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.
[WpProQuiz 7]
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
Thank you for listening. There are many more podcasts on inglespodcast.com and listening comprehension exercises at different levels in the listening section at mansioningles.com.
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!