DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

You are going to hear an interview with an old lady about her life as a housemaid.

Listen and circle the correct answers.

1. Mary started to work when she was

a) 20 years old b)14 years old c) 16 years old

2. Mary started to work in a) 1928 b) 1938 c) 1948

3. Mary worked in a) two different houses

b) five different houses c) three different houses

4. For her first job, Mary was paid a) ₤ 18 a week b) ₤ 18 a year c) ₤ 18 a month

5. Mary had a) her own bathroom b) her own bedroom c) her own bathtub

6. Mary worked with a) nine other girls b) ten other girls c) six other girls

7. The house belonged to a) a lord b) a film star c) a big company owner

8. The servants usually had to work a) from 8 a.m. to midday

b) from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

c) from 6 a.m. to midnight

9. On the weekends they a) stayed home b) went out to town c) visited friends

10. Mary’s husband was a) the owner of a Rolls Royce

b) a chauffeur c) a gardener