Listening task #2. Listen to an excerpt from a TV news flash. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. the information in Dan's report is new. Dan has seen tanks on the streets. Dan knows where the president is. The top story in most of the tabloids is about a war. Two broadsheets have differing opinions on the education reforms. The government is concerned about racist articles in the press. Task #3 1. The novelist J.D. Salinger went to university but a) Was asked to leave b) Received poor grades in his first year c) Left before finishing the first year d) Did not regard getting a degree as “success” 2. Salinger’s famous novel about adolescence was a) Popular mainly because it was controversial b) Only popular with young readers c) Extremely popular but condemned by some people d) Not taught in many schools first 3. Because Salinger refused to be in the public eye, a) People stopped asking him for interviews b) Nobody was even sure what religion he was c) He was rarely talked about d) His fame actually increased 4. Harper Lee’s education was a) Most as successful as she had hoped b) More successful than Salinger’s c) Not as successful as Salinger’s d) Very similar to Salinger’s 5. How did Harper Lee find time to write her first novel? a) A friend paid for her to take a year off work b) A friend got her work as a songwriter in New York c) She couldn’t find a job in New York d) She wrote slowly for ten years in total
