LISTENING PRACTICE

1) HER MOTHER’S DAUGHTER

1. About an adolescent child / Involves three generations of one family
2. Was challenging for the podcast presenter to finish
3. Partly told from a child’s perspective

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

1. Involves three generations of one family / About an adolescent child

2. Includes murder in the story

3.Features a normal family

TOTAL SCORE IS OUT 4 OF 6 (67%)

1.The presenter and Helen differ on … 

how they see the characters in the book. / how much they enjoyed reading the book.

2. Helen enjoyed 'Her Mother's Daughter' because …

It’s totally different from her own life 

3.What is 'Her Mother's Daughter' about?

The way a mother's childhood affects her when she has children herself

4. Why are sad books about families popular, according to Anna?

All families have similar problems, they're just less dramatic.

5.What aspect of 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' will people be able to relate to?

how we feel when people we know are killed / what it's like to bring up teenagers

6.What do the two books have in common?

They're both about how parents affect their children.

TOTALLY SCORE IS OUT 4 OF 6 (67%)