.
Present continuous for future arrangements
• Next April, a new Harris Tweed shop is opening
in Tokyo.
5 We’re still waiting to buy our tickets and the film
starts in five minutes. Will we miss / Are we
going to miss / Are we missing the start of
the film?
6 They’ve changed their plans. We’re meeting /
We’re going to meet / We will meet them for
lunch next Thursday, not Wednesday.
Extension
Look at the photos and answer the questions.
Photo A

6 Complete the sentences with will or be going to.

1 It’s very cold and there are lots of clouds in the
sky. It ___________ snow.
2 I’m not sure if Janice ___________ come to the
party tonight. What do you think?
3 They predict that the company ___________
make a lot of money next year. • What do you think life is like in this place?
4 The teacher says the students didn’t answer all • Would you like to live here? Why? / Why not?
the questions. He doesn’t think they • Do think life here is easy or difficult? Why?
___________ pass the test.
5 We love Chinese food and culture so we Photo B
___________ visit China this summer.
6 ___________ they ___________ come
shopping later? No, they aren’t.

7 Choose the correct options to complete

the sentences.
1 I booked the tickets online. We are taking / will
take / are going to take the 10 a.m. train
tomorrow.
2 You won’t like this / You’re not going to like this /
You’re not liking this, but I lost your DVD. • What can you see in this photo?
I’m sorry. • Would you like to do this job? Why / Why not?
3 Experts say that traditional ways of working will • Why do you think we have traditions?
disappear / are going to disappear / are
disappearing over the next 50 years.
4 She will buy / is buying / is going to buy a new
bike in the sales.

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