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IELTS Listening test : 09
History of Electric Guitar
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Section 4
Questions 31-40:
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
DATE MAKER NAME OF GUITAR FEATURES
1890S
Orville Gibson
no name
similar in shape to a 31 ..
1925
John Dopyera
The National Guitar
made of metal, good for playing 32 .. music
1930S
C.F. Martin Company
The Dreadnought
strings made of 33 ..
1931
George Beauchamp
The 34 ..
used two 35 .. shaped like horseshoes to increase sound
1935
Adolph Rickenbacker
The Rickenbacker Electro Spanish
made from 36 ..
1941
Les Paul
The log
the first to be completely 37 ..
1950
Leo Fender
The Fender Broadcaster
its simplicity made it ideal for 38 ..
1951
Leo Fender
The 39 ..
easy to carry around
1952
Ted McCarty
The Gibson Les Paul
40 .. in colour
1954
Leo Fender
The Fender Stratocaster
double cutaway design
Answer:
Question 31
Answer : violin
Explanation : In the 1980's Orville Gibson, who was the founder of the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company, designed a guitar with an arched or. curved lop, as is found on a violin.
Question 32
Answer : blues
Explanation : Around 1925 John Dopyera came up with a designed guitar, known as The National Guitar, with a metal body that had metal resonating cones built into the top. It produced a brash that was unsuitable for many other types of music.
Question 33
Answer : steel / metal
Explanation : The C. F. Martin Company became well- known for its Dreadnought, a large flat-top acoustic guitar that used steel strings instead of the traditional gut ones.
Question 34
Answer : Frying Pan / frying pan
Explanation : Around 1931, George Beauchamp introduced to the market a guitar known as The Frying Pan' because the playing area consisted of a small round disk.
Question 35
Answer : magnets
Explanation : He amplified the sound by using a pair of horseshoe-shaped, it was the first commercially successful electric guitar.
Question 36
Answer : plastic
Explanation : In 1935 Adolph Rickenbacker produced a guitar named The Rickenbacker Electro Spanish'. It was the first guitar produced in plastic, which, because of its weight, vibrated less readily than wood.
Question 37
Answer : solid
Explanation : In 1941 Les Paul made a guitar which he called The Log', which was totally made of solid.
Question 38
Answer : mass production
Explanation : In 1951 Leo Fender revolutionized the music world yet again when he produced an electric bass guitar. This was the first commercially successful bass model to be played like a guitar.
Question 39
Answer : Precision / precision
Explanation : The Electric bass guitar was had already been electric standup basses, this was much more portable.
Question 40
Answer : gold
Explanation : In 1952 the Gibson company became Fender's first major competitor when Ted McCarty created The Gibson Les Paul's guitar, which was distinctive because it was colored gold.
Some handy Expressions in the track :
It went through\the Driving Force \ Amongst \ came up with solution \
the blues music\widely immitaded \ boost the sound\ desingned from the scratch
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