Abbey Road Studios become listed buildings

Key

Question 1
a) TRUE “a public outcry over plans to sell the world's most famous recording venue.”
b) FALSE “The Government fast-tracked the application”
c) FALSE “plans to open a museum there would be considered.”
d) TRUE “EMI backed away from the sell-off plans”

Question 2
a) It had been reported that EMI had financial problems and wanted to sell the building to pay their debt, so the Government listed the building to make sure that it was kept as a music setting.
b) Although the building can be altered in the interior, any changes must take into consideration its character and interest and it cannot be rebuilt as a residential place.


Question 3
a) venue
b) stirs up / to stir up
c) potential

Question 4
If the building hadn’t been recommended for listed status in 2003, they wouldn’t have welcomed the announcement.
Abbey Road Studios, which have produced some of the very best music in the world, is a testament to both the importance of music in people's lives)
The Gramophone Company had purchased the villa and they turned it into studios.