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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #36390 Short Job Loss
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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
The  loss  of  construction  jobs  by  immigrants  from  Latin  America    to  a  spike  in  unemployment  among  all  Latino  workers  to  6.5  percent,  compared  with  4.7  percent  unemployment  for  non-Latino  workers,  the  report  found.  As  recently  as  late  2006,  Latino  workers  had  achieved  their    low  unemployment  rate  of  4.9  percent,  based  mainly  on  a  job    among  immigrants,  the  report  said.  "To  put  it  bluntly,  Hispanics  had  a  rough  time  in  the  labor  market  in  2007,"  said  Rakesh  Kochhar,  the  author  of  the  report  who  is    director  for  research  at  the  Pew  center,  a  nonpartisan  organization  in  Washington.  Job  loss  was  particularly  severe  for  Mexican  ,  whose  unemployment  rate  rose  to  8.4  percent  from  5.5  percent  in  2007,  the  report  found.  Of  247,000  jobs  lost  by  Latino  workers  in  the    industry  in  2007.

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Correct answer: contributed

Explanation: You hear "Latin America contributed to". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "contributed" means helped cause something.

Wrong options:

  • contribited: It has "i" where the word has "u". Check the letters: "contributed". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • contribute: "contribute" is missing the ending. The speaker says "contributed", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: historic

Explanation: Listen for "their historic low unemployment rate". You need a describing word before "low".

Meaning: "historic" means important in history or very important.

Wrong options:

  • histroic: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "historic". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • historical: "historical" has an extra "al" at the end. The speaker says "historic".
Correct answer: boom

Explanation: On the recording you hear "based mainly on a job boom among". You need a short word for rapid growth.

Meaning: "boom" means a fast increase in jobs or activity.

Wrong options:

  • bomm: It leaves out the "o" and it adds an extra "m". The right spelling is "boom". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • boon: That is a different word with a different meaning, not the one said.
Correct answer: associate

Explanation: Listen again to "who is associate director for research". It comes before "director", so it names a deputy or helper.

Meaning: "associate" means a deputy or colleague working with the director.

Wrong options:

  • asscociate: It adds an extra "c". Check the letters: "associate". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • assistant: The speaker said associate, a different word from assistant.
Correct answer: immigrants

Explanation: Here you hear "particularly severe for Mexican immigrants whose". It comes after "Mexican", so you need more than one and add s.

Meaning: "immigrants" means people who moved to the country from elsewhere.

Wrong options:

  • immagrant: It has "a" where the word has "i" and it leaves out the "s". Write "immigrants". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • immigrant: "immigrant" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "immigrants", so write the "s".
Correct answer: construction

Explanation: The speaker says "in the construction industry in 2007". It comes before "industry", so use the word for building work.

Meaning: "construction" means work that builds roads, houses, and buildings.

Wrong options:

  • construcion: It leaves out the "t". The right spelling is "construction". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • constructional: "constructional" has an extra "al" at the end. The speaker says "construction".

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