15/06/2026 Anna Severino

15/06/2026 Anna Severino

EF C1.1 SB6 - Listening: old photographs of famous people and family members, and the relationships between them:

• Anastasia, the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, with her sisters in 1906
• John F. Kennedy, the US President, with his children John Junior and Caroline in 1963
• Pablo Pucasso, the artist, with his partner Françoise Gilot and thier son Claude in 1952
• Mohandas Ghandi, the statesman, with his wife kasturba in 1915
• Leo Tolstoy, the writer, with his grandchildren Iila and Sonia in 1909
• ALbert Einstein, the scientist, with his sister Maja in 1886

Some interesting language:

• a damning description
• shared beliefs
• waiting list
• deep emotional attachment
• conclusively disproved
• ill-fated family
• strongly opposed
• in the dead of night
• seek refuge

Pronunciation:

• /aiə/ vs. /ɪə/
  • inspired
• /h/ or no /h/ ?
  • healthy
  • happy
  • hate
  • honest