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‘When I tell people, they might laugh’ – George Clooney and the men who sew
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Comprehension check
a. Find the following information in the article.
1. the name of a craft community
2. the age of the majority of men who join this kind of community
3. things men want to do with their sewing skills
4. reasons for the increased interest in sewing, especially among men
b. Are these statements true (T) or false (F) according to the article? Correct any that are false.
1. George Clooney refuses to sew in case other male celebrities laugh at him. 
T/F
2. Other men often laugh at Thabo Sabao’s sewing hobby and they think he is joking. 
T/F
3. There is a new-found interest in sewing, and mending among young men. 
T/F
4. Despite this new interest, men who join sewing groups are still a minority. 
T/F
5. Since Thabo Sabao took up sewing, he hasn’t gone on the internet. 
T/F
6. His family in Zimbabwe are pleased that, for the first time, a man in their family can sew. 
T/F

Expressions
a. Match the beginnings and endings of these expressions. Then underline them in the article.
1. domestic
a. achievement
2. raised
b. expectations
3. gender
c. pursuits 
4. cultural
d. moment 
5. sense of
e. role 
6. full-circle
f. eyebrows 
b. Match the expressions above with the meanings below.
1. a feeling you get when you know you have done or made something good
2. hobbies you do at home 
3. the way that people from your family, race, tribe, country, etc. think you should act
4. used for saying that people are shocked or surprised by something 
5. what people think or believe about what tasks should be carried out by men or women
6. when you go back; have a connection to something that happened previously