CEPT Practice: CEPT Practice C1 level SHORT LISTENING about TWO WRITERS

You hear two writers talking about their daily routine. When talking about finding ideas for writing, the man says that

A he uses emails as a source of stimulation for stories.

B he looks for original plots in newspaper stories.

C he avoids depending on the internet for storylines.

Audioscript

Man: My day starts with a look at the papers.

Woman: Oh, really? I deal with emails before

anything else.

Man: Emails used to be exciting … now it’s all

just stuff to clear. I’m pretty disciplined

about checking them, but I find it doesn’t

hurt to switch off the internet most of the

time … although I sometimes need to

consult it for reference. No, I start with

the news and concentrate on the humaninterest

stories – I couldn’t make up that

kind of thing, so why bother, when I can

get a spark of inspiration so easily …

Woman: I’ve been meaning to tell you, I’ve started

to write standing, with my keyboard and

mouse at waist height. I reason that being

on my feet for hours is a form of exercise.

I think it wards off all those nasty things

that start happening in the body when

you’re seated, though I’m probably kidding

myself.

Man: Well, I force myself to take a long walk in

the afternoon, but I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t

have a voice in my head reminding me that

it’s also good for my brain. To be honest,

I jump at the chance to opt out, say, if it’s

raining. If that’s the case, I’ll sometimes do

some sit-ups indoors, but with a feeling of

resignation.

The correct answer is letter B.

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