The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Younger people have never seen or played a real record – what music was on before CDs and MP3s. People are wrong to think companies no longer make or sell records. They are making a comeback. A special day called Record Store Day is helping record stores around the world. This year it was on April 19. The record industry said record sales doubled last year. Sales are up again this year. Demand for vinyl records is the highest in nearly two decades.

Record Store Day started in 2007. It is a day for music fans to celebrate the record. It helps shops sell their records throughout the year. This year was the best ever. Sales went up by 133 per cent on the week before. Vinyl is popular with older people. However, younger people now like the shape and packaging of the record. It is an important part of music history and culture. People are happy that the vinyl record has survived the digital revolution.

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Sources
  • http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27159534
  • http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.28480/title.record-store-day-2014-boosts-vinyl-sales
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

what music was on

a.

around the world

2.

companies no longer

b.

for vinyl records

3.

They are making

c.

before CDs

4.

record stores

d.

doubled last year

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record sales

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two decades

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Sales are

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make or sell records

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Demand

g.

a comeback

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the highest in nearly

h.

up again

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

It is a day for music fans

a.

best ever

2.

throughout

b.

revolution

3.

This year was the

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by 133 per cent

4.

Sales went up

d.

of the record

5.

the shape and packaging

e.

of music history

6.

an important part

f.

has survived

7.

People are happy that the vinyl record

g.

to celebrate

8.

digital

h.

the year

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Younger people have never (1) ___________________ a real record – what music (2) ___________________ CDs and MP3s. People are wrong to think companies no longer make or sell records. They are (3) ___________________. A special day called Record Store Day is helping record stores around the world. This year it was on April 19. The (4) ___________________ said record sales (5) ___________________. Sales are up again this year. Demand for vinyl records is the (6) ___________________ two decades.

Record Store Day started in 2007. It is a (7) ___________________ to celebrate the record. It helps shops sell their records (8) ___________________. This year was the best ever. Sales (9) ___________________ per cent on the week before. Vinyl is (10) ___________________ people. However, younger people now like the shape and packaging of the record. It is an (11) ___________________ music history and culture. People are happy that the vinyl record (12) ___________________ digital revolution.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Youngerpeoplehaveneverseenorplayedarealrecord–whatmus
icwasonbeforeCDsandMP3s.Peoplearewrongtothinkcompaniesno
longermakeorsellrecords.Theyaremakingacomeback.Aspecialday
calledRecordStoreDayishelpingrecordstoresaroundtheworld.This
yearitwasonApril19.Therecordindustrysaidrecordsalesdoubledlas
tyear.Salesareupagainthisyear.Demandforvinylrecordsisthehigh
estinnearlytwodecades.RecordStoreDaystartedin2007.Itisadayfo
rmusicfanstocelebratetherecord.Ithelpsshopsselltheirrecordsthr
oughouttheyear.Thisyearwasthebestever.Saleswentupby133per
centontheweekbefore.Vinylispopularwitholderpeople.However,y
oungerpeoplenowliketheshapeandpackagingoftherecord.Itisani
mportantpartofmusichistoryandculture.Peoplearehappythatthevi
nylrecordhassurvivedthedigitalrevolution.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about records, CDs and MP3s for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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