A printable worksheet for story-based English conversation classes.
Difficulty: Elementary A2
PDF: The quiet life of Huguette Clark
Do you know who Huguette Clark was? (Yes, she was... / No, I've never heard of her.)
wealthy - | - rich | |
grand - | - many years | |
solitude - | - a lot of money | |
wonder - | - being alone | |
decades - | - large | |
fortune - | - think about |
Listen and fill in the blanks with words from above.
Huguette Clark was a very rich woman, born in 1906 in the United States. She was the daughter of a ________ businessman. Despite having so much money, she decided to live a quiet life away from other people.
For the last 20 years of her life, she lived in a hospital room, even though she wasn't sick. She was happy there, surrounded by her dolls and paintings. People often wondered why a woman with many big houses chose to live in a small hospital room.
When she died in 2011, people were surprised to learn she still owned ________ empty homes. She hadn't visited them in ________ because she didn't like to go out. She had a huge ________ but lived like a normal person.
Huguette Clark's life is a unique story. It shows us that money can't always bring happiness and sometimes, people just prefer simple things and ________.
A: | Hi Huguette, how are you today? |
B: | Oh, I'm fine. Just enjoying my paintings. |
A: | They're lovely. Have you thought about selling them? |
B: | No, I couldn't. They mean too much to me. |
A: | I understand. Well, I'll come back and check on you later. |
Huguette Clark was a very rich woman, born in 1906 in the United States. She was the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Despite having so much money, she decided to live a quiet life away from other people.
For the last 20 years of her life, she lived in a hospital room, even though she wasn't sick. She was happy there, surrounded by her dolls and paintings. People often wondered why a woman with many big houses chose to live in a small hospital room.
When she died in 2011, people were surprised to learn she still owned grand empty homes. She hadn't visited them in decades because she didn't like to go out. She had a huge fortune but lived like a normal person.
Huguette Clark's life is a unique story. It shows us that money can't always bring happiness and sometimes, people just prefer simple things and solitude.
wealthy → rich |
decades → many years |
fortune → a lot of money |
solitude → being alone |
grand → large |
wonder → think about |