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Love of Life
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Hear long descriptive sentences and actions in sequence.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/love-of-life
Words to know
- endure
- To suffer something difficult for a long time.
- icy
- Very cold, like ice.
- pack
- A bag you carry on your back.
Answer key
- Their faces showed the patient appearance that results from difficulty long endured.“Long endured” means suffered for a long time. This is a long, formal sentence.
- They did not remove their shoes, although the water was icy cold.“Although” shows contrast. “Icy cold” means extremely cold.
- But he slipped again and nearly fell.“Nearly fell” means almost fell.
- He watched him go until he passed over the hilltop and disappeared.“Until” shows when the watching ended.
- He pushed his pack more toward his left shoulder.“Toward his left shoulder” gives the direction.