Conversation 1
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M: Hi, Ms. Rowling. How old were you when you started to write, and what was your first book
W: I wrote my first finished story when I was about 6. It was about a small animal, a rabbit I mean, and I’ve been writing ever since.
M: Why did you choose to be an author
W: If someone asked me how to achieve happiness, step one would be finding out what you love doing most and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.
M: Do you have any plans to write books for adults
W: My first two novels were for adults. I suppose I might write another one, hut I never really imagine a target audience when I’m writing. The ideas come first, so it really depends on the idea that grabs me next!
M: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from
W: I’ve no idea where the ideas come from and I hope I never find out, it would spoil my
A. The characters.
B. The readers
C. Her ideas.
D. Her life experiences.
A. How old are they B. What does he do
C. and brothers D. but no brothers
E. What do they do F. is studying
G. Does she work H. She is a lawyer
Tom: So, tell me about your family. Have you got any brothers or sisters
Barbara: Yeah. I’ve got three sisters (56) .
Tom: Three sisters. (57)
Barbara: Well, the oldest is twenty-three. The second oldest is twenty-one, and the youngest is nineteen.
Tom: And what do they do
Barbara: The oldest one has two children, and they keep her pretty busy. The second oldest, is in college like me. She (58) computer science. And the other one is still in high school.
Tom: And what about your dad (59)
Barbara: Oh, he’s a lawyer.
Tom: Oh, really. And your mom (60) , too
Barbara: Yeah, she’s a journalist. She works for a travel magazine.
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