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NEWS!LISTENING!(PRE-INTERMEDIATE)! UNIT!12! I. d
!Match!the!words!below!with!their! efinitions.! !!!!!!!!Word! !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Definition! 1."frugal"(adj)" "
a."a"law"or"a"set"of"laws"passed"by"a"parliament" 2."fuel"(v)" "
b."to"spread"from"rich"to"poor"people"through"the"economic"system" of"a"country" 3."take"off"(v)" "
c."a"politician"who"has"been"elected"to"a"Senate,"which"is"the"group"
of"politicians"who"have"the"most"power"to"make"laws"in"a" government" 4."democrat"(n)" "
d."careful"when"using"money"or"food" 5."summit"(n)" "
e."to"increase"or"make"something"stronger" 6."sell"(v)" "
f."to"persuade"someone"that"an"idea"or"plan"is"a"good"one"and"likely" to"be"successful" 7."senator"(n)" "
g."a"person"who"believes"in"or"supports"freedom"and"equality" between"people" 8."legislation"(n)" "
h."a"person,"organization"or"country"that"continues"to"do"something"
despite"other"people"trying"to"force"them"not"to" 9.""trickle"down"(v)" "
i."an"important"formal"meeting"between"leaders"of"governments" from"two"or"more"countries" 10."holdout"(n)" "
j."to"become"successful"or"popular"very"quickly"or"suddenly"
II.!Listen!and!answer!the!questions.!
1."What"are"Chinese"young"people’s"concerns?"
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2."How"have"social"media"promoted"the"frugal"lifestyle?"
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3."How"much"does"consumer"spending"contribute"to"China’s"GDP?"
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4."How"has"the"woman"in"Hangzhou"become"famous"on"social"media?"
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5."What"went"viral"among"Shanghai’s"youth?"
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III."Listen!and!fill!in!the!gaps.!!
US" President" Joe" Biden" (1)" ............................................." on" Monday" for" an" agreement" among"
democrats"this"week"on"his"major"spending"before"he"heads"to"Scotland"for"a"climate"summit."Biden"
visited" New" Jersey" to" sell" his" (2)" ............................................." after" talks" on" Sunday" with" moderate"
democratic" Senator" Joe" Manchin"whose"vote" is" critical" to"the" package" and" Senate"majority" leader"
Chuck"Schumer"with"(3)"............................................."a"billionaire’s"tax"to"pay"for"the"legislation."Biden"
in"a"speech"in"New"Jersey"Monday"(4)"............................................."past"Republican"plans"that"largely"
benefited"the"wealthy."“I've"never"seen"a"time"in"American"history"when"the"middle"class"did"well,"
the"wealthy"didn't"do"very"well,"but"I'm"tired"to"trickle"down”."In"(5)"............................................."on"
Biden's" campaign" promises," democrats" need" to" agree" on" two" key" pieces" of" legislation:" a" climate"
change"and"social" spending"plan"that" could"cost"(6)" ............................................."and"a" one-trillion-
dollar" infrastructure" bill." Manchin," one" of" two" democratic" holdouts" along" with" Senator" Kyrsten"
Sinema"said"Monday"he"believed"(7)"............................................."for"the"social"spending"bill"could"be"
reached"this"week,"but"he"remained"opposed"to"spending"more"than"1.5"trillion"dollars."Manchin"said"
he"supported"the"idea"of"attacks"on"the"nation's"roughly"700"billionaires"to"fund"the"programs."(8)"
............................................." on" the" spending" plans" comes" as" Biden" prepares" to" attend" two" major"
summits:" (9)" ............................................." " of" world" leaders" in" Rome" that" starts" on" Saturday" and" a"
climate"summit"in"Glasgow,"Scotland"(10)".............................................."Biden"expressed"a"desire"for"
a"deal"before"he"leaves"on"Thursday."" ! ! ! 2" "