listening 7th grade

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Dave:  And welcome to Living History: I was there! My name is Dave Brown and today’s caller in Janet from Manchester, in the north-west of England. Hi Janet.

Janet:  Hello Dave.

Dave:  So Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.

Janet:  Well Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s. I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city. There were no computers, or mobile phones in those days, you know. There were televisions, but only black and white ones.

Dave:  What do you mean Janet, black and white ones?

Janet:  I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes; there was nothing in colour!

Dave:  That’s not like today, Janet!

Janet:  I know. You didn’t know what colour people’s clothes were, or anything like that! Anyway, the day I want to tell you about was in 1967. It was the day colour televisions arrived in the shops. My dad wanted to get one of the first ones. So he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning. Then when it opened, we hurried in to buy one. My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box. It was big and heavy, and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat. We were all so excited. When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV, we waited and then – there was the picture … in colour!

Dave:  A great moment!

Janet:  Yes, and the first programme we watched was tennis – green grass, white balls – it was fantastic.

Dave:  And now everything we see on TV is in colour, and we don’t think about it.

Janet:  Yes, I know. Things change so fast.

Dave:  Well, thank you Janet for sharing your memory with us.

Janet:  Thank you Dave. Bye.

Dave:  Goodbye Janet.

Janet lived with her family in a house in Manchester. - Is this statement True or False?

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Dave:  And welcome to Living History: I was there! My name is Dave Brown and today’s caller in Janet from Manchester, in the north-west of England. Hi Janet.

Janet:  Hello Dave.

Dave:  So Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.

Janet:  Well Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s. I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city. There were no computers, or mobile phones in those days, you know. There were televisions, but only black and white ones.

Dave:  What do you mean Janet, black and white ones?

Janet:  I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes; there was nothing in colour!

Dave:  That’s not like today, Janet!

Janet:  I know. You didn’t know what colour people’s clothes were, or anything like that! Anyway, the day I want to tell you about was in 1967. It was the day colour televisions arrived in the shops. My dad wanted to get one of the first ones. So he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning. Then when it opened, we hurried in to buy one. My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box. It was big and heavy, and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat. We were all so excited. When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV, we waited and then – there was the picture … in colour!

Dave:  A great moment!

Janet:  Yes, and the first programme we watched was tennis – green grass, white balls – it was fantastic.

Dave:  And now everything we see on TV is in colour, and we don’t think about it.

Janet:  Yes, I know. Things change so fast.

Dave:  Well, thank you Janet for sharing your memory with us.

Janet:  Thank you Dave. Bye.

Dave:  Goodbye Janet.

There were computers but no mobile phones in the 1960s. - Is this statement True or False?

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Dave:  And welcome to Living History: I was there! My name is Dave Brown and today’s caller in Janet from Manchester, in the north-west of England. Hi Janet.

Janet:  Hello Dave.

Dave:  So Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.

Janet:  Well Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s. I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city. There were no computers, or mobile phones in those days, you know. There were televisions, but only black and white ones.

Dave:  What do you mean Janet, black and white ones?

Janet:  I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes; there was nothing in colour!

Dave:  That’s not like today, Janet!

Janet:  I know. You didn’t know what colour people’s clothes were, or anything like that! Anyway, the day I want to tell you about was in 1967. It was the day colour televisions arrived in the shops. My dad wanted to get one of the first ones. So he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning. Then when it opened, we hurried in to buy one. My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box. It was big and heavy, and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat. We were all so excited. When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV, we waited and then – there was the picture … in colour!

Dave:  A great moment!

Janet:  Yes, and the first programme we watched was tennis – green grass, white balls – it was fantastic.

Dave:  And now everything we see on TV is in colour, and we don’t think about it.

Janet:  Yes, I know. Things change so fast.

Dave:  Well, thank you Janet for sharing your memory with us.

Janet:  Thank you Dave. Bye.

Dave:  Goodbye Janet.

There were no computers or mobile phones. - Is this statement True or False?

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Dave:  And welcome to Living History: I was there! My name is Dave Brown and today’s caller in Janet from Manchester, in the north-west of England. Hi Janet.

Janet:  Hello Dave.

Dave:  So Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.

Janet:  Well Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s. I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city. There were no computers, or mobile phones in those days, you know. There were televisions, but only black and white ones.

Dave:  What do you mean Janet, black and white ones?

Janet:  I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes; there was nothing in colour!

Dave:  That’s not like today, Janet!

Janet:  I know. You didn’t know what colour people’s clothes were, or anything like that! Anyway, the day I want to tell you about was in 1967. It was the day colour televisions arrived in the shops. My dad wanted to get one of the first ones. So he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning. Then when it opened, we hurried in to buy one. My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box. It was big and heavy, and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat. We were all so excited. When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV, we waited and then – there was the picture … in colour!

Dave:  A great moment!

Janet:  Yes, and the first programme we watched was tennis – green grass, white balls – it was fantastic.

Dave:  And now everything we see on TV is in colour, and we don’t think about it.

Janet:  Yes, I know. Things change so fast.

Dave:  Well, thank you Janet for sharing your memory with us.

Janet:  Thank you Dave. Bye.

Dave:  Goodbye Janet.

Black and white televisions only show black and white pictures. - Is this statement True or False?

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Dave:  And welcome to Living History: I was there! My name is Dave Brown and today’s caller in Janet from Manchester, in the north-west of England. Hi Janet.

Janet:  Hello Dave.

Dave:  So Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.

Janet:  Well Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s. I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city. There were no computers, or mobile phones in those days, you know. There were televisions, but only black and white ones.

Dave:  What do you mean Janet, black and white ones?

Janet:  I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes; there was nothing in colour!

Dave:  That’s not like today, Janet!

Janet:  I know. You didn’t know what colour people’s clothes were, or anything like that! Anyway, the day I want to tell you about was in 1967. It was the day colour televisions arrived in the shops. My dad wanted to get one of the first ones. So he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning. Then when it opened, we hurried in to buy one. My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box. It was big and heavy, and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat. We were all so excited. When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV, we waited and then – there was the picture … in colour!

Dave:  A great moment!

Janet:  Yes, and the first programme we watched was tennis – green grass, white balls – it was fantastic.

Dave:  And now everything we see on TV is in colour, and we don’t think about it.

Janet:  Yes, I know. Things change so fast.

Dave:  Well, thank you Janet for sharing your memory with us.

Janet:  Thank you Dave. Bye.

Dave:  Goodbye Janet.

Janet's dad telephoned the shop to buy a colour television. - Is this statement True or False?

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Dave:  And welcome to Living History: I was there! My name is Dave Brown and today’s caller in Janet from Manchester, in the north-west of England. Hi Janet.

Janet:  Hello Dave.

Dave:  So Janet, tell us about the moment in history you remember.

Janet:  Well Dave, I remember something that happened in the 1960s. I lived with my mum and dad and older brother in a flat in the city. There were no computers, or mobile phones in those days, you know. There were televisions, but only black and white ones.

Dave:  What do you mean Janet, black and white ones?

Janet:  I mean the televisions only showed black and white films and programmes; there was nothing in colour!

Dave:  That’s not like today, Janet!

Janet:  I know. You didn’t know what colour people’s clothes were, or anything like that! Anyway, the day I want to tell you about was in 1967. It was the day colour televisions arrived in the shops. My dad wanted to get one of the first ones. So he and I waited outside the shop early in the morning. Then when it opened, we hurried in to buy one. My dad and uncle carried it back to our flat in its box. It was big and heavy, and it was hard work for them to carry it up the stairs to the flat. We were all so excited. When everything was ready, Mum turned on the TV, we waited and then – there was the picture … in colour!

Dave:  A great moment!

Janet:  Yes, and the first programme we watched was tennis – green grass, white balls – it was fantastic.

Dave:  And now everything we see on TV is in colour, and we don’t think about it.

Janet:  Yes, I know. Things change so fast.

Dave:  Well, thank you Janet for sharing your memory with us.

Janet:  Thank you Dave. Bye.

Dave:  Goodbye Janet.

The first programme they watched in colour was sport. - Is this statement True or False?