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8 Video activities

The rise and fall of the CD

A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. Then watch Part 1 of the video and check
your answers.

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1. I couldn’t get the to work because I was putting it into the player upside
down.
2. Donald counted the contents of every box to make sure they had the right
of eggs.
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3. I found this round metal on the floor, but I don’t know what it’s for.

4. My grandfather has got a collection of old records in his garage.
5. Lorna can make a copy of that for you with her .

B. Before you watch, answer the question.
Then watch Part 2 of the video and check your answer.
Which of the statements is false?
a. The quality of sound on a CD is better than that of an MP3.
b. The CD was invented in the 1990s.
c. People don’t buy as many CDs as in the past.

C. Watch Part 2 again and write T for True or F for False.
1. The CD was used to store a variety
of digital information before sound.
2. The main ways to listen to music in
the 1970s were vinyl records and cassettes.
3. In the 1990s vinyl records were cheaper
to buy than CDs.
4. CD producers knew from the start that
the MP3 would threaten CD sales.
5. People were disappointed with the
sound quality of MP3s.

D. Watch Part 2 again and answer the questions. E. Discuss.

1. How big is a CD? • What CDs do you own?
2. How was the CD invented? • What other media do you think will
3. What happened in 1985? die out in the future?
4. When was the CD burner invented?
5. What did CD producers consider as a threat
to the sales of CDs?
6. What did CD producers consider a silly idea?

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