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Listening Exercise: Music Piracy

Introduction

Music Piracy listening exercise

Music Piracy listening exercise

In this English listening exercise we hear how the stars are fighting against music piracy in the industry.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, music piracy is the main reason that industry revenue has been cut in half since 1999, and the stars are fed up.

Click here to learn new related vocabulary and to practice your speaking skills on the topic with our native English speaking teachers. You will also find an article on Music Piracy and some writing exercises for you to use on the topic.

 

Listening exercise

Listen to Entertainment Tonight and learn how music piracy is hurting our artists, and answer the questions in the following listening exercise. Write your answers in the comments box at the bottom of the page, and we will reply with the answers shortly!

 

 

Questions:

1. It is something that really does ________ the stars.

2. The whole music business has _______ because of piracy.

3. I don't _____ technology. I don't want to talk about leaks.

4. It freaks me ___. I will have a meltdown on the show.

5. I was hacked. Material was ______... It's a violation on so many levels.

6. ...prereleased piracy often happens _____ the music is still being produced.

7. A song is just as much the property of the creator as somebody that _____ a house.

8. In 2014 we sent out _____ 20 million takedown notices.

9. Writers, producers, musicians are just going to ____ less money.

​10. The pirates ____ __ make money by selling viruses or spyware along with the music...

 

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