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Quiz 1) He misses being able to _____ . a) read b) sleep c) watch movies d) do all of the above 2) His son was too _____ . a) small b) young c) big 3) He _____ every moment of silence. 1356 Baby on Board Jeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby while taking a long flight.
a) dreaded b) savored c) lost 4) Who took two kids on the plane?
Abidemi: So Jeremy, you mentioned earlier that you’ve been back to Canada with your baby. How was that experience? Jeremy: Well, I mean, until you fly with a toddler, you really never get to appreciate all of those times that you flew across the ocean, you know, watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on the flight because those days are over.
a) He did. b) Her sister c) His wife 5) He advises people with babies to leave _____ . Abidemi Jeremy
a) early b) at midday c) late at night
Abidemi: Wow. Jeremy: I mean, it’s not that bad but when you’re on the plane, you say, “Never again.” I remember about halfway into a 10hour trans-Pacific flight, I thought, “Well, I can maybe do this every three years but not more than once a year for sure.” I mean, first of all, our boy was bigger than most children for his age. So he was about one year old. And, you know, they have these bassinets that you’re allowed to put your child in and, you know, the baby will hopefully sleep for a while. So the stewardess sets up the bassinet, we’re all ready to put him in there and then she says, “How old is he?” And he was 12 kilos, and this was for 11.5 maximum. Abidemi: Oh no. Jeremy: And they wouldn’t let us put him in there, so they had to take the whole thing apart and basically, we had to find some way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours.
Vocabulary Those days are over Because those days are over. Here, the phrase 'those days are over' means a part of your life will never happen again. Notice the following: 1. I used to be a good athlete, but those days are over. 2. Before I got a job, I had lots of free time, but those days are over.
Abidemi: Oh, wow. Jeremy: I mean, you know, one-year old like to crawl around. They like to scream, they like to cry. Other people on the flight don’t like that so much. So, you know, it’s basically every minute of silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep going, and it never does. But, you know, once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet and they turn off the lights then, you know, it’s okay. But it’s too long. It’s too long for a one-year old. So I can maybe manage it once a year but that’s about it. Abidemi: I remember my sister, she has two kids and she told me a story a few years back when one of her daughters was still a toddler, and they went to Disneyland from Canada. And she said it was just horrible, and they would never do it again. And I just smiled. I didn’t have that experience. I was just thinking, “What could be so bad about it?” But hearing your story now, wow, I can only imagine. Jeremy: Well, I think that – actually most people, most passengers on the flight are usually quite understanding. And I
bassinet They have these bassinets that you’re allowed to put your child in. A bassinet is a small bed for babies. Notice the following: 1. The baby is sleeping in the bassinet. 2. This is their first child so they need to buy a bassinet. take (the whole thing) apart They had to take the whole thing apart Here, take the whole thing apart means you dismantle something. Notice the following: