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ENGLISH EVALUATION TEST

Live 8
were broadcast on 182 television
networks and 2,000 radio networks.
The organizer was Bob Geldof and
the co-organizer was Midge Ure,
who said: "This is not Live Aid 2.
These concerts are the start point
for The Long Walk to Justice, the one
way we can all make our voices
heard in unison."
Live 8 was a series of benefit
concerts that took place on 2nd July
2005, in the G8 states and in South
Africa. They were timed to precede
the G8 Conference and they also
coincided with the 20th anniversary
of Live Aid. The shows intended to
pressure world leaders to drop the
debt of the world's poorest nations,
increase and improve aid, and
negotiate fairer trade rules in the
interest of poorer countries. Ten
simultaneous concerts were held on
2nd July and one on 6th July. On 7th
July the G8 leaders doubled the
levels of aid to Africa from US$25 to
US$50 billion by the year 2010.
More
than
1,000
musicians
performed at the concerts, which

There were ten concerts held on 2nd

July
2005,
most
of
them
simultaneously. The first to begin
was held in Japan, with the Rize
band being the first of all the Live 8
performers. During the opening of
the Philadelphia concert, Will Smith
led the combined audiences of
London
(United
Kingdom),
Philadelphia
(United
States
of
America), Berlin (Germany), Rome
(Italy), Paris (France) and Toronto
(Canada) in a synchronized finger
click. This was to represent the
death of a child every three
seconds, due to poverty.
The final event was held in
Edinburgh on 6th July 2005 and
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went by the name Edinburgh 50,000

- The Final Push. It featured further
performances from some of the
artists from the other concerts, and
was the closest of the eleven to the
actual location of the G8 summit.

A.

After reading the previous text say whether

these statements are True or False. Correct the
False ones using your own words:

1. Live 8 was a series of concerts to help poor people of Asia,

which took place on 2nd July 2005.

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2. The concerts intended to help the poorest countries by

increasing the international aid and negotiating fairer trade

rules.
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3. The concerts were all held on the 2nd of July.

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4. More than 1000 musicians played at the concerts, which were
broadcast only in European televisions and radios.
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5.

The first concert took place in Japan being Rize the first group
to begin the performance.

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B.

Now match the words taken from the text with

the equivalent or explanation:

1. precede
2.
performed
3.
broadcast
4.
start
point
5.a
series
of
6. held
7.
audiences
8. improve
9.
simultaneo
us
10. leaders

C.

Answer

a) a group of
b) develop

1.
2.

c) at the same time

3.

d) governors

4.

e) took place

5.

f) people watching a
show
g) come first

6.

h) beginning
i) transmit

8.
9.

j) played

these

7.

10.

questions

with

complete

sentences:
1. When did the Live 8 take place?

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2. What was the shows main intention?
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3. What was the first consequence observed on the 7th of July?

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4. Why is this event known as the worlds biggest broadcast of
ever?
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5. Name the eight countries where the concerts took place.
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6. What

was

the

representation

of

all

the

concerts

simultaneously?
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D.

Complete with the Past Simple:

1. Pat and Ed _______________ (go) to a rock concert last month.

2. They _______________ (not take) many photographs.

3. I _______________ (ask) them a lot of questions about their

experience.
4. _______________ (There to be) many visitors in the concert?
5. Where _______________ you _______________ (sleep) there?
6. Who _______________ (travel) with you?
7. They _______________ (not visit) other countries.
8. They _______________ (arrived) at home very tired.
9. The Live 8 _______________ (not be) very boring.
10.

Why ________________ Live 8_______________ (help) the

African poor people?

E.

Choose the correct adjective:

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1. I was very _______________ to see you at the Live 8.

a) surprising

b) surprised

c) surprisingly

2. Bob Geldof had a _______________ idea.

a) fascinating

b) fascinated

c) fascination

3. The majority of the Live 8 singers asked G8 leaders

_______________ questions.
a) embarrassated

b) embarrassing

c) embarrassed

4. Live 8 was a very _______________ event.

a) interesting

b) interested

c) interestive

5. The concerts were held in very _______________ places.

a) excited

F.

b) excitive

Complete

the

c) exciting

sentences

with

the

suitable

degrees of adjectives:
1. Live 8 was ________________ (big) than Live Aid.
2. Actually Live 8 was the _______________ (funny) concert of all

times.
3. Live 8 lasted for two days. It wasnt the _______________ (long)

concert of ever.
4. But it was broadcast by 182 TV channels and 2000 radio

channels.

It

was

_______________

(expensive)

than

other

concerts.
5. Bob Geldof was _______________ (active) than other singers
preparing Live 8.
6. Pink Floyd played the _______________ (high) moment of all
concert.
7. The aid given by the donations was _______________ (valuable)
than other type of aids.
8. Some singers were ________________ (fat) than other.
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9. Some of the cities where the concerts took place were

_______________ (beautiful) than others.
10. Live 8 was the _______________ (good) concert of all times.

G. Ask questions to the following answers:

1. ______________________________________________________________?
Live 8 was a series of benefit concerts.
2. ______________________________________________________________?
Ten simultaneous concerts took place on 2nd July and one on
6th July.
3. ______________________________________________________________?
More than 1,000 musicians performed at the concerts.
4. ______________________________________________________________?
The first concert to begin Live 8 happened in Japan,
5. ______________________________________________________________?
The concerts were all at the same time, because they wanted
to represent the death of a child every three seconds, due to
poverty.

H.

Now write a small composition about one of the

following subjects: (you can choose)

Concerts are a good way to help poor people

or

My favourite singer/group

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