A CONVERSATION WITH AMY TAN
0) According to Amy Tan, a book is like windows or doors to your mind which you can get out of to explore the world.- Some elements constitute a good place to start a story: ________________, ________________, ________________, ________________.
- When you read a book, you go through the same feelings, _____________________, _____________________, as the characters.
- Amy Tan’s parents thought that learning Mandarin would affect _____________________ to learn English.
- Her mother and her friends used to sit around the kitchen table and talk about the _____________________.
- At around the age of 8, she used to read Thesaurus and felt each of the words in the book were like _____________________ to her.
- Her mother’s many warnings made her grow up with a _____________________.
- Amy Tan’s grandmother had been the daughter of a _____________________.
- When her great-grandfather died, Amy’s grandmother and her mother were left _____________________, and felt very ashamed.
- Her mother’s warnings were her way to say she _____________________.
- Amy Tan started making up things when she _____________________ to her friends when she moved from one place to the other.
KEY
- Some elements constitute a good place to start a story: CONFUSION, CONFLICTS, AMBIGUITIES, AMBIVALENCE.
- When you read a book, you go through the same feelings, JOY, TRAGEDY, LOSS, as the characters.
- Amy Tan’s parents thought that learning Mandarin would affect HER ABILITY to learn English.
- Her mother and her friends used to sit around the kitchen table and talk about the OLD DAYS.
- At around the age of 8, she used to read Thesaurus and felt each of the words in the book were like LITTLE STORIES to her.
- Her mother’s many warnings made her grow up with a SENSE OF DANGER.
- Amy Tan’s grandmother had been the daughter of a SCHOLAR.
- When her great-grandfather died, Amy’s grandmother and her mother were left DESTITUTE and felt very ashamed.
- Her mother’s warnings were her way to say she LOVED HER.
- Amy Tan started making up things when she WROTE LETTERS to her friends when she moved from one place to the other.
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