Ex 3) Read the interview and answer the questions:
Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago.
What was it like?
Bill : Yes, it is very different. Life was much quieter then. There are so many cars
now. There weren’t any cars when I was a boy.
Interviewer: Were you happy as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I was very happy, but I’m still happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about your family.
Bill : Well, my father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We weren’t rich,
but we weren’t poor either. There were five children. My brothers and sisters
were all younger than me but I’m the only one still here.
1. Were there any cars when he was a boy?
2. Was he happy or sad when he was a child?
3. What was his mother’s job?
4. How many children were there in his family?
5. How old is Bill Jenkins?
1, Were there any cars when he was a boy ?
→ No, there weren’t
2, Was he happy or sad when he was a child ?
→ He was happy when he was a child
3, What was his mother’s job ?
→ His mother’s job is a cook
4, How many children were there in his family ?
→ There were five children in his family
5, How old is Bill Jenkins ?
→ He is one hundreds today.
1. There weren’t any cars when he was a boy.
2. Bill was very happy when he was a child.
3. His mother was a cook.
4. There were five children in his family.
5. Bill Jenkins is 100 today.