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Text. Look at them carefully and make sure you understand them.
| to restore - to repair something so that it is in its original condition | foil - metal sheets that are as thin as paper, used for wrapping food. E.g., Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake. |
| a restorer - a person whose job is repairing old things | a paper cutter - a tool that is used for cutting paper |
| to bind ( a book) - to fasten the pages of a book together and put them in a cover | to sew [s@u] the pages together- to use a needle and thread to put the pages back together. |
| imitation leather - something that looks like leather | to stamp smth on a book - to put a pattern, sign, or letters on a book with a special tool |
| glue - a sticky substance used for joining things together | a stamper – a tool used for stamping |
| a tub of glue - a small container made of paper or plastic with glue in it. | to take over a business, etc. – if someone takes over a business, they take control of it. |
| a check (USE) - a tick (BE) Ö |
98 What are they used for in rebinding books? Match the columns logically.
| - imitation leather - gold and silver foil - glue - a paper cutter - a needle and thread - a stamper | * for stamping titles and names * for book covers * for cutting the pages * for sewing the pages * for pasting the pages * for stamping tittles and names |
Listen to the recording. You will hear two people talk. One of them is Patrick Kirby.
As you listen, tick the correct answer. The speakers are Americans.
| 1 Patrick Kirby lives in | 1 Egypt 2 USA 3 Britain | |
| 2 He restores books mainly for | 1 private owners 2 public libraries 3 school libraries | |
| 3 Besides, he restores about | 1 20 % of hand bibles a year 2 50% of small bibles a year 3 15 large family bibles a year | |
| 4 People don’t want to buy new bibles as | 1 they keep them as a token of fond memories 2 they are not extravangant 3 they belong to the Baptist church | |
| 5 The other most common book that people bring is | 1 the course book 2 the cookery book 3 the cooking book | |
| 6 It costs ……………… to have the old book rebound than to buy a new one. | 1 more 2 less 3 about the same | |
| 7 Patric Kirby has been running his business for… | 1 30 years now 2 over 30 years now 3 less than 30 years | |
| 8 The family business has lasted since … | 1 1939 2 1969 3 1999 | |
| 9 Patrick inherited almost all of his father’s… | 1 methods 2 tools 3 methods and tools | |
| 10 In the future he is going… | 1 to sell his business and retire 2 to pass it on to his children 3 to enlarge his business | |
Listen to the recording again and concentrate on the information so as to answer the following questions.
1 What does the interviewer see in his shop?
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2 What kinds of bibles does the man mainly restore?
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3 What makes people have them rebound?
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4 What does he often see in the cookbooks?
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5 Which operation does he make on the machine?
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6 Will his children take over his business? Why (not)?
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