María Daniela Quesada Navarro - 2021031521

Verification Activity 3
General Information
 The deadline to complete this assignment will be on September 30th, 2022, at 9:30am.

 If there is any question, contact your professor at jvallecillo@itcr.ac.cr

Instructions
 Go to tecDigital > Documentos > Verification Activities > “ Activity 3 - DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 30”
 Download the following documents:
o Audio - Streaming.mp3
o Streaming - Script.pdf
o Vocabulary - Streaming.pdf

Task 1
Download the audio file “Streaming” and its transcript. Listen carefully and complete the activities below.
Match words from each column to make collocations found in the article.

1. Big a. giant 1–e

2. Global b. rules 2–a

3. Supply c. living 3–f

4. Cost of d. pretty penny 4–c

5. To pull e. gun 5–h

6. To play by the f. chain 6–b

7. To cost a g. titans 7–d

8. Tech h. the plug 8–g

Task 2
HIGHLIGHT the correct answer(s).

1. Which of the following is NOT used to describe something big and powerful?
a. Global giant
b. Goliath
c. Heavy hitter
d. Doom and gloom

2. Which of the following are closest in meaning to each other? [choose 2]

a. Re-evaluate
b. Extend to
c. Stick with
d. Take a hard look at

3. The items in a streaming company’s ________ are referred to as _______.

a. license / subscribers
b. platform / locales
c. library / titles
d. ecosystem / subcultures

4. Something that will happen even if you try to prevent it is ___________.

a. Astronomical
b. Inevitable
c. Robust
d. Hefty

5. The highest level within a _________ system might be called ________.

a. tiered / premium
b. programming / long tail
c. user-friendly / price-sensitive
d. traditional / heavyweight

6. Products or services that are grouped together are __________.

a. bricks and mortar
b. scrambled
c. bundled
d. discerning

7. If something becomes very popular, we can say that it… [choose 2]

a. Launches
b. Takes off
c. Explodes
d. Signs up

8. The TV programs and movies that a streaming service provides its subscribers is called its __________.
a. ecosystem
b. soaring
c. rumblings
d. offerings