Luistertoets Engels Vwo 2009 -

Mrs. Higgins shrugged. “You were late.”

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

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

“Who won?”

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

Mark closed his notebook. “And nobody thought to tell the newspaper?”

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?) luistertoets engels vwo 2009

“Why?”

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

This year, he was running late. His car wouldn’t start, his phone was dead, and the prize ceremony was already twenty minutes in. He burst through the door of Chapter & Verse bookshop, expecting to see a proud parent handing a trophy to a shy girl. His mum called this morning to pull him out

“Fifty pounds and a gold bookmark.”

“Okay. Last thing – any controversy? A runner-up who felt robbed?”

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