Kiến thức: Nghe hiểu

Giải thích: Tăng bao nhiêu người thất nghiệp vào năm nay?

Thông tin: They show an increase of 150,263 on last year’s figures.

Tạm dịch: Chúng cho thấy sự gia tăng 150.263 người so với số liệu của năm ngoái.

Đáp án: 150263

Transcript:

Good evening. I’m Peter Crane with the six o’clock news. At least 17 people have been injured in the road accident that took place on the M1 near Leeds last night. The police said that the lorry which caused the accident was travelling at about 85 miles an hour, well over the 60 mile an hour speed limit for heavy goods vehicles.

2600 workers have walked out of the Peugeot car factory in Coventry in protest again the company’s pay offer. The unions have asked for a rise of 8.5%. There’ll be a meeting between their leader and management later today.

The latest unemployment figures have been released for this year. They show an increase of 150,263 on last year’s figures. This brings the total number of unemployed to 1,490,000. The Employment Minister says this increase has been caused by the relocation of several factories from Britain to the Far East.