Listening skills practice 4-Upper intermediate

Listening skills practice 3-Upper intermediate

Preparation task

Complete the gaps with a word

Multiple Choice

How to create a boy band

1. Find four or five _______________ boys.

• reality

• music

• look

• good-looking

Multiple Choice

2. Check they have at least some _______________ ability

• reality

• musical

• look

• good-looking

Multiple Choice

3. Decide on a _______________ for the band.

• reality

• musical

• look

• good-looking

Multiple Choice

5. Ideally, get them on a _______________ TV show.

• reality

• feel-good

• look

• good-looking

Multiple Choice

6. Make as much money as possible from _______________ sales, concerts and merchandising.

• reality

• feel-good

• look

• record

Check your understanding: true or false 

Multiple Choice

Many boy bands are not successful.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the past, boy band members dressed differently but had similar personalities.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Having different types of boy in the group is supposed to appeal to different girls.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One Direction first became famous on YouTube.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One Direction lyrics are written for girls who like rebellious boys.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One Direction's stylists try to give each band member an individual look

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One Direction became famous in the US by clever use of social media.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One Direction have not tried to make money from merchandising.

• True

• False