80 UNiT 12 | The future of … Spot the mistakes Read what a young poet has to say about his inspiration, background and hopes for the future. Then proofread the text, looking for any spelling or punctuation mistakes. Circle any mistakes you find using a colour such as red or green, and write the correct version on the side of the text. LANGUAGE 4 Thoughts of a young poet I always wanted too be a writer, from a very young age. I started writing storys when I was about 10 years old, and than, when I was 17, I first started writing poems. But writing poems is much harder. You have to say so much in just a few words. I find getting the ryme right the hardest thing of all. For inspiration, I mainly rely on my memries. I’m lucky because I had a really happy childhood. Most of my poems are upbeat. I think to much poetry these days is miserable and deppressing. It’s great to be a published autor at my age, although I can’t give up my job just yet. It is my Dream that one day I will earn enough from my writing to life as a full-time writer. If you want to become a succesful poet one day I have two pieces of advise for you. One is to read as much poetry as you can, by as many differant authors as possible: the second is to start writing today. I think, that just 10 minutes a day can make all the difference. Practise makes perfect. Unless you have natural talent, you have to work at it weak in, weak out. Time travel: Odd one out Look at the words below. Which one is the odd one out and why? Check the topics in 9a on p. 158 of your coursebook for help. 1 retired – accidentally – glorious – dazzling 2 spicy – organic – demanding – processed 3 coach – scooter – hoverboard – palace 4 motorbike – helmet – blouse – underwear 5 gardening – cooking – studying – sleeping 6 hallway – study – basement – restaurant LANGUAGE 3 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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