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Fill in The Gaps With The Correct Form of The Verb in Brackets. Then Listen Again and Check

Vanessa describes her journey sailing from Hong Kong to England with her husband and baby, including the challenges they faced with seasickness, weather, and ensuring their baby was safe and entertained during the long voyage. She discusses preparing for the trip over 6 months, stops in Singapore and joining her father-in-law partway, and says children can be happy on such journeys if kept occupied and safe.

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Fill in The Gaps With The Correct Form of The Verb in Brackets. Then Listen Again and Check

Vanessa describes her journey sailing from Hong Kong to England with her husband and baby, including the challenges they faced with seasickness, weather, and ensuring their baby was safe and entertained during the long voyage. She discusses preparing for the trip over 6 months, stops in Singapore and joining her father-in-law partway, and says children can be happy on such journeys if kept occupied and safe.

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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in

brackets. Then listen again and check.

Interviewer: Good evening Vanessa. You’re going to tell us about your journey.
Where ____________(be) it from and to?

Vanessa: Well, my husband, Robert, and I had worked in Hong Kong for years. We
________(get) married there six years ago and _______(have) a baby there. But last
year, we ___________(give) up our jobs and __________(decide) to sail back to
England, with the baby.

Interviewer: And how long did it _________(take) you to get ready for the trip?

Vanessa: We had six months to buy a boat and make sure we had everything we
needed. My friends ___________(not/believe) I could live in such a small space, but
I was happy about that. I was most anxious about
our health, particularly the baby, and I ________(start) collecting medicines in
case we needed them.

Interviewer: And your first stop was Singapore?

Vanessa: Yes. The first part of the journey was the worst – we __________(be) sick
all the time. I hadn’t expected to hit bad weather so soon. We’d no worries about
the boat, which had already been around the world once. In fact, when we
reached Singapore, I wasn’t sure about spending six more months on the boat
and I considered flying home to England, but luckily decided not to. We
__________(spend) six long boring weeks in Singapore waiting for the weather to
improve.

Interviewer: And you were joined by your father-in-law?

Vanessa: On the next part of the journey, my father-in-law joined us with a


friend of his, who’s a cook. It was wonderful to have a cook to prepare meals.
This gave Robert and me more time. My father-in-law was very happy to take
care of the baby while we _________(sail) the boat.

Interviewer: And did the baby _________(enjoy) the trip?

Vanessa: He did, I think. He loved climbing up the steps in the boat. He spent the
first year of his life at sea. While he was awake we __________(play) with him
because it was dangerous to leave him alone. I’m sure this is why he wants us to
play with him all the time now. I worried that he wouldn’t learn to walk, but he
had no problems. He´ll only eat particular foods, but all children are like that,
whether they’ve been on a boat or not.

Interviewer: And do you have any advice for other people sailing with children?

Vanessa: Children are happy on long journeys as long as they have plenty to do
onboard. It’s dangerous otherwise. We just had one child with us, but it might be
better with two or three who can play together.

Interviewer: Well, has anyone got any questions?


Interviewer: Well, has anyone got any questions?

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