LISTENING-COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD (Sep 23 2020) rd

Part 1.

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, while some regions have seen
1)_unprecedentedly rose________, others have been 2)___stagnating___________

The slowest developing cities are 3)___predominantly___________ found in

North America and Western Europe

The fifth fastest growing economy was Dubai, in the 4)____United Arab
Emirates__________

Dubai has gained incredible growth as 5)__an international transit

hub____________

Nearly 75 percent of Dubai’s GDP comes from 6)_high levels of tourism and
trade_____________

Dubai is also known for man - made ski – slopes, artificial islands, five-star hotels
and 7)__high-rise condos____________

One of the reasons for Turkey’s booming economy is its geographical

8)__infrastructure investments____________, especially as China seeks to bridge
the gap with the 9)__New Silk Road____________

Investments can 10)__lay the groundwork____________ for better trade efficiency

in the future

Macau is often referred to as the 11)__Monte Carlo ____________

Macau’s economy is declining rapidly, mainly due to 12)___China’s crackdown on

corruption___________in recent years

VIP officials were ostensibly the 13)___lifeblood of Macau’s gambling

growth___________, and without them, the industry 14)_took a big
hit_____________

Housing shortages and 15)_gentrification_____________ are major problems

caused by population growth in developing cities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYeMnQQgANA
Part 2.

1)__Annual rainfall____________in Bangladesh is over 78 inches, and two-thirds

of the country’s 64 districts experience regular flooding.

- Dhaka is adding more than 2)___400000 residents___________a year.

- Micro-economies become even 3)___less sustainable___________because of

floods.

- Many unskilled people find work in the  4)__off-the -

books____________economy.

- In order to 5)__raise revenue____________to provide better services and solve

problems like traffic congestion, the city needs to bring these people out of the
shadow economy.

- In Dhaka’s heyday, it was one of the 6)__wealthiest____________and

7)____most prosperous__________cities on the planet.

- Dhaka fell into two centuries of 8)__turmoil____________that saw its status

decline.

- The great migration is 9)___overwhelming___________the city’s infrastructure

and services.

- A dozen or more national authorities, mostly run by 10)__political appointees

(_người được bổ nhiệm)___________control  Dhaka’s police, utilities and roadways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGITvyWMH0

monsoon: gió mùa

garment factories: nhà máy may

break into: thâm nhập vào: But it can be a hard industry to break into if you’re a
farmer coming from the countryside,

off-the-books economy: ngành kte không bị đánh thuế

so many unskilled people find work in the off-the books economy.

Rickshaw capital: thủ đô của xe xích đu

There’s a reason why this is known as the rickshaw capital of the world.
Gig: nghề=job

Cash gigs: Cash gigs like vegetable salesman, barber,shopkeeper, boatman, and cycling cabbie
make

Legitimizing: hợp pháp hóa

Formalize: chính thức hóa

It’s a gargantuan task: khổng lồ

trật tự phân hạng (tiếng Anh: Pecking Order: trong kinh tế)

palatial: nguy nga

caravansary: đoàn lữ hành

thoroughfares: đại lộ

turmoil: hỗn loạn

accountable to: chịu trách nhiệm

municipal government: chính phủ đô thị

extrajudicial: ngoài vòng pháp luật

uptick in terrorism: sự tăng của khủng bố

underway: đang tiến hành

agenda a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting:

There were several important items on the agenda.

a list of aims or possible future achievements:

Women's rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).

The subject of safety needs to be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must

be discussed because it is very important).

Cyclones: cơn lốc

flood-prone land.
Part 3.

The power of a country can be defined in three basic ways : social significance,
economic dominance and 1)____military might: sức mạnh quân sự

Higher quality of life is associated with higher 2)____per capita

GDP___________, 3)________overall satisfaction__________ and better health.

Denmark ranked 4)_____the top________ in the Social Progress Index in 2016.

Other countries 5)______seek to emulate____Denmark in social welfare and

freedom as a standard improving their own societies.

International trade has 6)___ballooned____the Chinese GDP more than five times.

China’s 7)____meteroric rise_(_ used to describe something that develops very

fast and attracts a lot of attention) gives them the power to control global trade:

As individual countries tend to form 8)__massive defense alliances____________,

only a few countries left are 9)___singularly (in a remarkable or noticeable way).
military dominant_________ and the United States is the most powerful in this
regard.

However, the 10)____increasingly isolationist position___ of the US government

has served to decline its global military power.
See their influence wane: … bị suy yếu

Wield: to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it

Compile: biên soạn

Assembly: cuộc họp

Emulate: tranh đua, vượt qua by copy: to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as

well as they have:

They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.

Overtake: vượt qua

Balloon: to quickly increase in size, weight, or importance:

The rumours soon ballooned into a full-blown scandal.

Bilateral: song phương

Bases: căn cứ quân sự

ramp up

phrasal verb of ramp

1. increase the level or amount of something sharply.

"they ramped up production to meet booming demand"

essentially derived from its ability to: về cơ bản bắt nguồn từ khả năng của nó

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG84rTGW32E

Part 4.

Japan‘s corporate culture is driven by the so – called 1)__salaryman___________

The nation’s work ethnic dates back to Japan’s economic miracle which
2)___propelled__________ it to become the world’s second – largest economy

According to a study, more than 60% of Japanese felt guilty for taking 3)__paid
leave___________

Japan has the lowest productivity among the 4)_G7 nations____________

Some people believe that karoshi cases are 5)__underreported___________

The death of an employee in 2015 generated widespread attention and

6)___renewed calls__________ to change the long working hours and illegal
unpaid overtime

To deal with overtime work, Japan’s government introduced a new public holiday
called 7)__premium Fridays___________

Despite initiatives, a cultural challenge still 8)__looms___________  for several

reasons

The population is expected to shrink approximately one third over a period of

9)__the next 50 years___________

In farming, robots are even used to 10)___milk cows__________

Confine: giới hạn

Loom: to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object:
Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon.

Be fined for: bị phạt vì

Violate: vi phạm: The firm was fined for violating labor standards because she was reportedly
forced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y-YJEtxHeo

Part 5.

According to 1)___CIA Factbook__________, one of the countries with the

highest GDP growth is Papua New Guinea

The majority of their GDP comes from 2)__agriculture___________

The country’s GDP annual growth rate is 8 percent, however the profits have not
3)___trickled down__________ to most populations

Palau relies on tourism so much that it seriously struggled at times when major
airlines 4)____suspended flights_________ to the archipelago

Things changed completely in 2014 when China introduced 5)_direct

charter____________ to the island

One of the main reasons for the boom in Ethiopia ‘s GDP is the 6)__ongoing
privazation___________ of its largest companies

As growth rates are notoriously 7)__unstable and volatile___________, they are

not a guarantee of future success

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blJtBaKiHdY&t=97s