Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 9. Which of the following is TRUE about Kelly’s plans? 1) She expects to get new offers. 2) She is not going to leave London. 3) She wants to cancel the current contract.

Presenter: Hello, everybody, and welcome to our daily program '5 Minutes with a Star'. Today in our studio, we are lucky to have Kelly Green, a famous opera singer. Hello, Kelly. Kelly: Good afternoon. It's a pleasure being here. Thank you so much for inviting me here today. Presenter: I'd like to give our listeners a few facts about our guest. Kelly Green is a lyric soprano who has appeared internationally in both operas and musicals. Her opera credits include Madeline and the Marriage of Figaro. Her other theatre credits include North American tours of The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins, Westside Story and The Addams Family. Kelly: Well, I guess you have just listed all of my major roles. I have been exceptionally lucky to get them, considering my age. Not many actresses of my age are offered roles like that. Presenter: You have recently joined the cast of the iconic musical The Ghost. Can you tell us how it all happened? Kelly: Well, I moved to London two years ago and was so fortunate to get roles in two world premiere operas almost at once. It took me a lot of auditions to get these roles, but they were important for me as they included acting, singing, and dance calls. They were an amazing experience and I loved every moment of these two performances. The producer of The Ghost noticed me in one of the shows and offered the main role in his musical to me. Presenter: How would you describe your heroine? Kelly: In my opinion, she is really a misunderstood woman and is often marked as the villain of this piece. To me, however, she is extraordinary. When you think about her, a woman in the late 1800s, you get stunned at how she worked her way to independence. It is quite inspiring. Presenter: Many opera singers have performed this role. What is special about your vision of her? Kelly: This role is already a part of my soul. In fact, the music and artistic staff of the musical have been so collaborative and supportive in helping me really make this character my own. I have added little bits and nuances throughout the piece that I think the audience will really love. But it wouldn't be a good idea to reveal them all just before the first night show. You'll have to come and see it for yourself. Presenter: You have performed at many venues in the USA. How does it feel to be living and performing in London? Kelly: I absolutely love being here in London. I have always loved the city, so it was a dream come true when I moved here. The theatre culture and history here are so rich. You know, I have performed in 48 out of 50 US states so far, and we do have some stunning venues in the United States. However, I must say there is something quite special about performing in a venue that has been around since before the US was a country. It is such an honour to sing in a place where so much history has been made. Presenter: How long will you be performing in London? And what comes next for you after The Ghost? Kelly: I will be singing the role for about a year on this current contract. I will be headed to New Jersey, the USA for a short trip in the spring for Beethoven's 9th symphony concert with the Bay Atlantic Symphony and then continuing my current journey here. I'm excited to see what the future holds and am so grateful for this next step. Hopefully, I'll get more exciting roles. I love exploring new characters and I feel I get better as an actress with each new role that I get. Presenter: Thank you very much for talking with us today, Kelly. We wish you good luck and we're looking forward to seeing more performances starring you. Kelly: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 3. What do we learn about Kelly Wright at the beginning of the interview? 1) Most of her books are bestsellers. 2) She writes entertaining stories. 3) She is a journalist in New York.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our weekly programme 'Generation Gap'. Today in our studio we have Kelly Wright, the author of the recently published New York Times bestseller 'Tell Me More', Teenagers' Stories. She is known for her honest and humorous storytelling. She is also the mother of two teenage daughters, aged 14 and 16. Kelly is here with us today to talk about what she's learned, and is still learning, about raising teens. Hello, Kelly! Kelly: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: Your children are now teenagers. Has it changed how you speak and write about yourself and your kids? Kelly: It doesn't change what I'm willing to share about myself, but I am limited in what family stories I can tell. I pick stories that we as a family have already processed together and that I know are fair game. There is a lot of pain in adolescence and I can't use those stories to make a point. People feel pain from middle school, high school and into their adulthood. There is a tenderness that I am not going to touch right now. Presenter: What do you find is the biggest challenge of parenting teenagers? Kelly: One thing I am sort of surprised about is I find myself kind of tongue-tied sometimes when I try to initiate a deeper conversation. I default to these really shallow topics like asking if they have a lot of homework. I don't know why I am asking, nor do they care to tell me. What I really want to talk about is how it feels to be them these days, what makes them happy today, that sort of thing. Presenter: Would they engage in that kind of conversation? Kelly: It's kind of awkward sometimes. Teenagers are just like anyone else. They aren't in the mood to talk about what makes them happy. When I think back on my teenage years, I did not care what my mother thought about anything. I'm just a tiny, small voice over here. That's exactly how I was at their age, and that's fine. It's just funny because I thought I would be really good at this part. This was when I was going to kick in as a really valued advisor, and nothing could be further from the truth. Presenter: When your kids aren't open to these conversations, what is the alternative? Kelly: I am very much into the potted plant theory, which is if there has been a potted plant in your room your whole life, and then someone were to take that out, you would notice it was gone. Just be a potted plant for your kid. Let them look over and see that you are there, and if they should need you, you are right where you are supposed to be. You are available. There is a lot of comfort in having another person in the room. Presenter: Now that you have two teens, if you could have prepared for it, what do you wish you would have known? Kelly: I was projecting way too far into the future. I didn't realize how much they were going to change every six months. I wish I hadn't been so pessimistic in my thinking about some bad habits of my children because those habits come and go. My children are really still in development, but they don't look like that. They look like finished adults, but they aren't even close. Presenter: What advice do you want to give to parents of teenagers? Kelly: I think parents need to realize that they have a lot in common with our kids. When we are children, we like to think we'll never repeat the mistakes of our parents. But we repeat them all the time because life goes in circles. Our children will be like us one day, making the same mistakes. And it's okay, because that's life, and there's no need to worry about that. Presenter: Thank you, Kelly. It has been very interesting talking to you. Kelly: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 4. Having teenage children, Kelly has to … 1) carefully choose the plots for her stories. 2) devote more time to writing about teenagers. 3) limit the amount of time she spends with her kids.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our weekly programme 'Generation Gap'. Today in our studio we have Kelly Wright, the author of the recently published New York Times bestseller 'Tell Me More', Teenagers' Stories. She is known for her honest and humorous storytelling. She is also the mother of two teenage daughters, aged 14 and 16. Kelly is here with us today to talk about what she's learned, and is still learning, about raising teens. Hello, Kelly! Kelly: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: Your children are now teenagers. Has it changed how you speak and write about yourself and your kids? Kelly: It doesn't change what I'm willing to share about myself, but I am limited in what family stories I can tell. I pick stories that we as a family have already processed together and that I know are fair game. There is a lot of pain in adolescence and I can't use those stories to make a point. People feel pain from middle school, high school and into their adulthood. There is a tenderness that I am not going to touch right now. Presenter: What do you find is the biggest challenge of parenting teenagers? Kelly: One thing I am sort of surprised about is I find myself kind of tongue-tied sometimes when I try to initiate a deeper conversation. I default to these really shallow topics like asking if they have a lot of homework. I don't know why I am asking, nor do they care to tell me. What I really want to talk about is how it feels to be them these days, what makes them happy today, that sort of thing. Presenter: Would they engage in that kind of conversation? Kelly: It's kind of awkward sometimes. Teenagers are just like anyone else. They aren't in the mood to talk about what makes them happy. When I think back on my teenage years, I did not care what my mother thought about anything. I'm just a tiny, small voice over here. That's exactly how I was at their age, and that's fine. It's just funny because I thought I would be really good at this part. This was when I was going to kick in as a really valued advisor, and nothing could be further from the truth. Presenter: When your kids aren't open to these conversations, what is the alternative? Kelly: I am very much into the potted plant theory, which is if there has been a potted plant in your room your whole life, and then someone were to take that out, you would notice it was gone. Just be a potted plant for your kid. Let them look over and see that you are there, and if they should need you, you are right where you are supposed to be. You are available. There is a lot of comfort in having another person in the room. Presenter: Now that you have two teens, if you could have prepared for it, what do you wish you would have known? Kelly: I was projecting way too far into the future. I didn't realize how much they were going to change every six months. I wish I hadn't been so pessimistic in my thinking about some bad habits of my children because those habits come and go. My children are really still in development, but they don't look like that. They look like finished adults, but they aren't even close. Presenter: What advice do you want to give to parents of teenagers? Kelly: I think parents need to realize that they have a lot in common with our kids. When we are children, we like to think we'll never repeat the mistakes of our parents. But we repeat them all the time because life goes in circles. Our children will be like us one day, making the same mistakes. And it's okay, because that's life, and there's no need to worry about that. Presenter: Thank you, Kelly. It has been very interesting talking to you. Kelly: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 5. It’s sometimes hard for Kelly to … 1) make her children do their homework. 2) have a hearty talk with her children. 3) ask her children shallow questions.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our weekly programme 'Generation Gap'. Today in our studio we have Kelly Wright, the author of the recently published New York Times bestseller 'Tell Me More', Teenagers' Stories. She is known for her honest and humorous storytelling. She is also the mother of two teenage daughters, aged 14 and 16. Kelly is here with us today to talk about what she's learned, and is still learning, about raising teens. Hello, Kelly! Kelly: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: Your children are now teenagers. Has it changed how you speak and write about yourself and your kids? Kelly: It doesn't change what I'm willing to share about myself, but I am limited in what family stories I can tell. I pick stories that we as a family have already processed together and that I know are fair game. There is a lot of pain in adolescence and I can't use those stories to make a point. People feel pain from middle school, high school and into their adulthood. There is a tenderness that I am not going to touch right now. Presenter: What do you find is the biggest challenge of parenting teenagers? Kelly: One thing I am sort of surprised about is I find myself kind of tongue-tied sometimes when I try to initiate a deeper conversation. I default to these really shallow topics like asking if they have a lot of homework. I don't know why I am asking, nor do they care to tell me. What I really want to talk about is how it feels to be them these days, what makes them happy today, that sort of thing. Presenter: Would they engage in that kind of conversation? Kelly: It's kind of awkward sometimes. Teenagers are just like anyone else. They aren't in the mood to talk about what makes them happy. When I think back on my teenage years, I did not care what my mother thought about anything. I'm just a tiny, small voice over here. That's exactly how I was at their age, and that's fine. It's just funny because I thought I would be really good at this part. This was when I was going to kick in as a really valued advisor, and nothing could be further from the truth. Presenter: When your kids aren't open to these conversations, what is the alternative? Kelly: I am very much into the potted plant theory, which is if there has been a potted plant in your room your whole life, and then someone were to take that out, you would notice it was gone. Just be a potted plant for your kid. Let them look over and see that you are there, and if they should need you, you are right where you are supposed to be. You are available. There is a lot of comfort in having another person in the room. Presenter: Now that you have two teens, if you could have prepared for it, what do you wish you would have known? Kelly: I was projecting way too far into the future. I didn't realize how much they were going to change every six months. I wish I hadn't been so pessimistic in my thinking about some bad habits of my children because those habits come and go. My children are really still in development, but they don't look like that. They look like finished adults, but they aren't even close. Presenter: What advice do you want to give to parents of teenagers? Kelly: I think parents need to realize that they have a lot in common with our kids. When we are children, we like to think we'll never repeat the mistakes of our parents. But we repeat them all the time because life goes in circles. Our children will be like us one day, making the same mistakes. And it's okay, because that's life, and there's no need to worry about that. Presenter: Thank you, Kelly. It has been very interesting talking to you. Kelly: Thank you.

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 3–9 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Прослушайте запись дважды. Пример ответа: 1 6. When Kelly was a teenager, she … 1) cared about her mother’s opinion. 2) was similar to her own children. 3) had a very good advisor at school.

Presenter: Hello everybody and welcome to our weekly programme 'Generation Gap'. Today in our studio we have Kelly Wright, the author of the recently published New York Times bestseller 'Tell Me More', Teenagers' Stories. She is known for her honest and humorous storytelling. She is also the mother of two teenage daughters, aged 14 and 16. Kelly is here with us today to talk about what she's learned, and is still learning, about raising teens. Hello, Kelly! Kelly: Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today. Presenter: Your children are now teenagers. Has it changed how you speak and write about yourself and your kids? Kelly: It doesn't change what I'm willing to share about myself, but I am limited in what family stories I can tell. I pick stories that we as a family have already processed together and that I know are fair game. There is a lot of pain in adolescence and I can't use those stories to make a point. People feel pain from middle school, high school and into their adulthood. There is a tenderness that I am not going to touch right now. Presenter: What do you find is the biggest challenge of parenting teenagers? Kelly: One thing I am sort of surprised about is I find myself kind of tongue-tied sometimes when I try to initiate a deeper conversation. I default to these really shallow topics like asking if they have a lot of homework. I don't know why I am asking, nor do they care to tell me. What I really want to talk about is how it feels to be them these days, what makes them happy today, that sort of thing. Presenter: Would they engage in that kind of conversation? Kelly: It's kind of awkward sometimes. Teenagers are just like anyone else. They aren't in the mood to talk about what makes them happy. When I think back on my teenage years, I did not care what my mother thought about anything. I'm just a tiny, small voice over here. That's exactly how I was at their age, and that's fine. It's just funny because I thought I would be really good at this part. This was when I was going to kick in as a really valued advisor, and nothing could be further from the truth. Presenter: When your kids aren't open to these conversations, what is the alternative? Kelly: I am very much into the potted plant theory, which is if there has been a potted plant in your room your whole life, and then someone were to take that out, you would notice it was gone. Just be a potted plant for your kid. Let them look over and see that you are there, and if they should need you, you are right where you are supposed to be. You are available. There is a lot of comfort in having another person in the room. Presenter: Now that you have two teens, if you could have prepared for it, what do you wish you would have known? Kelly: I was projecting way too far into the future. I didn't realize how much they were going to change every six months. I wish I hadn't been so pessimistic in my thinking about some bad habits of my children because those habits come and go. My children are really still in development, but they don't look like that. They look like finished adults, but they aren't even close. Presenter: What advice do you want to give to parents of teenagers? Kelly: I think parents need to realize that they have a lot in common with our kids. When we are children, we like to think we'll never repeat the mistakes of our parents. But we repeat them all the time because life goes in circles. Our children will be like us one day, making the same mistakes. And it's okay, because that's life, and there's no need to worry about that. Presenter: Thank you, Kelly. It has been very interesting talking to you. Kelly: Thank you.