You will hear six people speaking about happy moments of their lives.0:08
Listen and match what they say with the statements in your test book.0:14
There is one statement you don't have to use happy moments.0:19
A My father spent all his working life inside a factory.0:38
But as soon as he returned home, he went out into the fresh air and his garden.0:45
He spent much time providing food and visual pleasure for his relatives.0:50
As soon as the snowy winters showed signs of passing, wooden boxes were planted with seed and laid out in rows in the old greenhouse.0:56
Soon, with improving weather, everything would grow rapidly.1:06
Spring would arrive, along with daffodils, snowdrops and intense activity of birds.1:11
B I like my own room.1:20
I like the fact that it's very simple and there is little furniture in it.1:27
The whole room is one color.1:32
Probably I can add some plants and flowers to give it a little more life.1:35
I know this room is my home where I always feel at ease, quite content with life protected and really happy.1:40
The world, with all its problems and difficulties, is somewhere away.1:50
My room is really my castle.1:55
George was a happy boy.2:06
His parents loved him dearly and did all they could for their son.2:07
But they could do rather little to help him to fulfil his hope.2:11
The boy was not handsome, neither was he very talented.2:15
But the idea came into his mind that he would like to be an actor.2:20
One day he dreamed of playing leading parts on the best stages of Europe.2:23
D I'd like to tell you about the strangest child I have ever met.2:32
He is nine or ten years of age.2:41
The child hates to show himself to other people.2:45
He seems to be frightened of boats, horses and a stranger that comes about.2:48
The only time he's happy is when he's by himself.2:54
He contents himself with the games he makes up.2:58
E Laura was visiting her Uncle Henry and Aunt Polly in California.3:03
But Laura's cat, Fluff, bothered Uncle Henry.3:12
He was allergic to cats.3:15
So Laura's aunt asked Mary Brown, who worked for them in their flower business, to keep the cat in her home.3:17
Her house was not at all like Uncle Henry and Aunt Polly's one It was spacious and beautifully decorated with all kinds of pets.3:25
Laura suddenly understood she could be happy if she possessed something like that dwelling.3:33
F When I was younger, I used to have parties quite often, and those were the happiest moments.3:41
Then we talked a lot, danced a lot, and even sang songs.3:50
But the most important thing certainly was to be among friends, to feel those ties that existed.3:56
I practically never go out.4:04
If I do, it's just for a meal with my wife or a couple of friends.4:06
Yes, just to go out for a meal.4:11
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