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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?
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.
Listen to the woman talking about her schooldays and answer the questions below.
1. What is the speaker talking about?
2. When did the speaker feel relieved?
3. Why did the speaker start crying?
Woman: Oh yes, I remember my first day at school. I remember feeling very proud when my mother walked with me through the main gate. There was so much noise and so many children that I got quite scared! Anyway, my mum took me to see the teacher, Mrs Gossage was her name — very nice teacher — and I remember feeling very nervous watching my mother leaving but Mrs Gossage looked after me and she sat me down with the other pupils in a big circle. Soon we started playing games so I got very excited. I think it was after lunch that I met Emily, who later became my best friend. She was in another class, but all new students were brought together to meet each other and... I was so relieved (чувствовать себя спокойнее) to have a friend! Oh yes, and in the afternoon we went swimming, but I couldn't swim so I became very upset and started to cry. In fact, I wouldn't stop crying so Mrs Gossage phoned my mother and she came to collect me early. I remember feeling very confused when I saw my mum! So much had happened! We went and had an ice cream and then I felt calm again. But what a day! I'll never forget it.
Listen to the radio programme and answer the questions below.
1. What are the three main ingredients of the great British breakfast?
2. What is a new trend or fashion in London’s top restaurants?
3. What are the key ingredients of a breakfast in a London cafe?
Hello, I'm Amber, in London Life today, we find out what the traditional British breakfast is made of, and why it is becoming more and more popular, especially in London. Let's listen to three people.
Speaker 1: It's a meal that everyone outside of England has heard of, and dreams about, and we don't know what it is, but when we come here, we want tо eat it. I got here, and I went to a cafe and there was the bacon, eggs and fried potatoes, and I thought - is this all there is?!
Speaker 2: I think it's very important to start a day. If I've got a long day at work, I try and eat egg and bacon in the morning because it's protein — it keeps you going all day. Now in London, there're lots more people having business meetings in top restaurants and it's getting very fashionable to have breakfast.
Speaker 3: I would say the cafe experience is very important, you know, it's less than 50 % the food, as it is. In a good cafe, they're not going to hurry you out. There are the smells, there are the sounds — you are just listening to the world go by.
