Listening exercise - Higher
Here is some more helpful vocabulary:
| aumentar | to increase |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| rico | rich |
| los 'sin techo' | the homeless |
| el sueldo | wage, salary |
| una vergüenza | a shame, disgrace |
| aumentar |
| to increase |
| la pobreza |
| poverty |
| rico |
| rich |
| los 'sin techo' |
| the homeless |
| el sueldo |
| wage, salary |
| una vergüenza |
| a shame, disgrace |
Listen to this speaker and decide which issue he is 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 |
| H | la inmigración |
| I | el racismo |
| J | el crimen |
| A |
| la desigualdad |
| B |
| la discriminación |
| C |
| la guerra |
| D |
| el paro |
| E |
| la pobreza |
| F |
| los 'sin techo' |
| G |
| la violencia |
| H |
| la inmigración |
| I |
| el racismo |
| J |
| el crimen |
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 terrible que en este país haya personas que no ganen suficiente dinero 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 lo que ganan 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 tiene trabajo ha aumentado otra vez.
Question
J. The speaker is saying that it is not safe to go out at night due to the robberies and violence in the street, so they are talking about crime.
Transcript:
No es muy seguro salir por la noche debido a los robos y la violencia callejera.
Question
H. The speaker is saying that in the news they said that thousands of people arrived from other countries looking for jobs and a better life, so they are talking about immigration.
Transcript:
En las noticias de la tele dijeron que miles de personas llegaron de otros países buscando un trabajo y una vida mejor.
Question
I. The speaker is saying that during the football match you could hear insults directed at people of other races, so they are talking about racism.
Transcript:
Durante el partido de fútbol se oyeron insultos contra las personas de otra raza.
