06/05/2012

Hi everyone!

Today I decided to go to 6 Minutes English from BBC Learning English. It is really interesting resource. I was listening to audio track under the title "Pulitzer Prize losers". It was a conversation between Jen and Chris. They were talking about the biggest prize for fiction in American literature - the Pulitzer Prize.
Surprisingly that this year, the judges at Colombia University New York have decided NO book is worthy of  the prize. This last happened in 1977, but there’s been a big change since then. Since 1980 the Pulitzers have revealed their short lists, so we now know the judges didn’t ultimately think much of Train Dreams, by Dennis Johnson, Swamplandia by Karen Russell, or The Pale King by David Foster-Wallis. Mr Wallis is no longer alive, but it’s a bit embarrassing for Johnson and Russell. The judges haven’t explained why they didn’t make the award, which would have meant a cheque for $10,000, and a lot of sale.
Yeah, that's really strange!
Unfortunately I don't have more time to practice my listening because I have to finish my coursework. That's all for now. Thank you!

by Aliona Tonkonig