Luistertoets Engels Vwo 2009 -

“Why?”

Mark stopped writing. “So the real winner was Sam. But he quit because of stage fright. And Chloe won by default?”

Mrs. Higgins smiled. “She said, and I quote: ‘I only entered because my mum made me. I’d rather be at home watching telly.’”

“Who won?”

Hier is een kort verhaal (story) dat qua stijl, lengte en thematiek aansluit bij een (vergelijkbaar met eerdere CITO-/examenluistertoetsen: alledaagse situaties, Brits/Amerikaans accent, wat ironie of een twist). Title: The Wrong Winner

For a moment, Mark just stared. Then he shook his head, smiled, and said: “Right. Then the headline tomorrow will be: ‘Reluctant Poet Wins After Robot-Boy Backs Out.’ ”

Mrs. Higgins lowered her voice. “Actually… there was a mix-up. The judges originally chose a boy named Sam. Great story about a robot. But Sam withdrew.” luistertoets engels vwo 2009

A quiet bookshop in a small English town, late afternoon.

“He said – and this is true – he was afraid of public speaking. His mum called this morning to pull him out.”

Mrs. Higgins nodded. “That’ll sell.” (Einde verhaal – geschikt voor een luistertoets met vragen over: waarom was Mark te laat? Wat was de echte reden dat Sam won? Wat is de houding van de journalist?) “Why

“Yes.”

“A girl named Chloe. Fifteen. Lovely poem about a cat.”

“Fifty pounds and a gold bookmark.”

Mark sighed and took out his notebook. “Right. Chloe. Cat. Anything else? A quote?”

Mark laughed. “Honest. I’ll write that down.” He scribbled: Winner: unenthusiastic . Then he asked, “What did she win?”