Life IELTS Listening Reading Practice
Life IELTS Listening Reading Practice
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Life IELTS Reading Practice
Video transcript about life
Boy: I don’t know what are the questions.
Man: Well, may I ask you a question, the first one?
Man: What is the worst thing about being young?
Boy: Well, you get lots of homework. It’s like you’re in the middle of bad and good in the schools.
Boy: What is the worst thing about being old?
Man: Not being able to do things that you could when you were young.
Boy: Like, you can’t bend down and get stuff from the floor?
Man: Well, I can still do that, but the problem is that your body gets a bit stiff. You might get sick more often. Hopefully, I don’t, but that’s pretty bad.
Boy: The only time I went to the hospital was my mom didn’t like getting me born.
Man: Do you wish you were old?
Boy: I don’t know, like I could buy stuff for my own, and I could get married…?
Boy: Do you wish you were young, why?
Man: The great thing about being young is that you have more time. I could play games. I used to play cowboys and Indians. That’s what I like about being young. I could use my imagination more.
Man: Will you fall in love, and what would it be like?
Boy: I don’t know. Like, we’ll have babies and we will have fun, oh! Even though I’d have to change his diaper, it’ll be fun. But what if he cries? I’ll just sing like Ed Sheeran to him.
Man: And who do you love now?
Boy: My mom. I like my family.
Boy: Did you fall in love? What was it like?
Man: Yes, it was different for me. I fell in love late, but my love passed away, she died, unfortunately. That was a sad thing. She got sick. You know, these things happen, Shawn. That’s life. But we have very good memories. And a lot of the time, you live in your head with those memories. You could remember all the good things, and that’s the important thing.
Man: Well, the advice I would give to you, Shawn, is that you don’t have to be rich to be happy. Do the things that you like to, and that makes you feel good, because when you’re happy yourself, everybody else is happy.
Boy: And my advice is: act normal. Don’t be silly. Don’t bully so many people. The people I know at school, like Alex, in school, whenever he gets hurt, I hug him. It might not be able to work, but …
Man: And be yourself. Don’t let the other people tell you what you should be. Just be as you are. I’m sure your life is gonna be very successful. You have all the right things to do, all the good friends, and keep those friends going, and keep life going.
What’s the meaning of “to him” in “I’ll just sing like Ed Sheeran to him”
You must leave your question before the class.
8. Who does the boy love now?
Corrections:
It’s better to say:
Whom does the boy love now?
Thank you. I wanted to use “whom” but in the conversation the word “who” was used.
That’s right. That’s why I said, it’s better.
In academic and formal English, when you’re referring to an object, unlike colloquial English, it’s more recommended that you use “whom”.
7. What is the British version of the word “diaper”?
The British version of the word “diaper” is “nappy.”
6. What are the worst things about being young and old?
The worst things about being young include lack of experience, uncertainty about the future, and societal pressure to conform. For the elderly, challenges often involve declining health, loneliness, and feeling disconnected from the rapidly changing world.
5. According to the man what is the great thing about being young?
As far as I remember, your body is thriving and agile, and you don’t get sick very often.
4. What advice does the boy give to the man?
Act normal. Don’t be silly. Don’t bully so many people.
3. What advice does the old man give to the boy?
You don’t have to be rich to be happy. Do the things that you like to, and that makes you feel good, because when you’re happy yourself, everybody else is happy.
2. 1. What might the boy do if he becomes old?
2. What might the boy do if he becomes old?
Corrections:
if he becomes :arrow: if he became
1. What might the old man do if he becomes young?
Corrections:
Conditional Sentence Type 2 to explain unreal situations
The tense of the if-clause should be simple past.
if he becomes :arrow: if he became
Thank you so much.
You’re so welcome.