listening comprehension

The BBC news website has a fascinating little article about a 36-year-old man going to work in 2014. When he gets home, however, he lives in 1946. His house is a living museum of post-war England, and includes several amenities which most people today would find uncomfortable to use, such as an outdoor toilet! Watch the video, and answer the questions below: Video is courtesy of BBC news agency Questions: 1) What is the heart of the house (in the kitchen)? 2) What is the man's day job? 3) How is the master…Czytaj dalej …

Brace yourself for a listening comprehension! Below is an audiobook excerpt from The Quick, the debut book by mystery writer Lauren Owen. The book is already a bestseller and critics have fallen in love with her first work, about a poet who disappears without a trace in Victorian England. Publishers Weekly said The Quick is “Seductive... extraordinarily polished... a book for readers to lose themselves in.” What to do: Read the questions below. Then listen to the audio, paying attention to the time code at the end of each question. Once the excerpt…Czytaj dalej …