UNIT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES LISTENING unforgettable N E W WORDS successful memorable burn down turn of terrible surrounded rushed grow up experience replace selfish appreciate own WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE PICTURE? In the is picture, there isaalittle fire There a woman and engine firefighters girl whowith are some helped by a who are trying to stop a big firefighter to escape from the fire Task 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) Christina is a businesswoman The fire happened three years ago The fire started in the bedroom When the fire started, Christina was reading a book Her mother came and rescued her Listen and fill in the blank with one suitable word This is Radio In our Interviewer : Unforgettable ‘Christina : Hello and Christina, could you tell Experiences’ thank you! It’s nice our _ about audience programme tonight we being with you the most memorable talk to Christina, a successful tonight experience in your _ life? businesswoman Hello Christina, welcome to Listen and fill in the blank with one suitable word Interviewer : What were Interviewer : Christina : Well, my you doing at that time? Really? How did it Unforgettable most Christina: happen ?happened experience I was sleeping when I was Christina: thirteen years ago, woken up suddenly by The fire in the when mystarted house burned terrible heat I opened my kitchen where I forgot down eyes to find myself toturn _ the gas of by walls of fire surrounded stove Listen and fill in the blank with one suitable word Interviewer : Not many terrible Interviewer Interviewer: That’s What people so luckily you mean? !are How did youDid the fire _ you in any way? afect Christina: escape? Well, before the Christina: fire, Christina: I was I was terrified I always selfish Oh, yes Yes, very much, in _ Then I heard my to my mother’s complained fact Although I lost many mother voice calling about my how name small I rushed things in the fire, the my room to was, her or She how carried few helped me to experience clothes me out had I got away grow up.ILuckily, Listen and fill in the blank with one suitable word Then the fire came and so Interviewer : I see, everything destroyed the fire _ many we took owned But I slowly began things from you, but it to realize that I didn’t really gave you something, too need my old things I just Christina: Exactly It needed my family After all, taught me to _ appreciate you can get new clothes my family more than anytime, but a family can things never be _ replaced Task 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) _ small my room was or how few clothes I had.Then the fire came and destroyed (2) we owned 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 replaced The be (4) took fire (5) many things from me, more than things but it gave me something, too It taught me to (6) appreciate _ my family 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 .. .UNIT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES LISTENING unforgettable N E W WORDS successful memorable burn down turn of terrible