PAU Anglès 2024 · Setembre · Sèrie 3 · Part 1 · Listening comprehension

Part 1: Listening comprehension MAKING MUSIC AFTER BRAIN SURGERY In this radio programme you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. garnered: va recollir, va generar / recogió, generó put that on ice: posposar / posponer swirling: fent voltes / dando vueltas Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the radio programme. [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [3 points: 0.375 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.125 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 1. Tokimonsta ■ is the nickname for Tom Mosley. ■ helped out at a doctor’s surgery. ■ cannot understand sound. ■ had a turning point in her career. 2. When did she start making music again? ■ At the 2019 Grammy awards. ■ Briefly after she got over her operation. ■ Just before the Grammy awards. ■ Immediately after her operation. 3. Where does the name Tokimonsta come from? ■ It was a chat name she picked when she was 16. ■ It means ‘brain surgery’ in Korean. ■ It was a name her family gave her when she was 16. ■ It is a Korean name for a tiger monster. 4. Does she regret having this name? ■ Yes, because she picked it when she was too young. ■ No, because the music she makes is always very quiet. ■ No, because it represents the music that she makes. ■ Yes, because it is an extremely aggressive name. 5. How did Tokimonsta learn to make electronic music? ■ She learned everything from a software program she downloaded in high school. ■ She learned it through video tutorials just before getting into college. ■ She learned how to use the production software through reading the manual. ■ She learned it through a friend who taught her the basics of a software and video tutorials. 6. How does she create electronic music? ■ She only uses her piano. ■ She only uses her computer. ■ She mainly uses her computer. ■ She never uses synthesizers. 7. Why does Tokimonsta use field recordings? ■ Because the sounds give her music a unique character. ■ Because the sounds resemble the electronic music she makes. ■ Because they make her music sound fresher and more natural. ■ Because the sounds in those recordings are easy to recreate. 8. Which of the following best summarizes Tokimonsta’s view of music after her recovery? ■ Her hearing abilities have improved. ■ She values music to a greater extent. ■ Everything related to music has changed. ■ She finds her music productions are more appreciated.

Listening Comprehension MAKING MUSIC AFTER BRAIN SURGERY Interviewer: This is Fresh Air. I'm Tom Mosley. This past summer electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee, better known as Tokimonsta, released one of her latest collaborations. Tokimonsta came into her own story through a near-death experience. In 2016, she was diagnosed with a rare brain disease that required two surgeries, leaving her temporarily unable to understand sound or speak. This was devastating for Tokimonsta, who had, before this diagnosis, become a well-known and respected artist in the electronic music world, having released six albums and numerous collaborations. But she made up for lost time. Just two months after her recovery from brain surgery, Tokimonsta pushed herself to make music again, creating one of her most personal albums, "Lune Rouge," which garnered a 2019 Grammy nomination for best dance electronic album, making Tokimonsta the first female Asian American producer to receive a nomination in this […]