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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #50853 Short Environmental Finance Incentives
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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
Critics  argue  that  using  push  money  to    green  bond  sales  fails  to  address  core    issues  and  may  slow  sustainable    in  emerging  markets.  Sales  incentives  treat  the  problem  as  a  lack  of  sales,  while  the  real  barriers  in  emerging  markets  often  include  regulatory  uncertainty,  high  upfront  costs,  lack  of  standardized  project  pipelines,  and  insufficient  local  technical  expertise  for  robust  project  reporting.  "Push  money"  fails  to  address  these  fundamental  structural  challenges.  

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Correct answer: boost

Explanation: Listen again to "push money to boost green". You need an action word that shows an increase.

Meaning: "boost" means to increase or help grow.

Wrong options:

  • boosst: It adds an extra "s". Write "boost". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • bust: 'bust' means a drop or failure, not an increase.
Correct answer: climate

Explanation: Here you hear "address core climate issues". It comes before "issues", so you need a word for the environment.

Meaning: "climate" means weather and environment matters.

Wrong options:

  • climet: It has "e" where the word has "a" and it leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "climate". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • climatic: "climatic" is a close word, but it ends in "ic". The speaker says "climate", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: development

Explanation: The speaker says "slow sustainable development in". It comes after "sustainable", so you need a word for growth or progress.

Meaning: "development" means growth or progress.

Wrong options:

  • developement: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "development". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • developing: "developing" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "development", which ends in "ment".

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