Intangible Cultural Heritage — Interactive Activities

Reading Instructions

Before You Begin

Read the article “Protecting our intangible cultural heritage” by Linda Barker in your book.
It is in Unlock 3 – Unit 4 - Reading 2.

Discussion Activities

Discuss these questions with a partner or small group.

🏛️ Tangible vs intangible

• What examples of tangible heritage does the introduction mention? What intangible examples?

• Why might songs, stories, and ceremonies be as meaningful as buildings or art?

📜 UNESCO and the ICH list

• How is the Intangible Cultural Heritage list different from UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list?

• What kinds of practices does the ICH list aim to record?

🤿 Jeju Haenyeo

• What is special about how these women dive? How is knowledge passed on?

• Why might this practice be in danger of disappearing?

🦅 Falconry

• What is falconry, and where is it practised according to the text?

• What threatens falconry today?

❓ The writer’s questions

• What doubts does Linda Barker raise about the ICH list (fairness, who decides, usefulness)?

• What does she say we should still do “for the benefit of future generations”?

Multiple Choice Quiz

Select the correct answer based on the reading passage.

1. According to paragraph 1, which are examples of intangible aspects of culture?

Only museums and paintings Songs, stories, ceremonies, and traditional practices Only buildings under threat Only modern technology

2. When did UNESCO publish its first Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) list?

2008 2016 2021 1990

3. What is the main purpose of the ICH list, according to paragraph 2?

To replace the World Heritage Sites list To record living customs and traditions endangered by globalization To list only buildings in Europe To stop all travel between countries

4. About how many customs and traditions are on the ICH list today?

Fewer than 100 More than 600 Exactly ten More than 6,000

5. When was the culture of the Jeju Haenyeo added to the ICH list?

2016 2008 2021 2010

6. How far under the sea do the Jeju Haenyeo dive to get food?

Ten metres One metre One hundred metres They never go underwater

7. When was falconry added to the ICH list?

2021 2016 2008 1999

8. What threatens falconry, according to paragraph 4?

The growth of cities and the loss of natural habitats Too many birds in the world UNESCO banning hunting Only bad weather in France

9. Where is the world’s first falcon hospital, according to the passage?

The United Arab Emirates Mongolia only South Korea Australia

10. What does the writer say at the end about preserving cultural heritage?

We must never stop trying, for the benefit of future generations We should stop all lists because they are useless Only young people should decide what to save Globalization has solved every problem

Quiz Results

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences using words from the list below.

trying • hospital • prey • globalization • intangible
UNESCO • 2008 • 600 • 2016 • 2021

1. published its first Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2008.

2. heritage includes songs, stories, and ceremonies — not only buildings.

3. The ICH list records living customs threatened by .

4. Today there are more than customs and traditions on the ICH list.

5. The Jeju Haenyeo were added to the list in .

6. Falconry was added to the ICH list in .

7. The Haenyeo dive ten metres under the sea — write the number: .

8. Falconry is the custom of hunting with trained birds of .

9. The United Arab Emirates is home to the world’s first falcon .

10. The writer believes we must never stop to preserve our cultural heritage.

Results

True or False

Decide if the statements are True or False according to the passage.

1. UNESCO’s famous World Heritage Sites list includes places such as the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Barrier Reef.

True False

2. The Jeju Haenyeo culture was added to the ICH list in 2021.

True False

3. Most Jeju Haenyeo divers today are in their teens and twenties.

True False

4. Falconry was added to the ICH list in 2021.

True False

5. The writer believes we must never stop trying to preserve our cultural heritage.

True False