Pre-reading

Question: How long is the method used?

Intensive Reading

Rice grows in Egypt. After the harvest, people burn the straw. One organisation takes some straw. It makes paper from it.

埃及种植稻谷。收成之后，人们烧掉稻草。有一个组织收走稻草。它用来做成纸。

The people in the organisation use an old Chinese method. It is 5,000 years old. They burn less straw. This is better for the air in Cairo. The activity also gives people jobs. Deaf people make the paper. They also make things from the paper.

这个组织的人用一种古老的中国方法。它有5000年历史。他们烧的稻草少了。这对于开罗的空气更好。这项活动给人们创造了工作。聋人来生产纸。他们还用纸来做东西。

Notes:

1. harvest：n. 收获，收成。

2. straw：n. 禾秆，麦秆，稻草，the straw that broke the camel's back即“压死骆驼的最后一根稻草”，也可以说the last straw。

3. deaf：adj. 聋的。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

Who makes the paper?