Luistertoets Engels Vwo 2009 -

Mrs. Higgins smiled. “She said, and I quote: ‘I only entered because my mum made me. I’d rather be at home watching telly.’”

Mark sighed and took out his notebook. “Right. Chloe. Cat. Anything else? A quote?”

Mrs. Higgins lowered her voice. “Actually… there was a mix-up. The judges originally chose a boy named Sam. Great story about a robot. But Sam withdrew.” luistertoets engels vwo 2009

Mark closed his notebook. “And nobody thought to tell the newspaper?”

“Why?”

Mrs. Higgins looked up. “Gone home. The winner was announced at 4 PM.”

Mrs. Higgins nodded. “That’ll sell.” (Einde verhaal – geschikt voor een luistertoets met vragen over: waarom was Mark te laat? Wat was de echte reden dat Sam won? Wat is de houding van de journalist?) I’d rather be at home watching telly

Mark stopped writing. “So the real winner was Sam. But he quit because of stage fright. And Chloe won by default?”

“Who won?”

“Where is everyone?” Mark asked, out of breath.

“Yes.”