144 EXAM PRACTICE You are going to listen to an FM4 interview with political historian Timothy Snyder. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–7) with the sentence endings (A–J). There are two extra sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. Listening HÖREN B2+ Ich kann gesprochene Standardsprache verstehen, wenn es um vertraute oder auch um weniger vertraute Themen geht. !! LISTENING 1 24 Media and politics 0 According to Snyder, establishing an authoritarian government involves . G 1 Authoritarian politicians have succeeded once people start . 2 According to the interviewer, an important factor is the . 3 Something every citizen can do to help is . 4 Snyder recommends sharing news from trustworthy sources instead of . 5 Some political groups are guilty of . 6 The press needs and deserves . 7 Regional media play an important role in . A spending money on quality media F linking people to the wider world B distrusting the government G increasing public uncertainty about events C doubting everything on the news H exploiting online media D funding by the state I spreading of false information online E letting your feelings guide you when you’re online J believing in new projects (2) While the sentence endings look very similar, actually only two fit here grammatically. (3) Highlight all possible options, then decide after listening for the second time. (5) Listen closely when he mentions Google and Facebook. (6) Support can include giving someone money. Help Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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