"The Way Up To Heaven" - Roald Dahl
Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Words: Control - Dependent - Story - Relationship - New York - Husbands - Financially - Period - Breadwinners - Retired
The 1 _____________ probably takes place during the 2 ______________ in which it was written: the mind-1950s. It certainly takes place before Idlewild Airport in 3 _____________ was renamed for Jonh F. Kennedy in 1963. In that era, it was more common for 4 __________ to be the family 5 _______________ and, indeed, Mr. Foster is described as "no longer active in his many enterprises," presumably 6 _____________. Mrs. Foster is not a part of the workforce, and she is therefore 7 ____________ on her husband 8 ________________, which emphasizes the imbalance in their 9 ____________ and exacerbates the 10 _______________ Mr. Foster tries to have over her own life.
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► EXERCISE
"The Way Up To Heaven" - Roald Dahl
Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Words: control • dependent • story • relationship • New York • husbands • financially • period • breadwinners • retired
The ¹_____________ probably takes place during the ²_____________ in which it was written: the mid-1950s. It certainly takes place before Idlewild Airport in ³_____________ was renamed for John F. Kennedy in 1963. In that era, it was more common for ⁴_____________ to be the family ⁵_____________ and, indeed, Mr. Foster is described as "no longer active in his many enterprises," presumably ⁶_____________. Mrs. Foster is not a part of the workforce, and she is therefore ⁷_____________ on her husband ⁸_____________, which emphasizes the imbalance in their ⁹_____________ and exacerbates the ¹⁰_____________ Mr. Foster tries to have over her own life.
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► ANSWER KEY
"The Way Up To Heaven" - Roald Dahl
Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Words: control • dependent • story • relationship • New York • husbands • financially • period • breadwinners • retired
The ¹STORY probably takes place during the ²PERIOD in which it was written: the mid-1950s. It certainly takes place before Idlewild Airport in ³NEW YORK was renamed for John F. Kennedy in 1963. In that era, it was more common for ⁴HUSBANDS to be the family ⁵BREADWINNERS and, indeed, Mr. Foster is described as "no longer active in his many enterprises," presumably ⁶RETIRED. Mrs. Foster is not a part of the workforce, and she is therefore ⁷DEPENDENT on her husband ⁸FINANCIALLY, which emphasizes the imbalance in their ⁹RELATIONSHIP and exacerbates the ¹⁰CONTROL Mr. Foster tries to have over her own life.
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► TRADUCCIÓN
La historia probablemente se desarrolla en la época en la que fue escrita: a mediados de los años 50. Ciertamente tiene lugar antes de que el aeropuerto de Idlewild en NuevaYork fuera rebautizado con el nombre de John F. Kennedy en 1963. En esa época, era más común que los maridos fueran el sostén de la familia y, de hecho, el señor Foster es descrito como "ya no activo en sus muchas empresas", presumiblemente retirado. La Sra. Foster no forma parte de la fuerza laboral y, por lo tanto, depende económicamente de su marido, lo que acentúa el desequilibrio en su relación y exacerba el control que el Sr. Foster intenta tener sobre la vida de ella.
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