Listen to the interview and

WINDOWS TO THE PAST circle the correct answers

(1) Why did Kerényi Zoltan start to take pictures like that?

a) He was a photographer, and his job was to make photos of

different people and buildings for his studio.
b) He was interested in history and wanted to show people from
the past in a new different way.
c) He was an architect and he needed photos for his project.

(2) Kerényi has very few war-time photos, because…

a) It is difficult to find photos like this.

b) People didn’t take a lot of photos during the first and second
world wars, they didn’t have time for that.
c) Happy moments were more important to the artist.

(3) Why would Kerényi like to see Budapest in 1920s-1930s?

a) He wants to see people from his greatest shots in real life.

b) At that time, Budapest was one of the biggest cities in the word.
c) He enjoys only travelling to large metropolitans.

(4) What was the most difficult part of doing the project?

a) People on his website add wrong streets and house numbers.

b) Nobody wanted to help the photographer.
c) He couldn’t find the exact locations at first.

(5) Kerényi thinks that…

a) We are very different from the people in old photos.

b) We don’t realize how much we resemble people from the past.
c) Nobody will ever see people from the past the way he did.

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 SCRIPT
Presenter: Hi, Kerényi!

Kerényi: Hi!

Presenter: First of all, why did you start making photos like that?

Kerényi: I'm an architect and a photographer, I even have my own studio. I'm interested
in the past, it's nice to think about those people who used to walk the same streets as we
do, just a hundred years ago. And showing it the way I did in this project is, I think, the
best way.

Presenter: It must be very difficult to find real war-time photos!

Kerényi: Well, actually, people used to make a lot of photos during the first and second
world wars, but I intentionally avoided those (I have just a few out of the 500 I created in
5 years). I concentrated on the happy moments.

Presenter: “Windows to the Past” is such a lovely name for the series. If given the
chance, was there a certain old location in the pictures that you would want to travel
back to?

Kerényi: I was born in Budapest and my best photos are from this city. So, if I could
travel back in time, I think I'd go to around 1920s-1930s, to see all the people from my
greatest shots in real life. Budapest used to be one of the largest metropolitans of the
world at that time, I’m sure it would be a very interesting trip.

Presenter: What was the most challenging part of this project?

Kerényi: I used to have a lot of problems with finding the exact same position as the old
photographer. I had to examine every little detail. Now finding the place is not that big of
a deal, because a lot of people help me. I have a website, where you can add locations to
a lot of pictures. So, now I can search by city, street, even house number. When I have a
trip to a new location, I can prepare in advance.

Presenter: Did you notice any differences when you were comparing the places in the
present and photos?

Kerényi: Clothes, fashion might change, but people don't. They used to have the same
colorful life. They used to walk, talk and have fun like we do. We just don't think about
them that way. They are black and white photographs to us, which is a pity. I think it can
help us better understand and learn from history if we look at them the way I did.

Presenter: Kerényi, thank you so much for coming. It was pleasure to meet you.

Kerényi: It was nice to meet you too!

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 TEACHER’S NOTES

(1) Say that you are now going to listen to an interview

with the artist who made all these nice pictures.

(2) The students listen to the interview and circle the

correct answers.

(3) Give them some time to compare answers in pairs and

check in a teacher fronted way.

Key:

1–b
2–c
3–a
4–c
5–b

Follow-up:

Point out that the artist uses this grammar:

• It's nice to think about those people who used to walk

the same streets as we do, just a hundred years ago.
• People used to make a lot of photos during the first and
second world wars.
• I used to have a lot of problems with finding the exact
same position as the old photographer.

Revise this rule.

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