Authors on Their Stories - Unit 10

C2 Proficiency · Listening Matching · Ready for C2 Proficiency Workbook, Macmillan

You will hear five short extracts in which authors talk about stories they have written. While you listen you must complete both tasks.

to go along with persuasion from others

to take advantage of prior experience

to disprove hostile allegations

to earn a sustained living

to develop a half-baked idea that had been rejected

to experience the satisfaction of doing something personal

to complete a longstanding obligation

to store and manage complex thoughts

For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) each author's main motivation for writing the story.

losing access to unfinished work

jeopardising their writing by making mistakes

lacking confidence in their abilities

needing to alter facts to acquiesce to market demands

questioning the broader appeal of their work

struggling with time constraints

requiring substantial support to see the project through

underestimating the difficulty of a transition

For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) a problem each author experienced during the writing process.

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