Unit 6: Listening
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- Q1
Philip Meyer writes about …
journalism
animals in danger of extinction
life in the year 2043
the reasons that newsprint will never “die”
models made with newspapers
the future of newsprint
300s - Q2
Which of the following statements is true for young people in the United Kingdom?
They spend 24% less time reading national newspapers.
They spend 30% less time reading national newspapers.
They spend 30% more time reading national newspapers.
They spend 35% less time reading national newspapers.
They spend 30% less time reading national social media pages.
They spend 15% less time reading national newspapers.
300s - Q3
It is predicted that …
50% of the world’s main newspapers will “die” over the next 20 to 30 years
newspapers will possibly “die”
newspapers will start shutting down soon
20% to 30% of the world’s main newspapers will “die”
no newspapers will “die”
50% of the world’s main jobs will disappear.
300s - Q4
Between the years 1990 and 2004, …
employment in the newspaper industry fell by 18%
people started working in more types of jobs in the newspaper industry
big newspapers in the US published 18% more newspapers
employment in the newspaper industry fell by 80%
employment in the newspaper industry rose by 18%
big newspapers in the UK published 18% more newspapers
300s - Q5
To attract more young readers, newspapers have …
included more articles about entertainment and lifestyle
started publishing newspapers every week
begun reporting more on international influencers
stopped giving out free daily papers
started publishing newspapers every day
begun reporting more on international affairs and politics
300s - Q6
The New York Times is an example of a newspaper...
that doesn’t appear online
that will probably always survive
that caters only to sources from all around the world
that will probably never survive
that caters only to Americans
that probably won’t be published in 50 years
300s - Q7
The website of Britain’s The Guardian has got …
about the same amount of readers in Britain and the US
half as many readers as the real newspaper has got
more readers in Britain than in the US
twice as many readers as the real newspaper has got
just as many readers in the US as in Britain
double the readers in Britain than in the US
300s - Q8
Some people prefer newspapers to online news because …
they think they’re more profitable than online news
they can easily find stories that they may want to read again
they think they’re more entertaining to read
they think they’re easier to read
they think they’re more interesting
the web stories are the same from hour to hour
300s - Q9
How does the guest feel at the end?
The topic is an interesting one
It's not been so pleasurable
Newspapers will never die out
The debate is ongoing
It's not a pleasure to be asked about the topic
It's been an ejoyable experience
300s - Q10
What type of text have you been listening to?
a conversation
an intereaction
a Question and Answer session
a monologue
a debate
an interview
300s