Listening CAE 5 Part 4 Extraordinary Home

Fifteen years ago, Kevin found his job as a successful 21. ... very stressful due to his stressful routine, and deadlines to meet. His lifestyle started to bore him down.

It all changed when he met a friend who was an 22. ... . The friend was studying the homes of indigenous peoples and found some exciting ideas about the relationship between people and their environment.

Many of these traditional Australian buildings are designed to avoid putting 23. ... on the earth.

Kevin then decided to build a new home in a 24. ... on a hill in Sydney.

It took 15 men to remove a total of 25. ... huge trees before he can build his new home.

Interestingly, Kevin is now able to produces his own 26. ... in a hut near his home.

Most of the wood in Kevin's home is now a warm golden 27. ... in colour so it is easy to maintain his house.

The materials used to make Kevin's chair were 28. ... and beach wreck wood.

His life now is very different. Kevin remembers that a lack of enough 29. ... plus a rich diet used to make him feel sleepy.

But now his life is much more positive. Also, Kevin compares the process of constructing his home to a personal 30. ..., where he now feels so much calmer.