9 Answer the questions about the text above.
0 Who do journalists talk about at the Booker Prize?
People who write books.
1 At first, what does a publisher want from a writer?
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2 Why do people publish books?
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3 Which THREE people ask for changes to be made?
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4 What TWO reasons are given for people choosing a book before reading it?
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5 Where do you find a ‘blurb’?
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6 Which TWO pieces of advice does the writer of the article give?
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10 Listen to the talk. Put the information in the order you hear it.
Track 5
a) What he will be remembered for. _____
b) The subject of the talk. _1___
c) When he won an Oscar. _____
d) The books he published. _____
e) Where he studied. _____
f) What idea he wanted to prove. _____
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11 Listen to the talk again. Are these sentences true or false?
0 The speaker will talk about Heyerdahl’s personality. _false_____
1 He was born in Polynesia. __________
2 His first expedition lasted a year. __________
3 He believed the first Polynesians arrived from the west. __________
4 He travelled with six companions. __________
5 He proved that sailors sailed oceans in ancient times. __________
6 He travelled to Easter Island in 1952. __________
7 He crossed the Atlantic twice in 1969 and 1970. __________
8 He wrote three books. __________
9 He was a member of the American Academy of Science. __________
10 He died at home. __________
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