Module6 Listening Warandpeace Completethesentenceswiththeverbsinthepastsimple breakfallfeelflyshakethink 1 Irememberthatthehouse duringthebombing 2 Theplanes verylow shook flew 3 Alotofbombs onthedocks 4 Alotofpeople theundergroundwouldbethesafestplace fell thought breakballfeelflyshakethink 5 They thechainsonthedoors 6 You muchsaferintheunderground felt breakballfeelflyshakethink broke AnswerthequestionsabutAliceandHenryPorter 1 HowoldwereAliceandHenrywhenthebombingcampaignstarted Alicewas7 andHenry12 2 WherewasAlicewhenshesawthebombingforthefirsttime Inherbedroom 3 WhatdidHenryandhisbrotherdo Theywentoutintothestreettowatchtheplanes 4 WherewasAlicewhenabombfellonherstreet Intheunderground 5 WhowasHenrywithonthenightheremembersbest Hisfather Completethesentenceswiththewordsbelow 1 Irememberthatthehouseshook andIlookedthroughmybedroom 2 Irememberseeing inthedistance fires annoyedcountingexcitedfiresshoutingsoundsupposedwindow window 3 Ialsorememberthatmyparentswerevery withme 4 ThefirstthingIrememberwasthe oftheplanes annoyed sound annoyedcountingexcitedfiresshoutingsoundsupposedwindow 5 Ialsorememberfeelingvery 6 IfIrememberrightly weweren t todothat excited supposed annoyedcountingexcitedfiresshoutingsoundsupposedwindow 7 Icanrememberthefiremen toeachother 8 Iremember thetimebetweentheraidsonenight shouting annoyedcountingexcitedfiresshoutingsoundsupposedwindow counting Listentothetape Interviewer I mtalkingtoAliceandHenryPorter whobothlivinginLondonduringtheSecondWorldWar andwhobothexperiencedthebombingcampaignwhichisknownastheLondonBlitz Alice whatareyourstrongestmemoriesofit Alice Well Iwasonlysevenyearsoldatthetime andthefirstbombsfellalongwayfrommyhouse ButIrememberthatthehouseshookandIlookedthroughmybedroomwindow Irememberseeingfiresinthedistance I veneverforgottenthat Londonwasonfireallaroundme Thereweresomanyfiresthatthecloudsintheskyturnedpink Unforgettable Interviewer Yes indeed Alice Ialsorememberthatmyparentswereveryannoyedwithme Interviewer Why Alice BecauseIwaslookingthroughmybedroomwindow Youweren tsupposedtodothat Youhadtokeepyourwindowscoveredallthetimeatnight Interviewer Henry WhatareyourfirstmemoriesoftheBlitz Alice Well I molderthanAlice andIwas12whenthebombingstarted ThefirstthingIrememberwasthesoundoftheplanes Theyflewverylow MybrotherandIwentoutintothestreettowatch Wenevertoldmyparentsaboutthat IfI dtoldthemaboutthat theywouldhavekilledme Interviewer howdidyoufeelwhenyouwentintothestreet Wereyouafraid Alice Well yes IsupposeIwas ButIalsorememberfeelingveryexcited Interviewer Anddidanyofthebombsdropnearyou Alice Notonthefirstnight no AndIoftenwonderwhy Isupposebecauseweweren tnearanyfactoriesandweweren tnearthedocks Alotofbombsfellonthedocks Interviewer Andlater Alice Later yes Abombfellonourstreet Interviewer Didyouseeit Alice No Wewereintheair raidshelter OtherwiseIwouldn thavesurvived Actually wewereintheundergroundstation That sright theundergroundstation IfIrememberrightly weweren tsupposedtodothat Interviewer Really Alice Yes Thegovernmentthoughtthatitwouldn tbesafe sotheyputchainsonthedoors Alotofpeoplethoughtitwouldbethesafestplacesotheybrokethechains Afterthat alotofpeoplewentthere Interviewer Andtheywereright ItWASmuchsaferintheunderground Alice Yes youfeltmuchsaferintheunderground Theyweresheltersabovethegroundaswell Anditwasmuchnoisierthere Interviewer Henry what syourstrongestmemory Henry Onenight myfatherandmecameoutofthehouselaterthaneveryoneelse Wehadtorunabouthalfamiletotheundergroundstation Anditwasoneoftheworstnights Theskywasfullofplanes andyoucouldhearthesoundsoffallingbombs Thatwasterrible I llneverforgethearingthatsound Interviewer Whatelsedoyouremember Alice Alice Thefiremen Interviewer Thefiremen Alice Yes theywerewonderful Assoonastherewasafire afireenginearrived Icanrememberthemshoutingtoeachother Verybravemen Interviewer Howoftendidthebomberscome Henry Everynight Interviewer Really Henry yes andnotjustonceanight Iremembercountingthetimebetweentheraidsonenight therewasaraideverytwominutesforaboutanhour Interviewer Thankyoubothforsharingyourmemorieswithus Alice You rewelcome Henry WEshouldthankYou Weappreciatedtheopportunitytotalk