Test 1 listening growing up with two brothers and four sisters was a curse and a blessing at the same time.0:01
A good thing was that there was always someone to talk to and play with.0:10
And having two older sisters also meant that I was never short of clothes and accessories I could borrow, which was great.0:15
However, there were practical disadvantages to living with so many people.0:23
One of them was sharing the bathroom.0:28
I remember that in the mornings when I had school, the only way to be ready to leave at 8:30 was to beat my siblings to the bathroom, and that meant getting up as early as half past seven.0:31
Another thing I remember is that our house was always very noisy.0:44
Funnily enough, we didn't really argue with each other, but when we all gathered together and started talking, you needed to shout if you wanted to make yourself heard.0:49
Dinner time for our parents was more about trying to keep us all quiet than enjoy a meal.0:59
We were at our loudest then.1:05
Now that we're all busy adults, we only get to see each other on family occasions like birthdays or weddings.1:09
But even now we can still be as loud as we used to be when we were kids.1:16
Growing up with two brothers and four sisters was a curse and a blessing at the same time.1:27
A good thing was that there was always someone to talk to and play with.1:33
And having two older sisters also meant that I was never short of clothes and accessories I could borrow, which was great.1:37
However, there were practical disadvantages to living with so many people.1:45
One of them was sharing the bathroom.1:51
I remember that in the mornings when I had school, the only way to be ready to leave at 8:30 was to beat my siblings to the bathroom, and that meant getting up as early as half past seven.1:53
Another thing I remember is that our house was always very noisy.2:06
Funnily enough, we didn't really argue with each other, but when we all gathered together and started talking, you needed to shout if you wanted to make yourself heard.2:11
Dinner time for our parents was more about trying to keep us all quiet than enjoy a meal.2:21
We were at our loudest then.2:27
Now that we're all busy adults, we only get to see each other on family occasions like birthdays or weddings.2:31
But even now we can still be as loud as we used to be when we were kids.2:39
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