Ответы на вопросы к тексту для прослушивания № 8

Текст № 6 для прослушивания и материал для собеседования к экзамену по английскому языку

Вопросы к тексту 6

Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.

1. What books did Laura Reddington write trying to make a living?

2. What kind of story did she find one day?

3. Why does Laura think about all the details before writing a book?

Текст № 6 для прослушивания

PR: My guest today is the novelist Laura Reddington, whose novel, The Lost Dream was an international best-seller. Laura, did you always want to write?

L: I've always been interested in books. I always thought it would be wonderful to be a writer and this was an ambition.

PR: How did you start writing?

L: Well, my first thought was that I needed to make a living, so I tried romantic fiction — without success, though. I thought it would be easy money.

PR: How did you get the idea for your book?

L: I was looking through my books one day when I found the story of a man who thought he'd found a new planet. I realised this was going on at about the same time as a famous murder case in London. So I thought I could mix the two stories together to make a sort of a detective novel.

PR: How long did it take you to write the book?

L: Well, that book took two years to write. I know some people can sit down and just write, and until they've finished they don't know how it will end. But for me, it's all about planning, when I worked out all the details, I concentrate on the actual writing.

Ответы на вопросы к тексту для прослушивания № 6

Первый вариант ответов

1.She tried romantic fiction to make a living but without success.

2.She found the story of a man who thought he had found a new planet.

3. Laura thinks about the details before writing a book because it is important for her to plan her book carefully and then concentrate on details.

Второй вариант ответов

1. What books did Laura Reddington write trying to make a living? She tried romantic fiction.

2. What kind of story did she find one day? She found the story of a man who thought he’d found a new planet, then added a famous murder case in London and mixed two stories together to make a sort of a detective novel.

3. Why does Laura think about all the details before writing a book? When she worked out all the details she concentrates on the actual writing.

Вопросы к тексту 8

Listen to the programme and answer the questions below.

1. When was Ellis Island busiest?

2. What happened in the Registry Room?

3. Why can it be interesting to visit the Oral History Library?

Текст № 8 для прослушивания

Hello everyone. First of all, a big welcome to New York from all of us here at the hotel. My name is Bob and I've organised some great guided tours for you. We start tomorrow with a trip to the Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island.

As you know, millions of people came to the USA from Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially during the period between 1897 and 1924 and Ellis Island was the place where they first landed.

Your tour of the museum begins at the Baggage Room — that's where people picked up their bags. You then go into what's called the Registry Room. This is where they had medical check-ups and interviews and then, if all went well, they were allowed to enter the USA.

Or you might want to visit the Oral History Library. The Ellis Island Oral History Project has collected recordings of stories of people's experiences at Ellis Island, and you can listen to some of these on a computer system with i 20 individual listening stations.

So, all in all, it looks like we are going to have a great tour...

Ответы на вопросы к тексту для прослушивания № 8

Listening 8

1. Ellis Island was busiest during the period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

2. In Registry Room people had medical check-ups and interviews and if all went well, they were allowed to enter the USA.

3. The Oral History Library can be interesting to visit, because there you can find recordings of stories of people’s experiences at Ellis Island.

Вопросы к тексту 4

Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.

1. What was the aim of the programme?

2. What did Peter's friends think about the programme?

3. Why didn't Peter like the people who bought his paintings?