Listening comprehension 1

The international economy is expected to perform better this year than in ………….

• 2003

• 2013

• 2030

However, there is a worry that economic progress is not creating enough jobs for ………………………….. of people who are finding their jobs.

• million

• billion

• millions

According to the Director General of ILO, Guy Ryder of Britain, the number of the unemployed in 2013 were ..............

• under 200 million

• 200 million

• over 200 million

The above number of the unemployed was an increase of …………………………. compared to last year.

• 5 million

• 9 millon

• over 9 million

The ILO says the number of jobless men and women in 2018 will be……………

• over 18 billion

• 18 million

• 18 billion

Many of these jobless people will be between from ……………….to………….years old.

• 50/60

• 15/44

• 15/24

The ILO also says, the number of the youth who are unemployed all over the world is…………

• 30%

• over 13%

• over 30%

According to ILO, the working poor are the ones who earn………………….

• $1.29/day

• less than $1.25/day

• less than $1.29/day

Nevertheless, there are ……………………….. people earn less than $2/day.

• 839 million

• 835 million

• 839 billion

The number of people earning less than $2/day accounts for ……………of the global workforce.

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3