Mark closed his notebook. “And nobody thought to tell the newspaper?”
“Fifty pounds and a gold bookmark.”
“Yes.”
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 luistertoets engels vwo 2009
Mark stopped writing. “So the real winner was Sam. But he quit because of stage fright. And Chloe won by default?” Mark closed his notebook
Mrs. Higgins looked up. “Gone home. The winner was announced at 4 PM.” “So the real winner was Sam
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.