Listen to the video. Match each sentence opening on the left with how it actually ends, based on what you hear. Some endings are decoys — they were never said.
Complete the second sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
WERE
Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
2. It's likely that the grandfather was scared during the war.
MUST
He scared during the war.
3. The narrator said, "I am afraid for my family."
THAT
The narrator said afraid for his family.
4. The grandfather never saw his son before going to war, and he regrets it.
WISH
The grandfather his son before going to war.
5. By the 21st century, it seemed like resources were running out.
LOOKED
By the 21st century, resources running out.
6. If WWII hadn't finished, his great-great grandfather wouldn't have seen his son.
ONLY
His great-great grandfather saw his son finished.
1) Why does the narrator talk about his great-great grandfather?
2) Why is he afraid?
3) The narrator mentions the year 2077 — did he get the dates wrong?
4) Why does war "never change" in his eyes?
5) In what way is the American Dream connected to the narration?
Choose the word that doesn't belong with the others.
1) weapon / bomb / army / bakery
2) luxury / robot / limousine / shortage
3) consumption / resource / shortage / celebration
4) peace / harmony / calm / war
5) afraid / scared / nervous / confident
6) miraculous / amazing / incredible / boring
Discuss it with the AI below (optional)
The video mentions the world "unraveling" and peace becoming "a distant memory."
1. Why would resource shortages become a global problem, not just a local one?
2. What does that suggest about how widespread the use of atomic energy had become by then?
Video: the official "War Never Changes" opening cinematic from Fallout 4, developed and published by Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks. Embedded via YouTube for educational listening practice — no video content is hosted or reproduced on this site.