Harry and Frances
My mum and dad were only children during the Second World War, but they still remember a lot, and I thought it would be interesting to ask them a few questions.
Here’s another Mansion interview from mansioningles.com. Harry and Frances speaking about World War ll.
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On which day of the week did the war start?
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In which year was Frances born?
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Correct answer: 1931
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Where was Harry’s dad working when he was killed?
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Correct answer: In a power station
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With which relative was Frances evacuated?
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Harry went to stay with relatives in Leeds, Yorkshire during the war. How long did he stay there?
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Correct answer: about a year
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What did Frances’s father do during the war?
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Correct answer: He was an ambulance driver
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According to Harry and Frances, which two fresh food items were not available during the war?
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How many people were killed in central London in one night at the worst time during the war?
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Correct answer: 32,000 people
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Which kind of shop did Harry take shelter in one day while the bombs were falling?
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Correct answer: in a sweet shop
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How did people know when the ‘doodlebug’ V1 bombs were going to fall?
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Correct answer: the light (flames) went out
Vocabulary
People sleeping in the London Underground
to break out = to start (estallar)
warehouse = almacén
siren = sirena
to pass away = morir, fallecer, dejar este mundo
the docks = dársena, muelle
starve to death = morir de hambre
shelter = refugio
staircase = escalera
cellar = sótano
to ration = racionar
coupon = cupón, vale
peak = pico, máximo
blind = ciego
to cut a long story short = en resumen, para hacerla corta, al grano
everybody was in the same boat = todo el mundo estaba en el mismo barco
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4 comments on “Mansion Interviews Harry and Frances about the Second World War”
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Hi guys! I just want to say that I reaally enjoy this interwiew, It´s was so interenting and so emotive, I like to listen old people telling them lifes experience, I think is it a fantactic way to keep the history alive.
Thank you so much.
XXOO
Thanks Pilar, that really means a lot to me. It’s my mum and dad in the interview, and now that they’re getting older I really want to record and capture their life experience.
Hi
It’s a huge privilege to have your parents alive when you yourself are not young and stupid anymore.. I think you understand what I mean.
It’s unbelievable how awful the war is.
Elisa
My parents talk about ‘the old days’ quite a lot. I thought it was about time I recorded them on the podcast!