Situation: You are working as a trainee at the glass museum in Rheinbach. The director of the museum has asked you to give him some information on the Barovier glass family and their enterprise in Murano because he will travel with a group of students to Italy soon.
Task
1: Listen to the radio report and and answer the following questions.
Put your texts into the Glass
Classroom. 
1) Where
exactly is Murano situated?
2) From which countries do the young girl glass students come?
3) How old is the Barovier family?
4) Why are women regarded as not belonging to the "hot shop"?
5) What does Mrs. Barovier do mainly nowadays?
6) Explain the Italian speciality in the glassblowing process as described
by the young woman. How does the process work?
7) From which country did women students mainly come after the war?
8) What is the name
of the most famous female Italian glass designer?
10) In howfar is mentality towards women in the hot shop changing today?
11) Where lies the special attraction of Murano for glassdesigners?
Task 2: Go also to the website of the Barovier and write a summary of the company portrait for the director. If you need help, use the worksheet:
How to write a summary.
