Listening 1: A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

You are going to hear a telephone conversation between two friends. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.

1.        Why is John phoning? ...........................................................................

2.   What kind of film does "Who's Watching?" seem to be? ……………………

3.        What is Jenny doing? ………………………………………………………...

4.        What's the title of the book Jenny mentions? ..............................................

5.   Why hasn't Jenny got the quotation she needs? ………………………………….

6.   Write out the complete quotation as John reads it ………………………………

Listening 2: PEOPLE TALKING

а) Look at the following conversation and underline the key words that help you decide who the speakers are, where they are and what they are talking about

A: Do you need any help, madam?

B: Yes. I've tried these on and they're a bit tight around the toes. I was wondering if you had them in the next size up.

A: I'll just go and check for you.

b) Now listen to some more people speaking and answer the following questions

For extracts 1-4, what are they talking about?

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For extracts 5-7, where are they?

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For extracts 8-10, who is speaking?

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Listening 3: AN INTERVIEW

a) Look at these pictures and discuss the questions below

1.    What impression do these photos give you?

2.    Is there anything in the photos that makes them look old-fashioned?

3.      Do you and your friends play video games? Why/Why not?

4.      What are some of the negative effects of video games?

5.      How can video games be educational?

6.      Some people say video games encourage violence? What do you think?

b) You are going to listen to a part of an interview with an expert on the video games industry talking about the increasing popularity of gaming. Listen to the interview and complete the notes.

1.    The interviewer wonders why video games don't get the. …………..they deserve.

2.    Total value of games sold last year: …………………………………………

3.      Similar figures for profits from films: ………………………………………

4.      Annual growth rate of video games market in the last two decades: ………..

5.      The man says the normal age of decision-makers on TV programmes is ………………………………………………………...

6.      Two reasons why gaming is rarely covered on TV:

7.      games don't have ……………………………….

8.      gaming has its own ……………………...……..

9.      Current target markets for hardware companies: …………….  …………….. and ……………………….  …………………………… .

10.  Most computer-based game players are female, aged ……………..  ………..

11.  Many people criticize video games for being …………………. ………….

12.  The man suggests people should spend more time having ……… ………….