Listening: Radio centenary

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Listening B!
Elena Galindo
Quiz by Elena Galindo, updated more than 1 year ago
Elena Galindo
Created by Elena Galindo almost 4 years ago
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Question 1

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1 The Forest Radio Laboratory first broadcasted …
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  • A on 30th January, 1910
  • B a live public performance
  • C a recorded programme from their New York studios

Question 2

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2 On this first programme …
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  • A two singers performed arias
  • B there were millions of listeners
  • C an instrumental concert was transmitted

Question 3

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3 Experts …
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  • A believe the radio has survived with difficulties
  • B have repeatedly predicted the disappearance of the radio
  • C state that the radio has had to compete with TV to survive

Question 4

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4 Steve Keeney explains that some radio stations have coexisted with New Technologies because the radio …
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  • A is a good invention
  • B transmits mainly for big audiences
  • C allows listeners to talk about their ideas

Question 5

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5 In the 1960s …
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  • A parents listened to pop music programmes
  • B the radio participated in the creation of pop culture
  • C teenagers enjoyed listening to the radio under their pillows

Question 6

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6 Pirate radios started in order to …
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  • A change laws all over the world
  • B protest against some radio stations
  • C rebel against transmission regulations

Question 7

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7 BBC radio …
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  • A has over 7 national stations
  • B has stations in the USA and the UK
  • C is listened to by more than 30 million people

Question 8

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8 The speaker says …
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  • A most people listen to the radio on the Internet
  • B more than one million people listen to Radio 4 weekly
  • C The Archers is the most popular soap opera on British radio

Question 9

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9 Listener Wendy Lee thinks that the radio is still alive because …
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  • A it costs nothing
  • B it is easy to use
  • C everybody listens to it

Question 10

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10 The recording wants to explain …
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  • A why the radio was invented
  • B the birth and evolution of the radio
  • C why it was difficult to survive for the radio
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