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Listening: The Kitchen Mystery

Audiție: Misterul din bucătărie. Asculți o conversație realistă despre viața într-o casă în renovare. Răspunzi la întrebări pe baza detaliilor auzite în acest dialog.

Аудирование: Кухонная загадка. Прослушивание реалистичного диалога о жизни в ремонтируемом доме. Вы отвечаете на вопросы на основе услышанных деталей.

The Kitchen Mystery

Ryan and Brittany are standing in their dusty, unfinished kitchen in Seattle, talking about how long the renovation has taken.

Listening: The Kitchen Mystery — Renovating a home

The Kitchen Mystery

Listen and choose the right answer

How long have Ryan and Brittany been living without a proper kitchen?

  • For a few weeks
  • For over a year
  • Since 1952

What did Ryan find under the floorboards?

  • An old letter from 1952
  • A bag of money
  • Some modern tools

What warning does the old letter contain?

  • Not to trust the plumber
  • Not to paint the walls yellow
  • To sell the house immediately

What are they planning to do next?

  • Call the police
  • Stop the renovation
  • Finish sanding the floor

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Ryan: Well, we've painted the walls, and the ____ has finally fixed all the dangerous wiring.
  • Brittany: That's true, but we still haven't installed the new tiles or ____ .
  • Ryan: The ____ promised he'd deliver the new wooden floorboards by tomorrow afternoon.
  • Ryan: Every old ____ brings unexpected surprises once you start knocking down walls.
  • Brittany: Speaking of surprises, what's that strange piece of paper sticking out under the old ____ ?

Sources: photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels

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