24 The Pencil: A Global Story Human environments: Trade and development issues

G E O G R A P H Y

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Use the clues to help you unscramble these words.

1 rufleer (A metal holder for the rubber on a pencil): ____________

2 iminng (Extracting minerals from the Earth): ____________

3 hgatierp (A dark-coloured, soft form of carbon): ____________ 4 hastf (The wooden body of a pencil): ____________ 5 alxte (The sap of the rubber tree): ____________ 6 inkl (A type of oven that is used in industry): ____________ 7 yolal (A new type of metal made by mixing two or more metals):____________ 8 tebirtl (Describes a hard material that is easily broken): ____________ 9 rameinl (A solid, inorganic substance found in rocks): ____________ 10 tehsyncti (Describes a material that does not occur naturally): ____________ Interview Imagine you are a journalist writing an article about the pencil manufacturer Faber-Castell. Write five questions to ask in an interview with a member of the Faber family or an employee at one of their factories. 1 ______________________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________________ 3 ______________________________________________________ 4 ______________________________________________________ 5 ______________________________________________________ Now, think of a clever or interesting title for your article to capture the reader’s attention. B ©The Educational Company of Ireland ________________________________________________________