An Author's Talk - Unit 5

B2 First · Listening Sentence Completion · Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook, Macmillan Education Limited

You will hear author Sara James giving a talk about her work. For questions 1–10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

According to Sara, an essential requirement for a successful writer is

Her first published book was called

rejections.

Before her first book was accepted she received

every day.

Sara says she needs to have the same

Sara only writes in the

She sometimes gets inspiration when she is in a

when she is writing the first draft of a story.

Sara uses a

before a deadline.

She has experience of getting

activity when they are stuck for ideas.

She recommends writers do a

writers to participate in a documentary.

The initial plan was for

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