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some Note-TAKING SYMBOLS and Abbrevıatıons

The following are some useful abbreviations you can learn to use while taking notes. At first, it may seem difficult to use these, because you are changing the way you write. However, after a short time, they will be easy to use, you will use them automatically, and you will start inventing your own abbreviations.

Abbreviation	Meaning
w/	with
w/o	without
bw	between
@	at, around, about, in
#	isn’t, is different from, doesn’t equal
X	times
ps	person
pp	people
v.	very
bc	because
+	and
>	more than
<	less than
fr	from
=	is, is the same as, equals
4	for
	leads to, goes to, causes, as a result
ie, ex, e.g.	for example, that is
1920s	i.e. 1920-1929; similarly 1970s
$	money ($$$= lots of money)
etc.	and son on
diff.	difficult
imp.	important importance
min.	minimum
max.	maximum
1st	first
2nd	second
3rd	third
info.	information
lang.	language
G.B.	Great Britain
U.K.	United Kingdom
Eng.	English
Brit.	British
Q.	question
A.	answer
no.	number
ss	students
v.	very
s/t – sthg	something
s/o - sb	someone somebody
/	per (25 km/h)

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Chapter 1

Got Mılk? Why Not Bank It?
a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. valuable adj.: a. something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organization in order to help them

___2. donation n: b. someone who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject

___3. expert n: c. advice, information etc is very useful because it helps you to do something

___4. case n: d. to arrange for an event or activity to happen

___5. set up phr. v: e. an example of a particular situation or of something happening

b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What three things do people place in banks?
   

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2. 
   How many breast milk banks are there across the United States?
   

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3. 
   According to WHO, for how many months should the babies get breast milk?
   

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4. 
   For whom is breast milk especially important ?
   

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Chapter 2

Project Seeks Free E-Books for Colleges

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What is the name of the project?
   

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2. 
   What does it aim to create?
   

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3. 
   How can students use these electronic resources?
   

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4. 
   How many people are leading the project?
   

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5. 
   In which university does Richard Watson work at?
   

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6. 
   Which university does Donald Mc Cubbrey work?
   

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chapter 3

Architecture for Humanity Helps Poor Communities

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   In what conditions do people live in slums?
   

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2. 
   How many people will live in slums by 2020?
   

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3. 
   Where is Architecture for Humanity based?
   

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4. 
   What does Architecture for Humanity provide?
   

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5. 
   Who is Cameron Sinclair?
   

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6. 
   How many architects are parts of the network?
   

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chapter 4

When Fear Takes Control of the Mind

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What is a panic attack?
   

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2. 
   What are the symptoms of panic attack? (Write two of them)
   

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3. 
   Between what ages do people have their first panic attack?
   

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4. 
   Write one reason that triggers panic attack? (trigger: start, set off)
   

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5. 
   In the USA , how many people are affected by panic disorder?
   

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6. 
   What is the ratio between male and female patients who suffer from panic disorder?
   

(ratio: percentage, amount)

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chapter 5

Jessica Tandy, 1909-1994

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   When did Rich Kleinfeldt win Academy Award?
   

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2. 
   In how many stage shows has she appeared?
   

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3. 
   How long has she been acting?
   

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4. 
   When did she become an American citizen?
   

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5. 
   When and where was she born?
   

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6. 
   How old was she when her father died?
   

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7. 
   What led her to attend an acting school in nineteen twenty-four?
   

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8. 
   How old was she when she performed in her first play?
   

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9. 
   How did she solve the dress problem for the performance?
   

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chapter 6

Norway Plans to Store Seeds of ALL the World's Crops

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   Where will the government of Norway build the seed storage center?
   

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2. 
   How large will the place be?
   

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3. 
   When and where were the details of the plan published?
   

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4. 
   What international group is working on the project?
   

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5. 
   How much money will the project cost?
   

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Chapter 7

Alcatraz Island

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   Where is Alcatraz prison?
   

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2. 
   What is the other name of Alcatraz prison?
   

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3. 
   Between what years was Alcatraz a military prison?
   

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4. 
   Write two types of criminals who were sent to Alcatraz?
   

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5. 
   Why were the most dangerous criminals were detained in Alcatraz? Write one reason.
   

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6. 
   What happened in 1962?
   

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7. 
   When was it closed? Why?
   

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8. 
   Why so many people visit Alcatraz each year?
   

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Chapter 8

Pollution in China’s Air Creates Concern About Beijing Olympic Games

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   When will the games officially open?
   

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2. 
   What did environmental protection agency recommend people with breathing problems?
   

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3. 
   Where is Haile Gebrselassie from? What is her health problem?
   

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4. 
   If the air quality is too dangerous for athletes, what will the Olympic Committee do?
   

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Chapter 9

School, and FamIly, Budgets under Pressure

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   How many school children are starting a new school year?
   

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2. 
   What are the reasons of budget problems that schools face? Write two of them.
   

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3. 
   How much money will the US government spend on public education?
   

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4. 
   Write down two major sources of money for public schools?
   

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5. 
   How many states have budget problems?
   

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6. 
   Write down two income sources for Florida?
   

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Chapter 10

Portable Music Players Linked to Hearing Loss

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   According to the studies, what health problem can electronic music devices cause? Write down one
   

possible reason.

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2. 
   How many students and adults did the study involve?
   

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3. 
   Write down the two most popular music devices?
   

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4. 
   What percent of students and adults set the sound levels at high on their iPods?
   

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Chapter 11

World Gets a Call to Raise Food Production

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What is the final agreement reached at the end of UN conference?
   

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2. 
   By what percent do people need to increase food production in 2030?
   

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3. 
   How many countries attended the conference?
   

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4. 
   How long did the conference continue?
   

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5. 
   What does F.A.O represent?
   

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6. 
   What percent of poor people in the world depend on agriculture for living?
   

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Chapter 12

NEW GOVERNMENT in IRAQ

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What did the special United Nations diplomat Brahimi urge Iraqis to do? (urge: insist on, advise)
   

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2. 
   When will the national elections take place?
   

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3. 
   Who do the UN diplomat and American officials want to include in the government?
   

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4. 
   Why did Mr. Pachach reject the offer?
   

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5. 
   How many members does the cabinet have?
   

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Chapter 13

RUSSIA MOVES CLOSER to WTO

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   Is Russia a member of the World Trade Organization?
   

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2. 
   What did Russia agree to do by signing a trade agreement? (Write only 1)
   

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3. 
   What percentage of green house gases does Russia produce?
   

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4. 
   What was the total value of all goods and services produced by Russia last year?
   

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Chapter 14

WORLD WEALTH REPORT

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What kind of company is Capgemini?
   

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2. 
   What is the percentage of the increase in the number of people who had one million dollars or more in wealth from 2002 to 2003?
   

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3. 
   What are stocks and bonds called?
   

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4. 
   What doesn’t the World Wealth Report include in its measure of wealth? Why?
   

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5. 
   Who comprises the 70% of the most very wealthy people?
   

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Chapter 15

RONALD REAGAN

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   Ronald Reagan was the __________ president of the U.S.
   
2. 
   What was Ronald Reagan especially good at?
   

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3. 
   Why did Ronald Reagan take a screen test?
   

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4. 
   How many times did Ronald Reagan marry?
   

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5. 
   Why did Ronald Reagan later become known as ‘the Great Communicator’?
   

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6. 
   In 1966, for which state did Ronald Reagan announce his own candidacy for governorship?
   

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7. 
   What happened two months after Ronald Reagan won the U.S. presidential election?
   

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8. 
   What was the President’s main goal?
   

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9. 
   What was Reagan Doctrine?
   

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10. 
    According to some historians, how did Reagan help cause the fall of the Soviet Union?
    

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11. 
    What kind of disease did the President have?
    

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Chapter 16

PHILO FARNSWORTH

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   How many people were believed to have watched television as Neil Armstrong stepped out of
   

the space vehicle?

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2. 
   Who is Philo Taylor Farnsworth?
   

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3. 
   Who guided and opened the doors for Philo Farnsworth?
   

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4. 
   What were the two problems Philo had to solve before producing a working television system?
   

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5. 
   When did the U.S. government give Philo the patent documents?
   

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6. 
   What are the other devices that Mr. Farnsworth invented? (Write only 2.)
   

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Chapter 17

TEENAGERS PLAN for the FUTURE

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   From how many countries do students attend the ESOL program?
   

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2. 
   When did Quyhn’s family come from Vietnam?
   

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3. 
   What is Balla Kaba’s plan for the summer?
   

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4. 
   What do Quyhn Nguyen, Balla Kaba, and Solange- students in the ESOL program- have in common?
   

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Chapter 18

YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   Why did the traditional school schedule involve a three month holiday for children in the summer?
   

Write one of the reasons.

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2. 
   When did American schools first begin to work on changing the traditional system?
   

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3. 
   What do supporters of year-round schools suggest doing for students who need extra help?
   

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4. 
   What kind of people or organizations are against year-round schooling? Write two groups.
   

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5. 
   What is the number of American children who attend year-round schools now?
   

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Chapter 19

HAND WASHING

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   According to experts, what is the most effective way to prevent the spread of disease?
   

__________________________________________________________________________

2. 
   Write one of the organizations which carried out a study to urge hand washing around the world
   

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3. 
   How many lives could be saved each year if people washed their hands with soap often?
   

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4. 
   What is the easiest way to catch a cold?
   

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5. 
   Give two examples to the occasions when hand washing is important?
   

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6. 
   How long should people rub their hands to remove germs?
   

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Chapter 20

WONDERS of the WORLD

a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
­­___1. to exist a) to make serious public request for help, money, information,

___2. religious b) related to religion

___3. statue c) very old

___4. to appeal d) a large image of a person or animal made of stone, wood, or metal

___5. ancient e) to happen or to be real or alive
NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   When did Herodotus make the list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
   

__________________________________________________________________________

2. 
   Where were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
   

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3. 
   How tall was the statue of the Greek God Helios?
   

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4. 
   Where was the statue of the Greek God Zeus?
   

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5. 
   When was the Temple of Artemis built?
   

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6. 
   Which of the wonders still exist?
   

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7. 
   Why was the Great Wall built?
   

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8. 
   How many people could Coliseum hold?
   

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9. 
   Where is the Taj Mahal?
   

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10. 
    Where is Abu Simbel located?
    

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11. 
    What has always made the life possible in the desert areas of Egypt?
    

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Chapter 21

Musıc Industry

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
a. True/ False questions, if the answer is false, write the true answer.
1. Music sales are increasing in most countries.

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Music companies are suing millions of people for music piracy.

__________________________________________________________________________

3. Free music downloads help artists that record companies don’t promote.

__________________________________________________________________________

4. Internet radio is cheap to operate.

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5. Downloading films from the Internet isn’t a problem.

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b.

Listen to the speaker again. Add details to your notes and choose the best answer.

( While listening, never look at the questions.)
1. Internet music piracy is increasing as

1. 
   CDs are becoming more expensive
   
2. 
   more people are using cassettes
   
3. 
   the WTO is taking more of an interest
   
4. 
   high-speed broadband connections are becoming more widely available
   

2. The WTO should join the fight against internet music piracy because

1. 
   member countries have made an agreement to protect copyrights
   
2. 
   they have enough money to fight the problem
   
3. 
   they’re an international organization
   
4. 
   none of the above
   

3. Music piracy helps musicians by

1. 
   raising the prices of their CDs
   
2. 
   reaching people with special interests
   
3. 
   giving them free exposure
   
4. 
   all of the above
   

4. The motion picture industry is worried because

1. 
   internet pirates like music, not films
   
2. 
   their films aren’t getting enough exposure
   
3. 
   they are losing money to the music industry
   
4. 
   pirates are starting to download films
   

c. Short Answer Questions

1. How does music piracy hurt the music industry?

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2. What is one way music piracy can help the music industry?

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3. How does the music industry punish pirates?

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4. Before music downloads, what was one technology the music industry fought against?

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Chapter 22

Honoring people who “stick their necks out”

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   What does ‘Some people stick their necks out for the common good’ mean?
   

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2. 
   What two jobs does Phil Borges have?
   

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3. 
   Which countries has the organization ‘Bridges to Understanding’ sent photographers to?
   

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4. 
   Azim Khamisa and Plez Felix work together to tell young people that _______________ and _______________ do not solve problems.
   
5. 
   How many heroes has the Giraffe Project named since 1982?
   

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6. 
   Where is the Giraffe Project Group based?
   

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Chapter 23

STUDY GIVES HIGH MARKS to TEACH for AMERICA

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

1. 
   How many teachers has the ‘Teach for America’ program provided to schools across the country?
   

__________________________________________________________________________

2. 
   How long are the recent college graduates expected to teach in different areas of the country?
   

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3. 
   When did the student from Princeton University have the idea for ‘ Teach for America’ ?
   

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4. 
   How many children did the Mathematica study involve?
   

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5. 
   According to ‘Teach for America’ teachers, what was the serious problem among the students?
   

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6. 
   What percent of the ‘Teach for America’ teachers said they expected to teach until retirement?
   

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Chapter 24