A news article published by The Guardian, Greetings from 1980: Dutch postcard finally arrives – 42 years late, is the basis for this activity in which students practise comprehension skills, and both direct and indirect speech.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS:
1. Ludwina Verhoeven told the local broadcaster Omroep Brabant that her sister Veronica had sent that card.
2. She said Jan, who is her brother-in-law, had died four years before.
3. She added that her husband, Piet, had left them in February.
4. She explained that was why she thought it was very special to receive that card.
5. “My son has seen local news reports about the card,” Verhoeven said.
6. “I did holiday at Camping Hoeven in 1980,” her sister recalled.
7. “I am not sure why the card was not delivered to me at the time,” she wondered.
8. She confirmed that the address on it was the right one.
9. She went on to say that she still lived there.
10. She also wondered why it had suddenly resurfaced at that time.
11. A spokesperson from the Dutch post office explained that, in the past, when the mail was sorted out manually, cards sometimes got lost.
12. The spokesperson remarked that it could have also been delivered to the wrong address in 1980 and had stayed there until now.
13. “We will be forwarding the card to Verhoeven imminently”, said Camping Hoeven.
14. An employee told the broadcaster that it was in excellent condition.
15. He added that they would probably send it in an envelope.
What if you received a postcard written 40 years ago? Who would have written it? What would the message be? How would you feel about it?
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