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Communication:
Sample listening task answers
The importance of the Italian language
La lingua italiana
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| 1. | Describe the role of "L'Accademia della Crusca." 4 marks | ||
| Its role is to defend the purity of the Italian language through the study of the development of written and spoken Italian, the promotion of the study of the Italian language and to produce a publication that deals with grammatical queries from its readers. | |||
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Mass media and technology
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| 1. | Identify the main focus of this paragraph. 1 mark | ||
| b. the first radio transmission | |||
| 2. | What was included? 2 marks | ||
| The transmission included two musical pieces and a discussion. | |||
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| 1. | The main topic being discussed is: 1 mark | ||
| a. changes in technology | |||
| 2. | Identify the advantages and disadvanteges of digital cameras. 3 marks | ||
| The advantages are that the quality of the recording does not depend on lighting, and that many cameras have a screen for viewing.The only disadvantage is the high cost of a digital camera. It costs three times more than a traditional video camera. | |||
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