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64 Unit 12 | The future of … Read what Toby Peters, a young poet, has to say about his inspiration, his background and his hopes for the future. In most lines (1–14) there is a word that should not be there. Write these words in the spaces provided. 2–4 lines are correct. Make a in the space if the line is correct. There are two examples (0, 00) at the beginning. LANGUAGE IN USE 4 Look at the words below. Which one is the odd one out? a vet – science teacher – doctor – nurse b to apply for a job – to study abroad – foreign language – host family c experience – independence – freedom – environment d time machine – kayak – racing car – semester abroad e to destroy – to save – to protect – to communicate f intelligent apes – space ship – astronaut – planet LANGUAGE 3 I always wanted to be a writer, from a very young age. I started writing stories when I was about 10 years old now, and then when I was 17 that I first started writing poems. Writing poems is much harder than writing stories about. You have to say so much in just a few words. I find to getting the rhyme right the hardest thing of all. For inspiration, I mainly rely on my memories. I’m lucky because I had a some really happy childhood. Most of my poems are upbeat – I must think too much poetry these days is miserable and depressing. It’s great to be a published author at my age, although I can’t give up my job just yet. It is once my dream that one day I will ever earn enough from my writing to live as a full-time writer. If you want to become a poet at one day, I have two pieces of the advice for you. One is to read as much poetry as you can, by as many different authors as possible. The second is to start with writing today. Just 10 minutes a day can make all the difference. Practice makes perfect, when unless you have natural talent, you have to work at it week in, week out. now (0) (00) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv