Cover of the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 5.

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.4 - Changing trends for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. -
  2. Listen to a man answer questions about festivals. What does he say about changes in price, security, fashion and technology? Make notes.
  3. Read the key phrases below. Then listen again and tick the ones you hear.

Answer

b)

price

  • (much) more expensive

security

  • much better now
  • sometimes too good
  • takes a long time
  • more security people around

fashion

  • depends on the festival

technology

  • big change
  • couldn't always get information on the internet or buy tickets years ago
  • not everybody had a mobile phone
  • it was difficult to find a friend at a big festival

c)

  • Can I ask you a few questions?
  • What kind of festivals do you like?
  • How are they different?
  • It depends on the festival.
  • Years ago you couldn't always get information on the internet.