Life as a children's book author and illustrator - Worksheet 3

C1 Advanced · Listening Sentence Completion · Cambridge Exam Booster for Advanced, Cambridge University Press

You will hear a talk by a woman called Ellie Matthews about her life working as a writer and illustrator of children's books. For questions 1–8, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

As a child, Ellie felt that adults saw her as having a strong

After studying at art college Ellie was disappointed to be turned down for a job at a gallery and an

Ellie's first well-paid piece of work was doing the illustrations for

The most striking feature of the character Carly in Ellie's first successful book, Carly, was her

from the time of her own schooldays helpful for creating the details of Carly's life.

Ellie found reading

The biggest factor in Ellie's decision to move from Britain to live in the USA was her love of its

she uses.

When working on her illustrations, Ellie says she is very fussy about what kind of

that she hopes to pass on to others.

Ellie feels that having children of her own has given her

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