General Listening 2022 Unit 3: Media Studies Compiled by Thu Truong (M.A.

HANDOUTS 5&6

QUIZ 3
Questions 1 – 5:
Listen and say whether the following statements are true or false according to the
speaker. Correct the statements that are false.
Source: Cullen, P. (2008). Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS. Cambridge University Press.

1. The speaker believes the general public is well-informed.

………………………………………………………………………….…………..
2. The Manly University project focused on stories about famous people.
………………………………………………………………………….…………..
3. Dan Taylor believes that the main aim of today’s mass media is to inform people.
………………………………………………………………………….…………..
4. The study revealed that newspapers avoid repeating on the gap between the rich and
the poor.
………………………………………………………………………….…………..
5. Important news stories appear in the back pages because this highlights their
importance.
………………………………………………………………………….…………..

Questions 6 – 13:
Listen again and find words or phrases that match these definitions.

6. a situation in which newspapers, radio and television are allowed to express

opinions openly: ……………………………….
7. to send out a programme on television or radio: ……………………………….
8. written about or spoken of in the news: ……………………………….
9. large systems consisting of many similar parts all of which are centrally controlled:
……………………………….
10. newspapers, radio and television when seen as a group: ……………………………
11. the deliberate removal of sections of a text or film considered to be unsuitable:
……………………………….
12. a popular newspaper with lots of pictures and short articles: …………….……….
13. words in large print at the start of a news or the main stories in the news: ……….….
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Questions 14 – 20:
Look at the following statements and the list of celebrities below.
Match each statement with the correct celebrity, A-D.
Write the correct letter, A-D, in Boxes 14 - 20 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.

Source: 6 Minute English. The fame game. Episode 140929/29 Sep 2014,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-25092014

14. His/her leather glove with shiny crystals became iconic in the 1980s.
15. People wanted to look like him/her.
16. He/she is considered by some experts to be the world's first modern-style celebrity.
17. His/her life was full of scandals, actions which cause shock and disapproval among
people.
18. He/she was accused of driving after drinking alcohol, and of vandalism.
19. His/her shiny leather glove was sold for US$ 350,000 at auction in 2009.
20. He/she is famous for being famous or being associated with someone who is.

List of Celebrities
A Michael Jackson
B Lord Byron
C Justin Bieber
D Paris Hilton

Answers:

14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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Questions 21 – 25:
Listen to a conversation about two different mobile phones and say whether the
questions below apply to
Now listen again write words that paraphrase the underlined words.
Source: Cullen, P. (2008). Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS. Cambridge University Press.

A the Smart Phone

B the Optima
C both the Smart Phone and the Optima

Example:
0. is small? ……………………………(A) compact

21. is easy to use? ……………...……………………………………………………………

22. has normal phone buttons? ……………………………………………………...………

23. shows a calendar without being asked? …………………………………………………

24. has the most up-to-date technology? ………………………………..……..……………

25. can obtain information from the Internet? ……………………………….....…………

Questions 26 – 30:
Listen to five people speaking. Each one has forgotten the name for something.
What is the word they need to use?
Source: Cullen, P. (2008). Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS. Cambridge University Press.

Speaker A: I used my (26) every day.

Speaker B: I use my computer as a (27) .

Speaker C: I would like to get a (28) .

Speaker D: I can’t imagine what it was like without (29) .

Speaker E: I would love to get my mother a (30) .