Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Listening (Sentence completion) You are going to listen to a conversation between two young people about an interview with J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences 1–10 using a maximum of 4 words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. 5 All you wanted to know about J.K. Rowling … 0 J.K. Rowling confirmed that she had always dreamed ___________. of being/becoming an author Q1 Although she had always loved English at school, at university she ___________ . Q2 Rabbit , her first book, was written when she was ___________ . Q3 Discovering what you like doing most is half the battle, but you also have to find someone ___________ . Q4 So far, her early adult novels remained ___________ . Q5 She claims her ideas unfold ___________ . Q6 While some of the names of her characters are taken from general works of reference some others ___________ . Q7 Some of her characters are based on real people, but they always ___________ . Q8 When Harry Potter’s mother dies, his feelings mirror ___________ . Q9 J.K. Rowling arranges and rearranges the text pieces on her PC until ___________ . Q10 She enjoys the novels of Jane Austen and Roddy Doyle because of the unsentimental treatment of ___________ . 12 4/02 134 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv