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Introduction This support pack accompanies the audio file 'Creative Industries'. To listen to the audio file, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/uk-culture/creative-industries This support pack contains the following materials: a pre-listening vocabulary activity the transcript of the audio file a comprehension activity
Before you listen Exercise 01 Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions. a. a mixed bag d. be short of g. drawn to j. field m. something to shout about p. shoot s. wholeheartedly 1. have an important effect on something 2. area of activity or interest 3. to bring together in one place 4. not have enough of something 5. something that makes you feel excited or pleased 6. finished (of a film) and ready to be prepared for public showing 7. ability to do something unpleasant or difficult for a long time 8. feeling of excitement, energy and pleasure 9. anything that prevents you achieving something 10. completely enthusiastic 11. attracted to 12. growing or developing 13. working for yourself rather than being employed by a company 14. make a film 15. a collection of different kinds of things 16. the other (often less popular) aspect of something 17. face-to-face meeting 18. unyielding or you never give up 19. not easily offended Transcript Hello and welcome to Trend UK, your shortcut to popular culture from the British Council. In the next few minutes were going to be seeing what its like to live and work as a young professional in the UK. Creative industries play a key role in the UKs economic growth. Its a sector which covers activities such as architecture, publishing, film, fashion, music, radio and TV, and software. And it accounts for almost ten percent of the UK economy. Creative industries
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3. What does one speaker think about working long hours? a. it is often necessary in order to finish a project on time
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Answers Exercise 01 1. o; 2. j; 3. b; 4.d; 5. m; 6. n; 7. h, 8. f; 9. c; 10. s; 11. g; 12.e; 13. l; 14. p; 15. a; 16. k; 17. i; 18. q; 19. r Exercise 02 1. c; 2. b; 3. a; 4. c; 5. b; 6. c
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