E-S17 — The Postcard Audio Project
Module E · version 0.6.0 · original fictional reading practice

1. A postcard can show a place without explaining what it meant to the person who sent it. In the fictional town of Lakeford, a youth group is recording short stories about old postcards. Residents bring a card and speak about the journey or memory connected with it. The group photographs the card and links the picture to the recording. Coordinator Neta wants visitors to hear individual voices as well as see images. The project is not trying to create a complete history of every place shown. A card may recall a family visit even when it shows an ordinary street.
2. Before recording, volunteers ask the owner which parts of the story may be shared. Someone may describe a journey but choose to leave out a relative's name. The volunteers respect that choice and let the speaker listen to the recording before it is made public. They may remove a long silence if the speaker agrees, but they do not add sentences the person never said. The recording is meant to preserve that person's account. A polished story written by somebody else would serve a different purpose, even if it sounded more dramatic or complete.
3. One resident, Dov, brought a card showing a railway station. He remembered waiting there for his brother during a visit many years earlier. His memory made the card important to him, but it did not establish the exact date on which the station was built. The group placed his spoken memory beside the picture without turning it into a verified statement about the building. Neta added a short label saying that the recording was a personal recollection. Visitors could therefore understand both what they were hearing and the limits of what it could tell them.
4. The first collection will be available in a small exhibition at the community centre. Visitors can listen through headphones, while written versions will be provided for people who prefer reading. Not every postcard owner wants to be recorded, and those people may offer a written account instead. Neta hopes more residents will contribute later, but she has not promised a recording for every card. The collection brings images and personal accounts together while leaving speakers control over what they share. Its value lies partly in keeping the differences between those voices, rather than making all memories sound the same.

E-S17-Q01 | E-S17-P1
Give ONE answer from paragraph 1.
What does the group link to a photograph of the postcard?

E-S17-Q02 | E-S17-P1
Circle ONE correct answer.
Why does Neta want recordings? (Paragraph I)
A. So visitors can hear individual accounts as well as view pictures.
B. To prove that travel always improves memory.
C. To establish every place's complete history.
D. To show how to design new postcards.

E-S17-Q03 | E-S17-P2
Circle ONE correct answer.
What does "that choice" refer to in paragraph II?
A. Adding sentences the person never said.
B. Making every recording public immediately.
C. Leaving out a relative's name.
D. Selecting the most dramatic postcard picture.

E-S17-Q04 | E-S17-P2
Give ONE answer from paragraph 2.
When may a long silence be removed?

E-S17-Q05 | E-S17-P3
Circle ONE correct answer.
What does Dov's memory explain? (Paragraph III)
A. Why the card matters to him.
B. The exact year the station was built.
C. The location of the forthcoming exhibition.
D. Why everyone treasures station postcards.

E-S17-Q06 | E-S17-P4
Give ONE answer from paragraph 4.
Give ONE alternative for people who do not want to be recorded.

E-S17-Q07 | whole_text
Circle ONE correct answer.
Which title best fits the whole text?
A. Postcards and the Voices Behind Them
B. How to Buy Headphones
C. Why All Memories Are Identical
D. The Verified History of Every Railway Station