Listen to four people speaking about their treasured possession and complete

Treasured Why has it become treasured? Feelings
possession about this thing

Monica Booth, A pillow It has stayed with her for She wants to keep it forever.
15, schoolgirl, USA half her age life.

Baba Dlamini, A spear It reminds him of his land and the It helps him to remember
48, chief of a South struggles of his people where he comes from.
African tribe and their history.

Armando Robles Godoy, A typewriter It helped him to learn to He doesnt need anything
76, writer and film-maker, write and was given to else when he writes.
Lima, Peru him by his father.

Heather Slcnkamp, 21,
waitress, Alaska, USA A neck-warmer It saved her life when she
got caught in an avalanche. Valuable (because it saved her life).

Tapescript(Ex. 2A)

Speaker 1

Monika, 15, schoolgirl, American

This is a true story: My most treasured possession is my pillow. Ive had it since I was 7
and now I am 15. Its been my faithful companion for half my age. My pillow went through many
things; went to Europe with me, other states as well, my cousins place, the washing machine,
the hot sun, the rubbish bin. To be honest it stinks, but to me its the nicest aroma on
earth!! I love my pillow and I tried to sleep with other pillows...it seems that I cant
without my pillow...! wish I could keep it forever!!!
Speaker 2

Baba Dlamini, 48, South African

My ikwa is my most treasured possession. It is a spear that got its name from the
sound it makes when it is drawn out of a victims body. It reminds me of my land and the
struggles of my people and all of our history. This was the weapon that revolutionized the Zulu nation.

It was introduced by the Great King Chaka. The Zulus used to use throwing sticks, but
Chaka looked at these and decided they were no good, so he мейд the ikwa - a weapon
that actually killed people. In 1815 he killed people by the thousand.

He was called a murderer by the British but he called the British cowards. They stood far
away and shot, whereas Chakas people fought bravely, close in to the enemy.

This was the spear that defeated the British in 1879 at the Battle of Isandlwana, and also
the reason why you have the bayonet today. In 1820, this spear was what the Kalashnikov
rifle is today. Chaka and Mzilikasi chased the Hlubi further and further south, through Lesotho
and down to the Transkei, all the time increasing his hold on what is today Kwa Zulu Natal.

...Everything is about power, even today, its still all about power. My name is Dlamini,
the name of the Royal Swazi people, and I must remember from where I come.

Speaker 3

Armando Robles Godoy, 76, South American

My fathers typewriter. I learnt to write with it, and now its a museum piece. My father
thought I could be a musician. He was a famous composer and storyteller. When he
realized that I wasnt going to follow him into music, he gave me my own typewriter.

My relationship with him is the most meaningful and important that Ive ever had in my
whole life. I value greatly other means of expression, like sound technology and
cinematography, but when I write, I dont need anything else.

When I lived alone in the Peruvian jungle for ten years, I took with me my typewriter
and huge amounts of paper. I think that was the period when I wrote more than at any
other time in my life.
Speaker 4
Heather Slenkamp, 21, American
My most valuable possession is my neck-wanner because it saved my life when I got
caught in Avalanche Mountains in Alaska. It had been snowing for four days and the
temperature rose that morning - perfect avalanche conditions. When the first person in
our group of snowboarders leaped off, the rest of us decided to follow his tracks - no
hard turns so as to not disturb the snow.
...But the person behind me started before I was at a safe distance and nervously мейд
a hard right turn. I heard a loud crack and then WOMP! The snow hit me really fast in
the back of the neck. I pushed my neck-warmer over my face, which kept the snow
out of my mouth and nose, allowing me to breathe as the avalanche swept me up.
When the snow finally settled, i had managed to get part of my glove up through the
surface. It took the others a few minutes to find me. Luckily, my neck-warmer allowed
me the extra air to wait out those few minutes.