Christina Lamb : I do not feel that I am abandoning my child in any way (1.0) I am there for him when he needs me, I provide for him, I am there for him when he is ill, I am only a phone call away.
Interviewer : You claim to be there for your child, however your time is dominated by your work. Your husband has the pressure of looking after him. I know that you are a very successful and independent women, but seriously do you not think that your son deserves more attention?
Christina Lamb : Excuse me, are you trying to insinuate that I am a bad parent because I work? If so, I am a excellent parent, I provide my son with everything he needs.
Interviewer : Mrs. Lamb, I am sorry if I have offended you in any way. I am not assuming anything however, your work plays a very important role within your life, am I right?
Christina Lamb : Yes it does, I want to show women who have children that they can have a career and still be a good parent. I get such a thrill from my job, I love being in the heart of the action. I am the person who informs the world about day to day affairs about War, a job that most people can not handle.
Interviewer : I can personally say that you are a very strong women for doing your job. I could not do it. But do you not miss your family?
Christina Lamb : Of course I miss them, but I knew that I would have to spend days abroad when I took on the job. But I think that I am able to juggle my family life with my work life.
Interviewer : How can you juggle them both, if you spend more time working than you do with your own family. Surely your family is more important?
Christina Lamb : This is a question which I have no specific answer to. My work life means the world to me, I have reached my goal of becoming a successful war correspondent. But my son is my flesh and blood, he is a part of me, and he deserves my undivided attention 24/7. I would love to spend more time with my family, but that would mean spending less time working and that is not an option.
WWW
ReplyDeleteTook into account the purpose of the interview
Linked with source material
EBI
The interviewer wasn't so harsh!
20/25
www: clear grasp of task with stylistic shaping evident. Successful language use for audience.
ReplyDeleteebi: needs to be longer
Mark band 3: (18 marks)
WWW- Good use in language techniques and characterisation of Christina Lamb by the way she spoke.
ReplyDeleteEBI- Sounded more like a debate than an interview.
www - I like the abrasive nature of the interview, it shows that you have considered the potential for conflict and how an aggressive interviewer can unsettle a guest. However, this is more often the feature of a live interview where the conditions are controlled by the broadcaster and medium. An interview in a magazine would be different - how and why?
ReplyDeleteebi - grammar, some basic errors, use of the phrase 'if so' doesn't make sense with the preceding remarks.
- too general a discussion, you need to draw more explicitly on the source material in terms of anecdote, imagery and language.
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