Упр.3 Юнит 4.7 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс
Listening Task 3 3 RNE You will hear an interview. In tasks 1 -7 choose number 1, 2 or 3. You will hear the recordings twice.
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Listening Task 3
3 RNE You will hear an interview. In tasks 1 -7 choose number 1, 2 or 3. You will hear the recordings twice.
1 When Simon was younger, he was Inspired to be a photographer by his father.
1 was Inspired to be a photographer by his father.
2 was taught to take pictures by an expert
3 often drought about being a travel writer.
2 When Simon was at the newspaper, he was soon given more responsibilities by his editor.
1 worked only as a photographer.
2 realised that he was a better writer than a photographer.
3 was soon given more responsibilities by his editor.
3 When Simon Is struggling to begin a project, he starts writing anyway, without worrying about the quality.
1 works on a simple part of the text
2 starts writing anyway, without worrying about the quality.
3 works on something else Instead.
4 What is the problem with a lot of modern travel articles?
1 They are aimed at one type of reader.
2 There aren’t many places left that haven’t been written about
3 The storylines can be very predictable.
5 What should travel writers do to be successful?
1 make use of all their contacts
2 give their articles a unique style
3 make sure they follow the editor’s instructions
6 Simon likes Seville so much because he likes the weather and the local culture.
1 he wrote a good story about It.
2 It Is close to home but still feels exotic.
3 he likes the weather and the local culture.
7 Simon thinks that in the future people will still read books if the stories are good enough.
1 most travel writing will definitely be posted on blogs.
2 people will still read books if the stories are good enough.
3 people will only read the classics.
Текст аудирования:
Int: Now it’s time to welcome our next guest, the travel writer, Simon Faria, who’s here to talk to us about his career. Good afternoon, Simon. From your books, it is clear that you are passionate about your work. Have you always wanted to be a travel writer?
Simon: No, that came much later. Growing up, I was influenced by my father’s passion for photography. I spent my weekends, camera in hand, wandering around the city, looking for pictures. When I was old enough, I got a Saturday job in a camera shop (which was really just an excuse to play with equipment I couldn’t afford to buy!).Then, when it was time to leave school, a career in photography seemed the natural choice.
Int: And how did you get from photography into travel writing?
Simon: After leaving school, I worked as a photographer for a local newspaper. Sometimes, when there was no journalist available to do the story, the editor would ask me to write a few words to go with the pictures. I enjoyed the work and, as my writing improved, I was given more to do.Then, one day, I received a call from a friend at a travel magazine.Would I like to do a story on
flamenco dancing in Spain, he wondered? And the rest, as they say, is history.
Int: What do you find most difficult about writing?
Simon: Just writing anything down at all was a real ordeal to begin with. I remember once spending days producing a short piece of text for a magazine that I could now knock up in about an hour. But, even now, I sometimes struggle to make a start on a project. When that happens, I force myself to write something, anything, just to get words down on paper. You can always improve it later.
Int: I imagine that researching a project must also be challenging. Is it hard to come up with ideas?
Simon: Absolutely. Finding a new angle, something fresh, can be extremely difficult. So much travel writing today is unoriginal. Over-worked city-type moves away from his urban comfort-zone to a rural location, suffers culture shock but eventually falls in love with the way of life and the friendly locals. It’s been done a thousand times. Readers are after something different now.
Int: What advice would you give an aspiring travel writer?
Simon: Firstly, don’t give up the day job. The pay is pretty good but work is hard to come by. Early on, before you have built up a network of contacts, there can be long, uncomfortable periods of unemployment. Secondly, research the publications you want to write for. Each has its own particular style and won’t take stories that don’t fit. Finally, make sure that you are clear about your brief - and meet it. I have wasted weeks on a story only to find that it wasn’t what the editor was looking for.
Int: That must have been tough, but I’m sure the chance to travel kept you going. Of all the places you’ve seen, which is your favourite?
Simon: I have seen far more exotic places, but I am particularly fond of Seville, where I went for my first story. It has everything I love about southern Spain. Blazing hot sun, Moorish architecture, flamenco, tapas -what more could you ask for? You can travel to the other side of the world, but if you don’t try to get a feel for the people and their culture, you may as well have stayed at home.
Int: Finally, how do you see travel writing developing in the future?
Simon: Sometimes I worry that it won’t be as popular as it is today, that people will lose interest. But then I read something completely original, or one of the classics like South, by Shackleton, and I realise that a great story is just a great story. Maybe the future is in writing travel blogs, where readers can follow the author’s adventures as he has them. But I suspect that, whatever happens, there will always be demand for a good book.