Severely substandard Listening

curse

sales + be down by …%

major chain of stores

go bankrupt

gloomy predictions

rise and rise of sth

file-sharing

illegally download

do sth over the Internet

be involved in production

force sb out of business.

in a word

greatly exaggerate sth

demand for sth

consume sth

music business

come up with a business model

exciting times

be ahead.

contradict sb

statistics around sth

an estimated + numeral + noun

an estimated loss of + numeral + for sb

swap sth

pay for sth

to sb

sth looks like bad news for sb

record company/label

be slow in –ing

find ways + inf

go from nothing to + number

short space of time

buy sth instantly

easy process

music sales

catch up

buy sth on one’s computer/mobile

or whatever

level of - ing + remain steady

level + go up

one more point

release a debut album/record

the fastest selling sth

be available for free on the Internet

passed sth on to sb

create a (positive) buzz about sth/sb