Listening practice - discussing social problems
Here is some more helpful vocabulary:
| aumentar | to increase |
| el paro | unemployment |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| rico | rich |
| los 'sin techo' | the homeless |
| el sueldo | wage, salary |
| una vergüenza | a shame, disgrace |
| aumentar |
| to increase |
| el paro |
| unemployment |
| la pobreza |
| poverty |
| rico |
| rich |
| los 'sin techo' |
| the homeless |
| el sueldo |
| wage, salary |
| una vergüenza |
| a shame, disgrace |
Listen to these people and decide which issue they are talking about.
Choose from this list.
| A | la desigualdad |
| B | la discriminación |
| C | la guerra |
| D | el paro |
| E | la pobreza |
| F | los 'sin techo' |
| G | la violencia |
| A |
| la desigualdad |
| B |
| la discriminación |
| C |
| la guerra |
| D |
| el paro |
| E |
| la pobreza |
| F |
| los 'sin techo' |
| G |
| la violencia |
Question
E. The speaker is concerned that people don't earn enough to buy the food they need, so they are talking about poverty.
Transcript:
Me parece chocante que en este país haya personas que no ganan bastante para comprar la comida que necesitan para sus familias.
Question
A. The speaker is concerned about the gap between the earnings of the poor and the rich, so they are talking about inequality.
Transcript:
No me gusta que haya tanta diferencia en esta sociedad entre los sueldos de los pobres y lo que ganan los ricos.
Question
F. The speaker is concerned about people living on the streets, so they are talking about the homeless.
Transcript:
Me parece una vergüenza que en un país tan rico como este haya personas que tengan que vivir en la calle.
Question
D. The speaker has read that the number of people who don't have jobs has risen, so they are talking about unemployment.
Transcript:
Leí en el periódico que el número de personas que no tienen trabajo ha aumentado otra vez.
