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Hıstory 7
7.2
E. You will listen to a teacher teaching an art student how to apply gold leaf to an illuminated
manuscript.
Before listening, suggest phrases that the teacher will use to teach and encourage the student.
F. Act out a conversation between a teacher and a student about: applying gold leaf or making a quill. Use
the instructions and the phrases in the table below.
Applying gold leaf Phrases to use when teaching
Draw the outline of your design. How are you getting on?
Choose which areas you want gold. That’s looking great! Good job!
Paint those areas with gesso. So what you do is you…
Wait for the gesso to dry. Got that?
Breathe on the gesso. Have a go!
Lay gold leaf on the gesso. That’s looking stunning.
Rub the gold leaf until it shines. You’re clearly getting the hang of this!
I love this detail, it’s so intricate.
Making a quill Look how it catches the light.
Take a large feather from a swan or goose. I think it’s really effective.
Cut the feathers to about 8–9 inches and cut off
the tip. Phrases to use when learning
Scrape away the waxy outer layer of the feather I made a mistake here.
with a knife.
I’m pretty proud of it, though I say it myself!
Pull out the membrane inside the feather.
Cut out a nib in the end of the feather with a
penknife and cut a slit down the middle.
Writing
A. Discuss the questions in pairs. B. Look at the graph showing the changes
in population and in carpenters’ wages in
1. What causes the cost of labour to decrease?
England between 1200 and 1500 and answer
2. What causes it to increase?
the questions.
3. How do workers adapt to changes in the
value of their skills? 1. What happened to the population between
1220 and 1300?
2. What happened to the population around
1350, and why?
3. What happened to carpenters’ wages
between 1220 and 1320? Can you suggest
why?
4. What happened to wages after 1320? Can
you suggest why?
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