Peter is a technician at a large college. On the tape he describes his work.

Task 1 As you listen, decide whether these statements are true or false. Then compare answers with your partner.

1 Electronics was Peter's main hobby at school.

2 His father forced him to take up a career in electronics.

3 His first employer did not provide him with training in electronics.

4 Owners can clean their own VCR heads.

5 The rewind motors wear out because the VCR is not being used properly.

6 Sticking broken tapes together with Sellotape is not a good idea.

7 In his present job, Peter finds that operator errors are more common than machine faults.

8 Students sometimes put sandwiches in the VCR machines.

9 Professional cameras allow broadcast-quality tape to be produced.

10 The loss of quality when editing videos is significant.

11 He would like to work for the BBC as a technician.