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Task 3 (8 points)
Listen to the radio interview with Ian Cross, Professor of Music, in which he is discussing dancing.
Read the questions and choose the correct option, according to the interview. An example (0) has been given.

DANCING
0. What does the interviewer do at the beginning of the programme?

•	She introduces the guest.
°	She introduces herself.
°	She greets the audience.

1. Which is true according to Prof. Cross?

Scientists are trying to date the origin of dance.
Dance and language may have a similar purpose.
Dance evolved to help us walk upright.

2. What does Prof. Cross say about apes’ ability to dance?

He used to be sceptical of the idea.
He does not find the evidence convincing.
He has always assumed apes could dance.

3. Why does Prof. Cross mention the First Fleet landing in Australia?

To support a fact about dance.
To stress its historical importance.
To discuss Australian Aboriginal dance.

4. What would the interviewer like to know?

What other purpose dance may have.
How people communicate via dance.
Why scientists are interested in dance.

5. Which is true about the ‘silent disco’ experiment?

People were dancing to the same music.
People were dancing to different music.
People were dancing in different rooms.

6. What did the scientists control during the experiment?

The topics people were allowed to discuss.
The time they danced with each other.
The dance moves people were performing.

7. What helped people remember each other during the experiment?

Wearing the same colours.
Dancing at the same speed.
Dancing closer to each other.

8. According to Prof. Cross, what can people use dance for?

To compare musical preferences.
To improve their memory.
To form an initial impression.

6. Listening. Task 3. Dancing

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