In this radio programme you are going to hear the following words. Read
and listen to
them. Make sure you know what they mean.
Cinderella: Ventafocs
fiasco: fiasco, fracàs
wizard: bruixot
ban: prohibir
struggle: lluita
Ready?
Now read the questions below. Read them carefully before listening to
this TV programme.
A CINDERELLA WRITER
An interview with J. K. Rowland
PRESENTER: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Pen Club, the
radio programme
in which we talk to some of the best-selling writers of our day. Tonight
in the studio is Joanne Rowland. Hello, Joanne!
J. K. ROWLAND: Hello, Nick!
PRESENTER: Dictionaries define «Cinderella» as a woman whose
beauty or abilities have not been recognized, or who becomes rich and successful after a period of
difficulty. This is clearly the case of J. K. Rowland. Only five years ago she was unemployed,
friendless and living on social security. Today she is one of the wealthiest women
in Britain, and she is also one of the most successful writers in the world. Ms. Rowland,
would you first tell us something about your life story?
J. K. ROWLAND: Well, there is nothing much to say.
(...)
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
1. Five years ago, in 1997, Joanne Rowland
q A. started to write a Cinderella
story.
q B. didn't have a job and
had no friends.
q C. was working for the Social
Security in Britain.
2. She spent her childhood in
q A. Exeter.
q B. Bristol.
q C. Wales.
3. The quotation from an American poetess says
q A. «Childhood is the
kingdom where nobody dies».
q B. «Childhood is the
kingdom where nobody lies».
q C. «Childhood is the
freedom which nobody likes».
4. The idea for Harry Potter came to her
q A. on a train to London.
q B. at Manchester airport
in 1990.
q C. after waiting at a bus
station for four hours.
5. A small publisher in ____________ printed __________ copies of her
first book in June 1997.
q A. Boomsvery / 10,000
q B. Bloomsbury / 1,000
q C. Bluesbury / 1,000
6. If she published her stories with her full first name (Joanne)
q A. boys would stop reading
books.
q B. boy readers would be encouraged
to read other women's books.
q C. boys would not buy her
books.
7. Gobbledegook is
q A. Chinese for Harry Potter.
q B. a word the author invented.
a dirty word she learned at nursery school.
8. Her books are being questioned in some countries because
q A. they are rubbish.
q B. they show the classic
fight between good and evil.
q C. kids and teenagers may
wish to become wizards or witches.
9. The Goblets of Fire is the _________ book in the series.
q A. best
q B. last
q C. most frightening, scary
10 Ms. Rowland's ambition is
q A. to win the Nobel prize
for Literature.
q B. a world free from wars
for Jessica.
q C. a better world for all
the kids.
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