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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #38544 Long Greenworld

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcript:

But our mission is to provide jobs. We have two purposes. One is about actual job creation for long-term unemployed people so that they can be directly relieved from poverty felt by being on the dole. And the other is to provide skills and experiences to long-term unemployed people so that they can be directly relieved from poverty, suffering, distress and misfortune that comes from being in a state of poverty and being on the door; but six years ago, we started Greenworld Revolution, and it was a bit of an idea at the time. We thought we'd start an organisation that could do something good for the environment and create a few jobs at the same time. We spent the first whole year applying for funding. We applied for the funding, we got shortlisted and then we jumped through a lot of hoops; and we got $50,000 at the end of 2012 and by March and 2013, we found this property mostly because that big white box you see at the back there next to the sea container is a worm farm which was donated to us, and we needed somewhere to house it. And across the Rd from my house was this property and it was covered in 16 cubic metres of waste; and we removed the waste and put the farming. Costa came to visit and he couldn't believe after two months of us being there that we hadn't once fertilised the garden beds and we had things growing about this big and bigger at the time, and we weren't fertilising. We use a working bed system for this and you can see that with the pipes sticking out of the containers there, and I'll talk a bit more about wicking beds as we get into it.

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The speaker focuses on the development of a new farming technique that has revolutionized urban agriculture, enabling the rapid growth of plants in a variety of environments. The speaker describes the struggle of a small, environmentally-focused business to secure funding and support in order to expand its operations. The speaker primarily discusses the role of worms in the success of an urban farming project, highlighting the significance of the donated worm farm for the organization's growth. The speaker recounts the origin and development of Greenworld Revolution, an organization aimed at providing jobs and skills to the long-term unemployed while benefiting the environment through urban farming techniques.

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Option 4: "The speaker recounts the origin and development of Greenworld Revolution, an organization aimed at providing jobs and skills to the long-term unemployed while benefiting the environment through urban farming techniques."

Explanation: This option accurately captures the essence of the text. It summarizes the organization's mission to create jobs and provide skills to the long-term unemployed, while also mentioning the environmental aspect of urban farming. The text details the origin of Greenworld Revolution and its evolution, aligning perfectly with this summary.

Option 1: "The speaker focuses on the development of a new farming technique that has revolutionized urban agriculture, enabling the rapid growth of plants in a variety of environments."

Explanation: This option misrepresents the main focus of the text. While the speaker does mention farming techniques, the primary emphasis is on the organization's mission to provide jobs and skills to the unemployed, rather than solely on the farming techniques themselves.

Option 2: "The speaker describes the struggle of a small, environmentally-focused business to secure funding and support in order to expand its operations."

Explanation: Although the text mentions the challenges of securing funding, it does not primarily focus on the struggles of the business. Instead, it highlights the broader mission of job creation and skill development for the unemployed, making this option too narrow and incomplete.

Option 3: "The speaker primarily discusses the role of worms in the success of an urban farming project, highlighting the significance of the donated worm farm for the organization's growth."

Explanation: This option incorrectly centers on the role of worms, which is only a small part of the overall narrative. The text discusses the worm farm as a component of the urban farming project, but the main theme revolves around the organization's mission to create jobs and provide skills, making this option misleading.

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