Аудирование билет 11

Card 11

Listen to the interview with Mr Ron Cansler taken by the Youth Magazine and answer the questions below.

1. How old is Mr Cansler?

2. What kind of life did he have when he was young?

3. What does he recommend listeners to do?

Journalist: Mr Cansler, how does it feel to be one hundred?

Mr Cansler: Well, actually, I’m not one hundred yet. My birthday’s in two weeks’ time.

Journalist: You’re in perfect shape, what do you do to keep fit?

Mr Cansler: Nowadays, people seem to be crazy about having a healthy lifestyle. When I was young, nobody thought about such things. I was one of ten children in my family. We had no idea what a healthy diet was. We were happy if we had enough to eat. There was no need to take any exercise, the work on the farm was hard, and we spent all days outdoors. You had to be strong; I lost one brother and one sister quite early, but those that survived lived into an old age. We all probably took after my father, who died at the age of ninety-four.

Journalist: Have you ever smoked?

Mr Cansler: Well, I haven’t tried cigarettes, no. But once I thought I’d look interesting with a pipe* so I tried that. But my wife couldn’t stand it, so after a week or so I threw the pipe away.

Journalist: What can you advise our listeners?

Mr Cansler: I don’t think you can do anything to guarantee a long life. You can’t avoid hardships, even tragedies. What you can do is be as active as possible and have a positive attitude.

Journalist: Thank you, Mr Cansler.