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N E WWORDS successful unforgettable memorable turn off terrible burn down surrounded rushed grow up experience selfish own replace appreciate... Listen and fill in the blank with one sui

UNIT 2

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

LISTENING

N E W

WORDS

successful

unforgettable

memorable turn off terrible

burn down

surrounded rushed grow up experience selfish own

replace appreciate

In the picture, there is a

fire engine with some

firefighters who are trying

to stop a big fire.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE PICTURE?

There is a woman and a

little girl who are helped by

a firefighter to escape from the fire.

Task 1.

Christina is being

interviewed about the most unforgettable

experience in her life Listen to the

interview, and then

decide whether the

statements are true (t)

to false (f)

1 Christina is a

businesswoman

2 The fire happened

three years ago

3 The fire started in the

bedroom

4 When the fire started,

Christina was reading

a book.

5 Her mother came and

rescued her.

Listen and fill in the blank with one suitable word

This is Radio 3 In our ‘

Experiences’

programme tonight

we talk to Christina,

a

businesswoman

Hello Christina,

welcome to our

program

Unforgettable

successful

Christina : Hello and

thank you! It’s nice

with you

tonight

Interviewer :

Christina, could you

tell our _

about the most

memorable

_ in your life?

being audience

experience

Listen and fill in the blank with

one suitable word

Christina : Well, my

most

experience happened

thirteen years ago,

when my house

down

Unforgettable

burned

Interviewer :

Really? How did it

?

Christina:

The fire started in

the kitchen where I

forgot to _

the gas stove

happen

turn off

Interviewer : What were you doing at that time?

Christina:

I was sleeping when I

was suddenly

by

terrible heat I opened

my eyes to find myself

by walls of

fire

woken up surrounded

Listen and fill in the blank with

one suitable word

Interviewer: That’s

! How did you

escape?

Christina: I was

terrified Then I heard

my mother’s voice

calling my name I

to her She

carried me out Luckily,

I got away without even

a minor burn

terrible

rushed

Interviewer : Not many

people are so luckily Did

the fire _ you in

any way?

Christina:

Oh, yes Yes, very much,

in fact Although I lost

many things in the fire,

the helped

me to grow up.

affect

experience

Interviewer : What do

you mean?

Christina: Well, before

the fire, I was I always _ to

my mother about how

small my room was, or

how few clothes I had

selfish complained

Listen and fill in the blank with one suitable word

Then the fire came and

everything

we owned But I slowly

began to realize that I

didn’t really need my old things I just needed my

family After all, you can get new clothes anytime, but a family can never be _

destroyed

replaced

Interviewer : I see, so the fire _ many things from you, but it gave you something,

too

Christina: Exactly It

taught me to

_ my family more than things

took

appreciate

Task 2.

Listen to the second part of the dialogue and fill in

the gaps in the

summary of Christina’s story

below

Although I lost

many things in the

fire, the experience helped me to grow

up Before the fire,

I was selfish.

I always complained to

my mother about how (1) _ my room was

or how few clothes I

had.Then the fire came

and destroyed

small

everything

But slowly I began

to realise that I

didn’t really need

those things I just needed my (3)

_.family

After all, you can get new clothes any time, but a family can never

be (4)

The

fire (5)

many things from me, more than things.

replaced took

but it gave me

something, too It

taught me to (6)

_

my family

appreciate

After you

listen Christina says that

family is more

important than

things Do you agree

or disagree with her? Why? Exchange your ideas with partner