English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

167 Preparing for final exams TaSK 2 You are going to listen to an interview about male and female internet use. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1–7. Put a cross (  ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. TCD SCD 4/04 10 0 According to Anna Nielsen, the internet is A a complex system to analyse. B only full of blogs. C difficult to use. D full of useless information. Q1 The most important trend identified by the journalist is A the huge growth in social networking sites. B the change in the profile of the typical male internet user. C the increasing number of girls and young women who use the web. D the increasing internet use of older people. Q2 An American survey revealed that A girls blog more often. B boys blog more often. C boys have a greater need for social communication. D the number of female bloggers has decreased. Q3 The journalist reports that compared to boys, girls A are more likely to do online shopping. B are more interested in a wide variety of topics. C like to focus on one particular interest or subject. D express their opinions less freely. Q4 Surveys show that A boys spend more time on social networking sites than girls. B girls have more social media profiles than boys. C 57 percent of British boys have a social media profile. D Americans use Facebook more often than Brits. Q5 Anna Nielsen thinks that A women are less active on the internet than men. B men have control over women’s internet use. C women aren’t interested in web design at all. D men are more interested in making money using the net than women. Q6 According to her, A there will be as many female as male IT students in 20 or 30 years’ time. B the number of female IT students may increase in the future. C there will be even more male prejudice against women in the IT industry. D the situation won’t change at all in the future. Q7 The journalist says that A boys are better at learning languages than girls. B young men are increasingly losing interest in computers. C girls are less technologically gifted than boys. D many girls aren’t interested in pursuing a career in technology. Nur zu Prüfzweck n – Eigentum des Verlags öbv