Listening: A Far Cry From the Past
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A Far Cry From the Past
Ben visits his grandmother Laura in her Seattle apartment and they compare their living standards.
A Far Cry From the Past
Listen and choose the right answer
What does Ben complain about at the beginning of the conversation?
- His new studio apartment in Seattle
- The cold weather in London
- His grandmother's cooking
What feature of Laura's childhood home does she compare to Ben's bathroom?
- Her childhood kitchen
- The larder
- The outside toilet
What secret activity has Ben been practicing lately?
- Baking wartime bread
- Darning socks using her old book
- Fixing vintage washing machines
How does Laura react to Ben's confession?
- She gets angry at him for taking her book
- She is thoroughly impressed by his frugal wisdom
- She tells him to throw his old socks away
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Laura: Oh, stop dramatizing, Ben, because your ____ has no idea what real hardship actually looks like.
- Laura: When I was growing up in ____ London, we didn't even have an indoor plumbing system.
- Ben: Wait, you actually had to use an ____ in the freezing rain?
- Laura: We had strict ____ , a drafty coal fire, and washing day was an absolute nightmare with a wooden washboard.
- Laura: Of course we did, but people practised real thrift and learned how to ____ .
Sources: photo by Sergey Platonov on Pexels
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