The world of podcasts Reading: What are podcasts all about? a) Read the texts below and find the correct title/ question from the green box for each of them. There’s one question that you do not need. 1. What do you need to make a podcast? How you make your podcast is up to you. What you surely need is a PC, a tablet or a smartphone. A microphone is a good idea because the sound quality will be better. You can also use a microphone stand. Finally, get good editing software. 2. Podcasts can be about all kinds of topics, for example national and international news and politics. Students can also describe and explain what is going on at their schools. It can also be an interview with an interesting person. 3. Making podcasts can help you to practise speaking and listening skills. You also learn some amazing ICT skills. If you create a podcast, you can work alone, but you can also create something together with some classmates. So, making podcasts is great for developing teamwork skills and language skills. 4. You usually listen to podcasts directly on the websites of those people who have made them. If you have got a smartphone, tablet or laptop, you can listen to them easily. 5. A podcast is something like a radio show, but it isn’t a live broadcast. It’s recorded first, and then shared on the internet, so that people around the world can listen to it. There are lots of different podcasts online, some about general topics (e.g. hobbies), some about entertainment (e.g. films), and some that focus on specific topics (e.g. computers). b) Read the texts again and tick the sentences that are true. 1. A podcast could be presented on a school website. 2. Podcasts are always about politics and international news. 3. If you make your own podcast, you can practise your language skills. 4. Making podcasts means working alone only. 5. Podcasts are never shared on the internet or on any kind of websites. w9x9wd Info Did you know? USB stands for “Universal Serial Bus”. It’s a part of a computer to which extra devices such as printers and digital cameras can be connected. i 2 What can you find in a podcast? How do you listen to a podcast? What is a podcast? What do you need to make a podcast? Why are podcasts great? Who makes podcasts? 48 6 Unit Podcasts forty-eight Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Ei entum des Verlags öbv
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