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Words in Context: Growing Up

Listening for Context

The general context is ‘growing up’, but the people in the listening below answer specific questions.

Read the questions carefully before you listen.

  1. What was it like having so many cousins around you?
  2. Do you think you gave your children a good upbringing?
  3. Would you say that responsibility lies at the door of parents?
  4. How would you respond to someone saying they still have issues after all these years?
  5. Was marriage something you ever considered?
  6. Looking back, was home schooling something that benefitted you?
  7. What was it like as an outsider, meeting such a famous star?
  8. Did the kids adapt quickly to their new life on the farm?

What language would you expect to hear in each answer?

Now listen, and decide which question each person was asked.

(When you have finished, click ‘Answer’ to check.)

Answer

A4, B6, C1, D7, E3, F2, G8, H5

Listen again to check if that helps.

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Relationships: Rear

Study Tips

1. Listen to each word as your read the written form.
2. Say the word and listen again to compare your pronunciation.
3. Flip the card and read the definition.
4. Say the word to complete the example sentence. (Flip the card back to check if necessary.)
5. Listen to the example sentence, and say it yourself.

bring up

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P.VERB: care for a child until adulthood, often with particular belliefs

“When you _____ children without strong moral values, they often feel lost later in life.”

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educate

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VERB: teach someone, especially using the formal education system

“I was _____d at boarding school, so I still have issues of feeling abandoned.”

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raise

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VERB: take care of a person, animal, or plant, until they are completely grown

“We were _____d in the countryside, so as soon as I could, I went to live in the city.”

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rear

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VERB: care for the young until they are adults

“Good horse *rearing is quite similar to caring for children – a stable routine and lots of exercise.”
(*adjective)

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