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Agatha Christie's home (aural)
Message de notrepere posté le 11-11-2010 à 23:31:46 (S | E | F)
Hello! I offer the following complementary* exercise to Violet's series on Agatha Christie. The short video is from the BBC website and talks about Agatha Christie's holiday home in Devon, England.
*"two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features" Oxford
There are two parts:
Part A, indicate the missing words as required.
Part B (optional), aural comprehension. Some parts of the text have been completely
removed (as indicated). You must answer a series of questions based on your comprehension of the missing text.
P.S. Sorry that the exercise is so long. The video is longer than I would have normally chosen but seemed so apropos and interesting that I decided to use it anyway. I can extend the correction date for anyone who is struggling to finish it on time.
Part A. Agatha Christie's home
Correction: 23 Novembre
Video link: Lien Internet
1. Now, _____ of the _____ Dame Agatha Christie have a _____ _____ in store from the _____ of this _____.
2. Her _____ home "Greenway" in Devon where she _____ her _____ entertaining guests with _____ from her _____ is opening to the _____ for the first time after a _____ - _____ _____ _____ by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are _____ - _____ _____ and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have _____ in their _____ of _____ around the _____ over the _____ _____ _____ and this is where she used to come kind of to _____ _____ from it all.
5. And now we can come _____ _____ _____ _____ it as well.
6. Apparently they're just _____ _____ for the first _____ _____ at the _____ .
7. But the National Trust who _____ it now say they're _____ _____ of it and what they're _____ is that it's _____ _____ _____ _____ when the _____ _____ of _____ _____ herself lived here.
8. Her piano _____, her home _____: Agatha Christie's favourite place is _____ _____ _____ _____.
9. _____ _____, the contents of her Greenway _____ have been a _____ _____ but now the _____ can _____ _____ _____.
10. It was here in her _____ _____ that Agatha Christie would _____ _____ her house guests on a _____ _____, sit them down and _____ _____ _____ from her latest _____.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
11. Greenway is now owned by the _____ _____ who've spent more than _____ _____ _____ restoring it to its _____ _____.
12. On display: _____ from Agatha Christie's _____ _____, and on the _____ the _____ of a _____ _____ who grew up to become _____ of _____ _____.
13. Greenway was the _____ for some of her _____ - _____ _____ _____.
14. You almost expect _____ to walk in at any moment.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
15. This is where Christie came to _____ the _____ of _____ _____.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
16. In the _____, there's no hidden _____ _____. Instead, an _____ _____ of Christie's _____ _____.
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes _____ _____ _____.
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so _____ there's hardly any _____ _____ so the National Trust is suggesting "_____" ways of _____ _____, especially coming by _____ _____ along the _____ Dart.
Message de notrepere posté le 11-11-2010 à 23:31:46 (S | E | F)
Hello! I offer the following complementary* exercise to Violet's series on Agatha Christie. The short video is from the BBC website and talks about Agatha Christie's holiday home in Devon, England.
*"two people or things that are complementary are different but together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features" Oxford
There are two parts:
Part A, indicate the missing words as required.
Part B (optional), aural comprehension. Some parts of the text have been completely
removed (as indicated). You must answer a series of questions based on your comprehension of the missing text.
P.S. Sorry that the exercise is so long. The video is longer than I would have normally chosen but seemed so apropos and interesting that I decided to use it anyway. I can extend the correction date for anyone who is struggling to finish it on time.
Part A. Agatha Christie's home
Correction: 23 Novembre
Video link: Lien Internet
1. Now, _____ of the _____ Dame Agatha Christie have a _____ _____ in store from the _____ of this _____.
2. Her _____ home "Greenway" in Devon where she _____ her _____ entertaining guests with _____ from her _____ is opening to the _____ for the first time after a _____ - _____ _____ _____ by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are _____ - _____ _____ and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have _____ in their _____ of _____ around the _____ over the _____ _____ _____ and this is where she used to come kind of to _____ _____ from it all.
5. And now we can come _____ _____ _____ _____ it as well.
6. Apparently they're just _____ _____ for the first _____ _____ at the _____ .
7. But the National Trust who _____ it now say they're _____ _____ of it and what they're _____ is that it's _____ _____ _____ _____ when the _____ _____ of _____ _____ herself lived here.
8. Her piano _____, her home _____: Agatha Christie's favourite place is _____ _____ _____ _____.
9. _____ _____, the contents of her Greenway _____ have been a _____ _____ but now the _____ can _____ _____ _____.
10. It was here in her _____ _____ that Agatha Christie would _____ _____ her house guests on a _____ _____, sit them down and _____ _____ _____ from her latest _____.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
11. Greenway is now owned by the _____ _____ who've spent more than _____ _____ _____ restoring it to its _____ _____.
12. On display: _____ from Agatha Christie's _____ _____, and on the _____ the _____ of a _____ _____ who grew up to become _____ of _____ _____.
13. Greenway was the _____ for some of her _____ - _____ _____ _____.
14. You almost expect _____ to walk in at any moment.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
15. This is where Christie came to _____ the _____ of _____ _____.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
16. In the _____, there's no hidden _____ _____. Instead, an _____ _____ of Christie's _____ _____.
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes _____ _____ _____.
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so _____ there's hardly any _____ _____ so the National Trust is suggesting "_____" ways of _____ _____, especially coming by _____ _____ along the _____ Dart.
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de notrepere, postée le 11-11-2010 à 23:32:22 (S | E)
Part B. (Optional) Agatha Christie's house, aural comprehension exercise
1. Why did her house guests read her stories out loud?
a. To practice their reading skills
b. As a form of entertainment
c. To try out her stories on an actual audience
d. Answers b and c
e. None of the above
f. All of the above
2. According to the interview, Agatha Christie owned quite a lot of:
a. Thimbles
b. Fountain pens
c. Furs
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
3. What was the surprising piece of clothing in her closet?
a. A bathrobe
b. A kimono
c. A jacket
d. A fur coat
e. None of the above
4. What famous Agatha Christie story was alluded to in reference to this article of clothing:
a. The mousetrap
b. Murder on the Orient Express
c. Death on the Nile
d. By the pricking of my thumbs
e. None of the above
5. What adjective was used to describe Agatha Christie's house:
a. Magical
b. Mysterious
c. Musty
d. Miraculous
e. None of the above
6. The house is:
a. Isolated; set away from the rest of the world
b. Very noisy because of the neighbouring towns
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
7. What noise is occasionally heard:
a. The sound of gunfire
b. The sound of boats drifting up and down
c. The sound of cars driving by
d. Both b and c
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
8. In question #18 of part A, the word between quotation marks " " can have several different meanings.
In this context, it refers to:
a. a particular color
b. a fruit that is not quite ripe
c. a person lacking in experience
d. an environmentally friendly mode of travel
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de violet91, postée le 12-11-2010 à 16:11:36 (S | E)
Hello notrepere and everybody coming.What a clever idea and kind collaboration to complete "my" exerpts with such an accurate video ! I was myself looking for views of Agatha Christie's "private" world. And Greenway House, above all.Thank you, dear !
English goes fast, doesn't it?!!! A good strain !
1. Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a _rare treat in store from the _ end of this month .
2. Her holiday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summers entertaining guests with the reading from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a multi - million restoration by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are best -selling authors and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have sold in their hundreds of million around the world over the last few decades and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all.
5. And now we can come and have a look around it as well.
6. Apparently they're just getting ready for the first paying visitors at the week- end .
7. But the National Trust who own it now say they're particularly proud of it and what they're hoping is that it's exactly as it was when the grand Dame of crime fiction herself lived here.
8. Her piano retuned , her home restored : Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life .
9. Until now ,the contents of her Greenway mansion have been a family secret but now the mystery can finally be revealed .
10. It was here in her drawing-room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer's evening sit them down and read them out loud from her latest whodunits .
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
11. Greenway is now owned by the National Trust who've spent more than five million pounds restoring it to its 1950's glory .
12. On display: souvenirs from Agatha Christie's world travels , and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become queen of crime fiction .
13. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best - selling murder stories .
14. You almost expect Poirot to walk in at any moment.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
15. This is where Christie came to escape the pressures of literary life
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
16. In the library , there's no hidden murder weapon . Instead, an entire collection of Christie's first editions .
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime DOES pay .
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so private there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting " Green _" ways of _ getting here , especially coming by river taxi along the River Dart.
Je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot ,ni mis la dernière main à l'ouvrage...
-----As for the optional answers:
--1 )d .(grandson speaking?)
--2 )c
--3 )b
--4 )b
--5 )a
--6 )a
--7 )b
--8 )d ( the colour green symbolizes ecology(balance and harmony).)
Honestly speaking, these exercises should deserve 6 stars, at least! Thank you.
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de lucile83, postée le 12-11-2010 à 16:56:12 (S | E)
Hello np!
That's great and quite interesting; I'm enjoying that exercise but it is not finished yet; I'll come back later.
1. Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a rare treat in store from the end of this month.
2. Her holiday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summers entertaining guests with reading from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a multi-million pound restoration by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are best-selling authors and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have sold in their hundreds of millions around the world over the last few decades and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all.
5. And now we can come have a look around it as well.
6. Apparently they're just getting ready for the first paying visitors at the weekend .
7. But the National Trust who own it now say they're particularly proud of it and what they're hoping is that it's exactly what it was when the Grande Dame of crime fiction herself lived here.
8. Her piano retuned, her home restored: Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life.
9. Until now, the contents of her Greenway mansion have been a family secret but now the mystery can finally be revealed.
10. It was here in her drawing room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer's evening, sit them down and read out loud from her latest whodunit.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
11. Greenway is now owned by the National Trust who've spent more than five million pounds restoring it to its 1950's glory.
12. On display: souvenirs from Agatha Christie's world travels, and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become queen of crime fiction.
13. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best-selling murder mysteries.
14. You almost expect Poirot to walk in at any moment.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
15. This is where Christie came to escape the pressures of literary life.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
16. In the library, there's no hidden murder weapon. Instead, an entire collection of Christie's first editions.
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime does pay.
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so private there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting "green" ways of getting here, especially coming by river taxi along the river Dart.
Here are the optional answers:
1 = d
2 = c
3 = b
4 = b
5 = b
6 = a
7 = b
8 = d
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Modifié par lucile83 le 12-11-2010 17:41
wowww ...not quite easy but it's all done! hope there's no error...wait and see
The video itself is not too long dear np; what is long is to fill in the blanks and hide the words
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de ariane6, postée le 12-11-2010 à 18:07:16 (S | E)
Hello NP, merci de faire travailler nos complexes systèmes auditifs !
J'ai écouté ce reportage avec grand plaisir, je me lance ... sans complexe... après les professeurs !
1. Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a rare treat in store from the end of this month.
2. Her holiday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summers entertaining guests with the reading from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a multi-million pounds restoration by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are best- selling authors and then there's .Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have been sold in their hundred of millions around the world over the last few decades and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all.
5. And now we can come in and have a look around it as well.
6. Apparently they're just getting ready for the first paying visitors_ at the weekend .
7. But the National Trust who own it now say they're particularly proud of it and what they're hoping is that it's exactly as it was when the grand Dame of the crime fiction_ herself lived here.
8. Her piano retuned, her home restored: Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life.
9. Until now, the contents of her Greenway mansion have been a family secret but now the _mystery can finally be revealed.
10. It was here in her drawing-room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer evening, sit them down and read out loud from her latest whodunit.
11. Greenway is now owned by the National Trust who've spent more than five million pounds restoring it to its nineteen-fifties glory
12. On display:<Souvenirs from Agatha Christie's were _____, and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become queen of crime fiction.
13. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best-selling murder mysteries.
14. You almost expect Poirot to walk in at any moment.
15. This is where Christie came to escape the pressures of litterary life.
16. In the library, there's no hidden murder weapon. Instead, an entire collection of Christie's first editions .
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime does pay.
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so private there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting "_Green" ways of getting here, especially coming by river taxi along the River Dart.
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Part B : 1-d ; 2-c; 3-b; 4-b; 5-a; 6-a; 7-b .
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Modifié par ariane6 le 12-11-2010 18:18
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de dolfine56, postée le 13-11-2010 à 15:10:06 (S | E)
Hello NP,
thanks a lot , but why does this lady need to speak so fast???
1. Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a rare treat in store from the end of this month.
2. Her holiday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summers entertaining guests with reading from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a multi - _million pounds restoration by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are best-selling authors and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have sold in their hundred of millions around the world over the lastly decades and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all.
5. And now we can come in and have a look around it as well.
6. Apparently they're just getting ready for the first paying visitors at the week-end .
7. But the National Trust who own it now say they're particulary proud of it and what they're hoping is that it's exactly as it was when the grande dame of crime fiction herself lived here.
8. Her piano retuned, her home restored: Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life.
9.until now, the contents of her Greenway mansion have been a family secret but now the mystery can finally be revealed.
10. It was here in her drawing-room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer's evening, sit them down and read out loud from her latest whodunits.
11. Greenway is now owned by the national trust who've spent more than five millions pounds restoring it to its 1950's glory.
12. On display: souvenirs from Agatha Christie's world travels, and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become
Queen of crime fiction.
13. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best-selling murder mysteries.
14. You almost expect Poirot to walk in at any moment.
15. This is where Christie came to escape the pressures of literary life
16. In the library, there's no hidden murder weapon. Instead, an entire collection of Christie's first editions .
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime does pay.
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so private there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting "green" ways of getting here, especially coming by river taxi along the river Dart.
Part B:1,c;2,c;3,b;4,b;5a;6,a;7,b;8,d.
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de moony59, postée le 15-11-2010 à 18:02:46 (S | E)
Hello ourfather,
Après avoir écouté le reportage des milliers de fois,voici ce que je pense avoir entendu et compris:
Part A
1. Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a
retreat in store from the end of this month. 2. Her holiday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summer entertaining guests with readings from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a monthly - million pounds restauration by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are best - selling offers and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have sold in their hundreds of millions around the world over the last few decades and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all.
5. And now we can come and have a look around it as well.
6. Apparently they're just came ready for the first paying visitors at the week-end .
7. But the National Trust who owns it now say they're particularly proud of it and what they're hope is that it's exactly what it was when the Grande Dame of crime fiction herself lived here.
8. Her piano retuned, her home restaured: Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life.
9. Until now,the contents of her Greenway mansion have been a family secret but now the mystery can finally be releaved.
10. It was here in her drawing room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer evening sit them down and read out loud from her latest
. [For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
11. Greenway is now owned by the National Trust who've spent more than five million pounds restoring it to its 1950's glory.
12. On display: souvenirs from Agatha Christie's world travels,and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become queen of crime fiction.
13. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best- selling murder histories.
14. You almost expect Poirot to walk in at any moment.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
15. This is where Christie came to escape the pressures of literary life.
[For Part B. Ecoutez attentivement!]
16. In the library, there's no hidden murder weapon.Instead, an entire collection of Christie's first edition.
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime does pay.
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so private there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting "green" ways of getting here,especially coming by river taxi along the river Dart.
Part B :1d,2c,3b,4b,5a,6a,7b,8d.
Merci mille fois pour cet excellent exercice.
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de pianist45, postée le 21-11-2010 à 15:24:25 (S | E)
Even if it was a bit long, I understood almost everything and I learnt a lot of things about Agatha Christie.
1. Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a ray treat in store from the end of this month.
2. Her holliday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summer entertaining guests with reading from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a monty-million pound restoration by the National Trust.
John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie.
3. Yeah, there are best-selling authors and then there's Agatha Christie.
4. Her books have sold in their hundreds of millions around the world over the last few day and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all.
5. And now we can come have a look around it as well.
6. Apparently they're just getting ready for the first pain visitors at the weekend.
7. But the National Trust who own it now say they're particulary proud of it and what they're hoping is that it's axectly as it was when the grand Dame of crime fiction herself lived here.
8. Her piano retuned, her home restored: Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life.
9. Until now, the contents of her Greenway mention have been a family secret but now the mystery can finally be reveeled.
10. It was here in her drawing room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer's evening, sit them down and read out loud from her latest whodoneit.
11. Greenway is now owned by the National Trust who've spent more than five million pounds restoring it to its 1940's glory.
12. On display: souvenirs from Agatha Christie's world travels, and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become queen of crime fiction.
13. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best-selling murder mysteries.
14. You almost expect Poireau to walk in at any moment.
15. This is where Christie came to express the pression of littury life.
16. In the library, there's no hidden murder wippon. Instead, an entier collection of Christie's first editions.
17. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime does pay.
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de pianist45, postée le 21-11-2010 à 15:31:34 (S | E)
18. Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so pivate there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting "green" ways of getting here, especially coming by river taxi along the river Dart.
1. Why did her house guests read her stories out loud?
d. Answers b and c
2. According to the interview, Agatha Christie owned quite a lot of:
e. None of the above
3. What was the surprising piece of clothing in her closet?
b. A kimono
4. What famous Agatha Christie story was alluded to in reference to this article of clothing:
b. Murder on the Orient Express
5. What adjective was used to describe Agatha Christie's house:
b. Mysterious
6. The house is:
c. Both a and b
7. What noise is occasionally heard:
d. Both b and c
8. In question #18 of part A, the word between quotation marks " " can have several different meanings.
In this context, it refers to:
d. an environmentally friendly mode of travel
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de notrepere, postée le 22-11-2010 à 23:34:28 (S | E)
Me voici!Hello everyone! I see that you've all done really well. Listening is a very good exercise, isn't it? OK, here is the correction. I've decided to present it in prose so you can see how it might appear in written form. If you find this too confusing, let me know.
Part A.
Now, fans of the author Dame Agatha Christie have a rare treat in store from the end of this month. Her holiday home "Greenway" in Devon where she spent her summers entertaining guests with readings from her thrillers is opening to the public for the first time after a multi-million pound restoration by the National Trust. John Kay is at the house, near Dartmouth. Hello John.
Hi, Sophie. Yeah, there are best-selling authors and then there's Agatha Christie. Her books have sold in their hundreds of millions around the world over the last few decades and this is where she used to come kind of to get away from it all. And now we can come have a look around it as well. Apparently they're just getting ready for the first paying visitors at the weekend. But the National Trust who own it now say they're particularly proud of it and what they're hoping is that it's exactly as it was when the Grand Dame of crime fiction herself lived here.
Her piano retuned, her home restored: Agatha Christie's favourite place is coming back to life. Until now, the contents of her Greenway mansion have been a family secret but now the mystery can finally be revealed.
It was here in her drawing room that Agatha Christie would gather together her house guests on a summer's evening, sit them down and read out loud from her latest whodunnit.
"She did it, really, partly to entertain us, but partly to try out her story on an actual audience."
Greenway is now owned by the National Trust who've spent more than five million pounds restoring it to its 1950's glory. On display: souvenirs from Agatha Christie's world travels, and on the walls the story of a little girl who grew up to become queen of crime fiction. Greenway was the inspiration for some of her best-selling murder mysteries. You almost expect Poirot to walk in at any moment.
"She had quite a lot of furs, but what is really interesting is this Kimono.
A bit of "Orient Express" here?
Oriental express, I think."
This is where Christie came to escape the pressures of literary life.
"It's a magical place and it's set away from the rest of the world so you have no sense of people other than boats drifting up and down."
In the library, there's no hidden murder weapon -- instead, an entire collection of Christie's first editions. Greenway is proof that sometimes crime does pay.
Not bad, is it? Now this place is called Greenway and it's quite an appropriate name because it's so private there's hardly any road access so the National Trust is suggesting "green" ways of getting here, especially coming by river taxi along the River Dart.
Part B.
1. Why did her house guests read her stories out loud? d. Answers b and c
2. According to the interview, Agatha Christie owned quite a lot of: c. Furs
3. What was the surprising piece of clothing in her closet? b. A kimono
4. What famous Agatha Christie story was alluded to in reference to this article of clothing? b. Murder on the Orient Express
5. What adjective was used to describe Agatha Christie's house: a. Magical
6. The house is: a. Isolated; set away from the rest of the world
7. What noise is occasionally heard? b. The sound of boats drifting up and down
8. In question #18 of part A, the word between quotation marks " " can have several different meanings.
In this context, it refers to: d. an environmentally friendly mode of travel
rare:
not done, seen, happening, etc. very often (Oxford)
This weekend, visitors will get a rare chance to visit the private apartments.
In a rare moment of honesty, he told her what he had done. (Macmillan)
treat:
something very pleasant and enjoyable, especially something that you give somebody or do for them (Oxford)
We took the kids to the zoo as a special treat.
You've never been to this area before? Then you're in for a real treat.
When I was young chocolate was a treat.
Let's go out for lunch — my treat (= I will pay).
in store:
going to happen soon (Cambridge)
You never know what's in store for you.
There's a bit of a shock in store for him when he gets home tonight!
if something is in store for you, it will happen to you in the future (Macmillan)
None of us knew what lay in store.
Oliver Twist: "Please sir, I want some more..."
Mr. Bumble" "[He] won't ask for more when he knows what's in store"
Lien Internet
readings:
an event at which something is read to an audience for entertainment; a piece of literature that is read at such an event; a poetry reading;
The evening ended with a reading from her latest novel.
We attended the reading of my uncle’s will. (Macmillan)
get away: (phrasal verb)
to go somewhere to have a holiday, often because you need to rest (Cambridge)
I just need to get away for a few days.
We've decided to go to Scotland to get away from it all.
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de notrepere, postée le 25-11-2010 à 19:58:03 (S | E)
a thriller:
a book, play or film/movie with an exciting story, especially one about crime or spying (Oxford)
week-end
weekend 
out loud:
in a way that other people can hear (Macmillan)
Each child reads out loud.
whodunnit (or whodunit)
a story, play, etc. about a murder in which you do not know who did the murder until the end (Oxford)
A corruption of: Who did it? ──► Who "done" it? ──► whodunnit
first edition:
one of the copies of a book that was produced the first time the book was printed (Oxford)
"crime doesn't pay" [idiom]
something that you say which means if you do something illegal, you will probably be caught and punished (Cambridge)
Et voilà! Si vous avez des questions, n'hésitez pas à les poser.
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Modifié par notrepere le 25-11-2010 20:08
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de lucile83, postée le 25-11-2010 à 20:41:12 (S | E)
Thank you np!
That's a great correction with fine explanations!
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de ariane6, postée le 26-11-2010 à 00:03:21 (S | E)
Thank you very much, NP !
I´m definitely speechless tonight ...
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de violet91, postée le 03-12-2010 à 19:54:28 (S | E)
Vraiment désolée de ne poster mes remerciements qu'aujourd'hui ... Cette idée de compléter Agatha Christie était géniale et cette vidéo un régal linguistiquement et touristiquement.Visiter en primeur le "musée" niché au coeur de la verdure protégée et paisible est un plaisir absolu ; cela incite à aller voir "en vrai". ..lors de mon prochain séjour .."à l'Ouest" !..de l'Angleterrre, I mean, of course.
La correction est également précise : merci, aussi. See you on the next one !
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de may, postée le 04-12-2010 à 01:58:10 (S | E)
Hello notrepere
Wonderful
. However, I am just wondering... the phrasal verb to get away in these two sentences of yours:get away: (phrasal verb)
to go somewhere to have a holiday, often because you need to rest (Cambridge)
I just need to get away for a few days.
We've decided to go to Scotland to get away from it all.
The meaning of getting away in the second one is different from the first one, don't you see?
Have a good night
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de dolfine56, postée le 04-12-2010 à 14:12:10 (S | E)
Hello May,
I just need to get away for a few days.
We've decided to go to Scotland to get away from it all.
I think the difference comes from the prepositions.
to get away for = partir pour.(.un certain temps).
to get away from = s'évader de tout ça, s'échapper de tout ça.
don't you think so?
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de may, postée le 05-12-2010 à 17:04:56 (S | E)
Hello dolfine56,
I would say "Dolfine56, you and I are about to have the same idea, I think"
Happy sunday
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de hanifa, postée le 05-12-2010 à 21:07:58 (S | E)
Hello NP,
I'm so disappointed, because when I wanted to do the exercise, the link didn't work... What a pity. :o(
Hanifa
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Modifié par lucile83 le 05-12-2010 21:11
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de notrepere, postée le 05-12-2010 à 22:38:58 (S | E)
Hello hanifa, I'm not sure why the link didn't work for you. Sorry.
Hello May, to "get away" means "to leave or escape". I used these examples because one of them matched the exercise perfectly: to get away from it all.
See this link for more information and examples:
Lien Internet
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de irish21, postée le 05-12-2010 à 23:10:35 (S | E)
The same thing as Hanifa,
the link didn't work,
"not available in your area",
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de hanifa, postée le 05-12-2010 à 23:13:04 (S | E)
Hello everybody,
You also Irish? I don't understand why. We missed a good exercice, maybe the next time, at least I hope.
Hanifa
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de notrepere, postée le 05-12-2010 à 23:31:47 (S | E)
Yes, I've noticed that some content is only available to certain people. There are many things that I can't view in the U.S. I don't know how they determine this and it's impossible for me to know when something isn't widely available. Sorry!
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de irish21, postée le 06-12-2010 à 00:30:14 (S | E)
Hello Notre pere,
Thanks for your answer,
not to worry,
and Anifa said it very well :"we missed a good exercise, maybe the next time..."
Réponse: Agatha Christie's home (aural) de hanifa, postée le 06-12-2010 à 00:32:07 (S | E)
Hello NP,
Don't bother it's ok. Thank you for your answer.
And thank you Irish.
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