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Sample response 1
I think the Internet is a great place for gathering D
information. The Internet is so vast and has so much The lecture is about orchestras.
data that you can find information on almost any A. The one hundred players
topic. People can use the Internet for research or for 1. make beautiful music
entertainment. The information on the Internet is often 2. play different instruments
from professional sources. The Internet is good for B. Orchestra sections
research because you can rapidly find a vast amount 1. Wood
of information. 2. Brass
3. Drums
4. String (violin)
Sample response 2
I think the Internet is too vast to be of any real use for C. The Orchestra leader
research. The Internet is full of a huge amount of data 1. is called a conductor
that isn’t from professional sources. People can get 2. knows the music well
lost in the rapidly moving mass of data. The information 3. knows what the players have to do
on the Internet is too unreliable to be of any real 4. uses a small stick called a baton to show how
use. The Internet is bad for research because there quickly to play
is too much unreliable information.
F
1. stretch 2. orchestra 3. full-sized
Integrated 4. group 5. hollow
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B Step 1
1. The lecture is about orchestras.
2. An orchestra has four sections. • String section is biggest group in orchestra
3. I think the professor will talk about what the different • String instruments are violins, violas, cellos, double
sections in an orchestra do. basses, and pianos
• Instruments made of wood are hollow inside
Page 136 • Strings are made of steel or nylon and stretched
over holes
A • Players pull long sticks called bows
• Group who plays music is called an orchestra • Bows are made of horsehair
• Full-size is about one hundred players • The piano is a string instrument
• All play different instruments • It has small strings and hammers inside it
• Has many groups called sections • Sound is made when a hammer hits a string
• There are four big sections
• Instruments made of wood, brass, drums, and Step 3
string
• Orchestra leader is called the conductor The lecture is about stringed instruments, the biggest
• Uses small stick, called a baton section in the orchestra.
• Players watch it to see how fast or slowly they A. String instruments
should play 1. Violin
2. Viola
3. Cello
B
4. Double bass
1. The four sections of an orchestra are wood,
5. Piano
brass, drum, and violin (or string).
B. They
2. The conductor leads the orchestra with a baton
1. are made of wood
that shows players how quickly or slowly they
2. are hollow inside
should play.
3. have strings of steel or nylon
C. Sound is made with a bow pulled over strings
D. Piano
1. has strings and hammers
2. hammers hit strings
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