dateline: 27 March 2019
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Man Gets Even After Fence Dispute
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- get even: to take revenge
- dispute: a disagreement or conflict
- unique: very different; not normal
- reserved: saved for a specific person or group
- naked: having no clothes on; bare
- mannequin: a human-like figure used to display clothing that is for sale
- nosy: paying too much attention to someone else’s life
- bylaw: a law or rule that applies to members of a community or organization
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Man Gets Even After Fence Dispute
Comprehension Questions
- What did the California man want to get even about?
- How did he get even?
- What was on the note?
Discussion Questions
Have you ever complained to the city about a neighbour? What neighbourhood complaints are common in your region? Do you think they are valid or should neighbours stop being so nosy?
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4 comments
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English Club Indonesia says:
The California man wanted to get even with his nosy neighbor. He put naked mannequins and threw a garden party. Not only that, but he also put a note satirizing his neighbor. I’ve never complained about anything to the city, as I don’t know how to. However, there were moments when I felt annoyed by them burning trash in their yard, causing smoke pollution around the area.
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Allen Dec says:
Wonderfully funny story! Thanks for all the work you all do to provide resources for English Language Learners!!
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Bijan says:
Hi Tara,
First, thank you for this week’s audio news report.
Second, it’s more difficult than the last week, but I could understand it without seeing the text because you pronounce the words so clearly and slowly, but I don’t know why I couldn’t fill in the blanks all the words except the word fence?
Third, I think that there are nosy neighbors everywhere because we had a nosy neighbor who wanted to know everything about families that lived in our street, but he died five months ago.
I myself think these nosy people don’t have mental health.
Thank you so much.
Best wishes and have a great time in nice Canada,
Bijan from the Persian Gulf -
alice says:
1. The California man want to get enven because his neighbour complaint about his fence height
2. He got even by lowering his fence, filling his yard with naked mannequins and throwing a garden party
3. The note is only for ‘nosy neighbour’
My neighbour often sing karaoke every 2 hours per day, this is also the time i always start to do my homework. I feel so annoy. I intend to complant about this to local authorities.
Most of the neighbour near my house are very frienly, so the complaints are not common. I think that complaint is one of the way to make our life better