The Lost Wax

Good morning students. Hmm, have you ever heard about ‘Cire Perdue’ or ‘Lost Wax’? Well, let me explain. ‘Cire Perdue’ which is the French word for ‘lost wax’ is a process of wax casting used in making metal sculptures.

When a model is coated with wax, the solidified wax is encased in a two-layer mold of plaster or clay. It is then melted or otherwise removed from the mold, and metal is poured into the space where the wax had been. Oh, I almost forgot, after cooling, the mold is broken to free the metal object.

This ancient method is used to produce sculptures, jewelry, and utilitarian process such as dentures. Do you understand? Not yet? Okay, how about going to the library to find more information about ‘Lost Wax’? See you and good luck.

Find out:

1. What does the text tell you?

2. What is Lost Wax?

3. What are the tools you need in the Lost Wax process?

4. How many stages are there in the Lost Wax process?

5. Which of these is the purpose of the text?

            a. To describe the way thing are.

            b. To explain the processes involved in the formation of sociocultural phenomena.

6. Can you find expressions typically used in the conversation in the text? Mention them.

7. Circle all the action verbs used in the text.

8. Underline all the passive sentences used in the text?

9. Are there any conjunctions used in the text? Mention them?

10. Is the text written in the present tense? Why?