Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 04 - World culture - Charles Dickens: Writer and campaigner for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Watch again. Why would each speaker like to meet this person and what do they admire about them?

Answer

  • George Orwell: to ask why he wrote the books, admires his work
  • Frederico Garcia Lorca: he was a man of the people, admires him taking theatre to rural Spain
  • Tom Hanks: he's inspirational. admires the diverse roles he's played, the awards he's won and the fact he does a lot for charity
  • Desmond Tutu: a great leader and political figure, admires his energy and the fact he takes issues personally