News Exercise #43

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Questions:

1) What attracted him to the 1940s?
2) As a child, what did his parents think?
3) Complete the following paragraph:
And the _____________________, really, is the Victorian range. ______________, fully restored, ______________________, working perfectly, _________________________. Marvelous – I use it all the time in winter, it’s fantastic – ___________________________. Great fun but hard work – blacking the range is ________________! (‘Blacking’ is cleaning the black metal with a special polish called blackening.)
4) What is his occupation? 1:09
5) How does he describe coming home from work?
6) How has the view from his bedroom changed since the house was built?
7) What word does he use to explain the few modern appliances in his house? 1:58
8) He has given up on having a ‘partner’ (meaning wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend) live with him – why is this, and how could his future partner deal with this situation?
9) Why does he think that modern technology hinders relationships?

 
Answers:
1) What attracted him to the 1940s? The cars, music and fashion
2) As a child, what did his parents think? They thought he would grow out of it, meaning that it was only a fad.
3) Complete the following paragraph:
And the heart of the house, really, is the Victorian range. 1890s, fully restored, every nut and bolt, working perfectly, even after 120 year. Marvelous – I use it all the time in winter, it’s fantastic – endless supply of hot water. Great fun but hard work – blacking the range is filthy! (‘Blacking’ is cleaning the black metal with a special polish called blackening.)
4) What is his occupation? 1:09 BA cabin crew
5) How does he describe coming home from work? He likes to retreat and go back in time in his own little period house.
6) How has the view from his bedroom changed since the house was built? He said it was a pity about the modern traffic.
7) What word does he use to explain the few modern appliances in his house? Concessions
8) He has given up on having a ‘partner’ (meaning wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend) live with him – why is this, and how could his future partner deal with this situation? His tastes are so extreme that a partner may have to live in a separate house.
9) Why does he think that modern technology hinders relationships? It makes us isolated, nobody goes outside to chat to their neighbours anymore.