Номер 1, страница 112 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

Module 6. Skills 6 - номер 1, страница 112.

Условие 2019-2022.

DOWNLOAD NOW?

THINK TWICE

Reading

(Multiple matching)

1 Read the text about illegal music downloads. For questions 1-6 choose the correct option A, B, C or D.

1 According to the article,

A the UK music industry's main problem is that a young people have never paid for music.

B most music is now downloaded illegally.

C people have stopped buying CDs.

D it doesn't make enough money.

2 Radiohead's experiment suggested most music fans want music on the Internet to be

A free. C legal.

B cheap. D profitable.

3 Tori Amos thinks people should be able to

A tell musicians what they think of their music.

B have music sharing parties.

C decide how much music to download free of charge.

D sample only a small amount of music without paying for it.

4 The French created a law with the aim of

A counting the number of people downloading music illegally.

B following a suggestion by Tori Amos.

C making people want to download music legally.

D destroying illegal files online.

5 In Britain, Internet service providers have said they

A support the government's efforts to stop illegal downloads.

B cannot stop illegal downloads.

C don't want to stop illegal downloads.

D don't agree with the government's solution.

6 The writer thinks resolving the issue is

A important. C difficult.

B simple. D impossible.

The music industry is recovering from years of falling sales when CDs were replaced by MP3s. Thanks to legal downloading, UK music sales rose from 101.5 million in 2008 to around 154 million in 2010. However, the industry still has a big problem. More than three quarters of music downloaded in Britain today is obtained illegally – 218 million worth, in fact. So, now, faced with a whole generation of young people who have only ever downloaded music, how can the authorities persuade people that music should be paid for?

The record companies argue that for good music to survive, the writers and performers need to profit from their work. However, it seems the public and the record companies disagree as to how much income the artists and record companies deserve. The band Radiohead released their album In Rainbows online in 2008 and invited fans to pay whatever they thought it was worth rather than a set price. The average price paid was just 2.80, with three in five people paying nothing at all.

The American singer Tori Amos likens downloading music without paying for it to shoplifting. She said in 2009: "Listening to a song is like a chocolate tasting. I can taste the chocolate, I can decide if I like it or not ... but you don't then take a box and put it in your bag. If you don't support the chocolate producers you like, or the artists you like, then they're not going to be able to continue."

Politicians seem to share Amos's opinion that illegal downloading is theft. In 2009, the French parliament created an agency to monitor illegal file sharing. It also passed a law under which anyone who is caught sharing copyrighted material such as music receives a warning letter. If you are caught three times, you are cut off from the Internet. The Australian, New Zealand and British governments have announced plans for similar legislation, but there have been protests about the proposals in all those countries. Two British Internet service providers have argued in court that they are not responsible for the traffic on their services and it's unfair to expect them to take action against people who download illegally. In Ireland, meanwhile, a judge has ruled that people who download music illegally cannot be cut off from the Internet.

One thing seems certain – there will be plenty more debate until harmony is restored between record companies, governments, performers and music fans.

Условие 2023-2027.

SKILLS 6

DOWNLOAD NOW?

THINK TWICE

Reading

(Multiple matching)

1 Read the text about illegal music downloads. For the questions (1-6) choose the correct option A, B, C or D.

1 According to the article, the UK music industry's main problem is that

A young people have never paid for music.

B most music is now downloaded illegally.

C people have stopped buying CDs.

D it doesn't make enough money.

2 Radiohead's experiment suggested most music fans want music on the Internet to be

A free.

C legal.

B cheap.

D profitable.

3 Tori Amos thinks people should be able to

A tell musicians what they think of their music.

B have music sharing parties.

C decide how much music to download free of charge.

D sample only a small amount of music without paying for it.

4 The French created a law with the aim of

A counting the number of people downloading music illegally.

B following a suggestion by Tori Amos.

C making people want to download music legally.

D destroying illegal files online.

5 In Britain, Internet service providers have said they

A support the government's efforts to stop illegal downloads.

B cannot stop illegal downloads.

C don't want to stop illegal downloads.

D don't agree with the government's solution.

6 The writer thinks resolving the issue is

A important.

C difficult.

B simple.

D impossible.

The music industry is recovering from years of falling sales when CDs were replaced by MP3s. Thanks to legal downloading, UK music sales rose from £101.5 million in 2008 to around £154 million in 2010. However, the industry still has a big problem. More than three quarters of music downloaded in Britain today is obtained illegally – £218 million worth, in fact. So, now, faced with a whole generation of young people who have only ever downloaded music, how can the authorities persuade people that music should be paid for?

The record companies argue that for good music to survive, the writers and performers need to profit from their work. However, it seems the public and the record companies disagree as to how much income the artists and record companies deserve. The band Radiohead released their album In Rainbows online in 2008 and invited fans to pay whatever they thought it was worth rather than a set price. The average price paid was just £2.80, with three in five people paying nothing at all.

The American singer Tori Amos likes downloading music without paying for it to shoplifting. She said in 2009: “Listening to a song is like a chocolate tasting. I can taste the chocolate, I can decide if I like it or not ... but you don't then take a box and put it in your bag. If you don't support the chocolate producers you like, or the artists you like, then they're not going to be able to continue.”

Politicians seem to share Amos's opinion that illegal downloading is theft. In 2009, the French parliament created an agency to monitor illegal file sharing. It also passed a law under which anyone who is caught sharing copyrighted material such as music receives a warning letter. If you are caught three times, you are cut off from the Internet. The Australian, New Zealand and British governments have announced plans for similar legislation, but there have been protests about the proposals in all those countries. Two British Internet service providers have argued in court that they are not responsible for the traffic on their services and it's unfair to expect them to take action against people who download illegally. In Ireland, meanwhile, a judge has ruled that people who download music illegally cannot be cut off from the Internet.

One thing seems certain – there will be plenty more debate until harmony is restored between record companies, governments, performers and music fans.

Решение 2023-2027.

Решение 2 2023-2027.

Прочитайте текст о нелегальных загрузках музыки. Для вопросов (1-6) выберите правильный вариант A, B, C или D.

1 Согласно статье, главная проблема музыкальной индустрии Великобритании заключается в том, что

Ответ: Most music is now downloaded illegally. (Большая часть музыки теперь скачивается нелегально.)

2 Эксперимент Radiohead показал, что большинство музыкальных фанатов хотят, чтобы музыка в интернете была

Ответ: Free. (Бесплатной.)

3 Тори Эймос считает, что люди должны иметь возможность

Ответ: Sample only a small amount of music without paying for it. (Прослушивать лишь небольшое количество музыки, не платя за нее.)

4 Французы создали закон с целью

Ответ: Making people want to download music legally. (Заставить людей захотеть скачивать музыку легально.)

5 В Британии интернет-провайдеры заявили, что они

Ответ: Don’t agree with the government’s solution. (Не согласны с решением правительства.)

6 Автор считает, что разрешение проблемы является

Ответ: Difficult. (Сложным.)