LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1. Read the questions below, so you know what to listen out for. Then, listen to the audio extract about the
UN’s SDGs and answer the questions that follow, based on what you hear.

I. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

1. The Sustainable Development Goals are the same as the Millennium Development Goals. True / False

2. Some of the goals are contradictory and unbalanced. True / False

3. To be successful, every country should take their own individual approach to the SDGs. True / False

4. The SDGs cover poverty, education and health in the poorest countries, just like the Millennium Development
Goals. True / False

5. Kharas thinks the SDGs are realistic and possible to accomplish. True / False

6. The SDGs don’t include the commitment to end AIDS. True / False

7. The SDGs don’t align with Pope Francis’ message of mercy. True / False

II. Choose the correct option.

8. What is the meaning of the phrase: ‘Some critics say this plan is taking on too many things.’
a) The SDGs have modify too many targets.
b) This plan is modest.
c) The SDGs are too demanding.
d) The SDGs aren't too difficult to achieve.

9. In the statement ‘We’ve all gotten a bloated list of goals…’, what is a synonym for ‘bloated’?
a) Exaggerated
b) Impossible
c) Bigger
d) Swollen

10. What is the meaning of the phrase in bold: ‘… interest groups fought to shove every issue imaginable into these
goals’?
a) Failed to incorporate
b) Tried to incorporate
c) Pushed to employ
d) Assimilated

2. Listen to the following audio recording about garment workers, then answer the following questions by
identifying the relevant speaker.

1. How long has Rashida been working at the garment factory? _____________________________

2. How many hours a day does Speaker 2 work? _____________________________

3. How much money does Speaker 3 says he needs to cover his family’s needs?
_____________________________

4. What kind of brands does Speaker 5 work for? _____________________________

5. Which speaker does not earn enough to support their family?

a) Speaker 1
b) Speaker 4
c) Speaker 3
d) Speaker 2

6. Which speaker has worked in the same place for more than 40 years?
a) Speaker 4
b) Speaker 2
c) Speaker 3
d) Speaker 1

7. Which speaker works at a healthier factory?

a) Speaker 4
b) Speaker 1
c) Speaker 5
d) Speaker 2

8. Which speaker prefers working at the garment factory to working for private clients?
a) Speaker 3
b) Speaker 1
c) Speaker 4
d) Speaker 2

9. Which speaker does not know what time they will come back home?
a) Speaker 1
b) Speaker 4
c) Speaker 2
d) Speaker 3

10. Which speaker is proud of the quality of the products they make?
a) Speaker 1
b) Speaker 2
c) Speaker 4
d) Speaker 5