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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #31303 Short Trade War
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You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
As  a  ,  you're  probably  consuming  imports.  If  we  have  a  trade  war  and  we  start    tariffs  on  all  of  those  ,  the  bill  is  going  to  be  higher.  If  the  world    so  much  on  trade,  what  is  a  trade  war  and  why  do  countries  get    up  in  them  in  the  first  place?  A  trade  war  is  an  economic  conflict  where  countries  repeatedly  raise  tariffs  (taxes  on  imports)  and  other  barriers  against  each  other,  often  starting  as  disputes  over  unfair  practices  like  intellectual  property  theft  or  subsidies,    to  higher  prices  for  consumers,  reduced  global  trade,  and  economic  uncertainty  as  retaliation  escalates.

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Correct answer: consumer

Explanation: Listen for "As a consumer, you're". The word comes after "As a", so you need a word for a person who buys things.

Meaning: "consumer" means a person who buys and uses goods.

Wrong options:

  • consummer: It adds an extra "m". The right spelling is "consumer". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: slapping

Explanation: On the recording you hear "we start slapping tariffs". You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "slapping" means putting on or imposing tariffs suddenly or forcefully.

Wrong options:

  • slaping: It leaves out the "p". Write "slapping". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: imports

Explanation: Listen again to "those imports, the bill is". It comes after "those", so you need more than one thing.

Meaning: "imports" means goods brought into a country from abroad.

Wrong options:

  • import: "import" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "imports", so write the "s".
  • imposts: It has "s" where the word has "r". Write "imports". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: relies

Explanation: Here you hear "If the world relies so much". After "the world" you need an action word that ends in s.

Meaning: "relies" means depends on or uses something a lot.

Wrong options:

  • relyes: It has "y" where the word has "i". Write "relies". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • relied: "relied" is a close word, but it ends in "d". The speaker says "relies", which ends in "s".
Correct answer: caught

Explanation: The speaker says "do countries get caught up in them". You need the short past form that ends with t.

Meaning: "caught" means trapped or pulled into something and involved.

Wrong options:

  • caugth: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "caught". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: leading

Explanation: You hear "subsidies, leading to higher prices". It needs a word that shows a result and ends in ing.

Meaning: "leading" means causing or bringing about a result.

Wrong options:

  • leadding: It adds an extra "d". Check the letters: "leading". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • lead: "lead" is missing the ending. The speaker says "leading", with "ing" at the end.

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