UNIT TEST 7 ● GROUP B

Dictation, Listening and Reading

Name: ________________________ Listening

Class: ________________________ 2 [Track 15] Listen to five people talking about
watching videos online. Choose from the list (A–G)
what is true about each speaker (1–5). Use the letters
Dictation only once. There are two extra letters.
1 [Track 14] Listen and write the sentences that you Speaker 1 ______
hear.
Speaker 2 ______
Speaker 3 ______
Speaker 4 ______
Speaker 5 ______

A The speaker mentions a negative part of their character.

B The speaker knows they watch too many videos.
C The speaker uses online videos to find out factual
information.
D The speaker thinks that online videos weren’t as good in
the past as they are now.
E The speaker can’t believe that online videos are so
popular.
/10 F The speaker’s job involves making online videos.
G The speaker spends less because of online videos.
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 UNIT TEST 7 ● GROUP B
Dictation, Listening and Reading

Reading  
3 Read what three people say about the future of  
television. For questions 1–5, choose from the people
(A–C). You can choose each person more than once. THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION
Which person … A Gina Fallon
When TV first started, there were only two or three channels to
1 thinks that in the future there will be more programmes choose from. This didn’t bother people at that time because
for people with specific interests? there was nothing else. Later, satellite and cable TV came
2 mentions a time when the quality of TV programmes was along. These companies offered a huge number of channels
for a monthly fee. But most people would agree that a lot of
not very high.
these programmes were poorly made and people spent more
3 believes that in the future your TV may recommend time changing channels trying to find something interesting
programmes to you? to watch than actually watching things. I think television will be
very different in the future. Firstly, more people are now
4 mentions the price viewers have to pay to watch a TV buying smart TVs which are linked to the Internet. One
channel? possibility that this creates is for the television to remember
5 likes having the freedom to watch programmes when what you have watched and, when you next switch on, t o
they want? tell you about programmes that you might be interested in.
We may also be able to link our televisions to our friends’
televisions and find out what they are watching so we can watch
1 the same. That will be cool!
2
B Leon Adams
3 Most people assume that television will continue to work
4 in the future as it does now, with programmes being shown
5 at the same time each week. However, most companies now
/10 offer a catch-up service where you can watch programmes
from the previous week that you have missed. There are also
online television providers who allow you to watch what you
/30 like, when it’s convenient for you, so you can watch a whole
series in one night. This is great for people like me who hate
 
waiting to find out what is going to happen next. One big
  advantage of having more flexible times for programmes is
that no-one can complain that ‘there’s nothing worth watching
  this evening’. It also means that television companies can
  show programmes for everyone, from popular series to
documentaries that only a handful of people will be
  interested in. So, you’ll always be able to find something to
watch, whoever you are.
 
C Dana Jones
 
In the past, I think there were a lot of really good programmes,
  although people always seemed to complain that there was
nothing worth watching. I worry that in the future we won’t
  get the same quality of programmes. In recent years, we have
seen more and more free video channels on the Internet. Why
   should people pay to watch television when they can spend
their evenings watching almost anything for free? Television
 
companies have to charge their viewers for their service, of
  course. But if the service is too expensive, no-one will sign up
for it. On the other hand, if the service is too cheap, the
  company won’t be able to afford to buy or make enough good
programmes. This creates a huge dilemma for television
  companies. I think it’s a bigger problem for them than keeping
up with the latest technological advances. I’m not sure what
 
solutions they will manage to find.
 

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