When James Whinnery left school, he didn’t know what to do, and his family was worried about his _____.
future
10
Then he saw an ______ for some talent tests. James believed he didn’t have any talents, but he wanted to find out.
advert
10
______ people went to the test center and took part in various talent tests, such as _____ singing, diving, and remember _____.
Nine hundred_opera_faces
25
A small group of people, including James, did well in the language tests. James was ________ because he didn't study any language at school.
surprised
10
The testers wanted people with a good ear for sounds. ' Languages are like ______', explained one tester.
music
10
Next, James and his new friends learnt some Turkish. Then, they repeated lists of _______ words because their next challenge was to work in a Turkish _________.
food _ restaurant
20
The language learners greeted _________ and took food ________ in Turkish.
customers _ orders
20
James was the best Turkish speaker in the group. So, he won an ________ course and __________ trip to Jordan.
Arabic_ 5 week
25
James moved to London to study Arabic - a very _________ language for most learners.
difficult
10
The Arabic teachers were helpful, but _______. The alphabet and pronunciation weren't easy to understand, but James learned ______ ________ new words each day!
strict _ one hundred
20
When he had an interview on an Arabic _________ station in London, he couldnt' answer the ___________'s questions.
radio _ interviewer
20
When James couldn't answer the questions in the interview, he was _______ with himself, but he carried on with his studies and travelled to _________.
cross_Jordan
25
James lived with a _______ in Jordan, so he spoke the language every day.
family
10
On his last day in Jordan, James was on _______ for twenty-minute interview in Arabic!
TV
10
The interview on TV was a ________! "If I can do that, I can do anything!" laughed James.
success
15
Back at home, James' family were all ________ of him, and his ________ started to change.
