As you listen to the first part of the discussion see if you can answer the following questions.
As you listen to the first part of the discussion see if you can answer the following questions.
- What is this discussion part of?
- Name the two guests and say what their jobs are.
- How many of the panel have written a book?
- What does Peter say that makes the others laugh?
- How long did it take the author (Will Russell) to write the book?
- What did he do with the ‘2 ideas he made into 1?
- What is Willy Russell most famous for?
- What is the ‘other string to his bow’ that Peter talks about?
- Peter calls him ‘Everyman’ why do you think he uses this phrase?
- What helped to ‘paint a great picture’ in the book according to Daisy?
- What does a ‘really rounded picture’ mean?
- Which character in the book does she think is really well-developed?
- When did Daisy first read the book?
- Who is the main character in Willy Russell’s book?
- How is the book written?
Listen to the next 4 minutes of the discussion and see if you can hear the following phrases:
- Very down, very bleak
- get into it
- knocked out by it
- run of the mill
- the 9 to 5
- the rat race
- the fuzzy end of he lollipop
- outlandish things happen
- give the game away
- too pat
Do you know what they mean? Check the quiz to see if you are right!