Listening comprehension 1

The international economy is expected to perform better this year than in ………….

• 2003

• 2013

• 2030

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

However, there is a worry that economic progress is not creating enough jobs for ………………………….. of people who are finding their jobs.

• million

• billion

• millions

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

According to the Director General of ILO, Guy Ryder of Britain, the number of the unemployed in 2013 were ..............

• under 200 million

• 200 million

• over 200 million

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The above number of the unemployed was an increase of …………………………. compared to last year.

• 5 million

• 9 millon

• over 9 million

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

The ILO says the number of jobless men and women in 2018 will be……………

• over 18 billion

• 18 million

• 18 billion

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

Many of these jobless people will be between from ……………….to………….years old.

• 50/60

• 15/44

• 15/24

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

The ILO also says, the number of the youth who are unemployed all over the world is…………

• 30%

• over 13%

• over 30%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

According to ILO, the working poor are the ones who earn………………….

• $1.29/day

• less than $1.25/day

• less than $1.29/day

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

Nevertheless, there are ……………………….. people earn less than $2/day.

• 839 million

• 835 million

• 839 billion

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

The number of people earning less than $2/day accounts for ……………of the global workforce.

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3