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Economy #53

ILR 2+ · Economy · TV news report · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is discussed?
Question 2 of 5Why did prices fall?
Question 3 of 5What is a 'breakeven price'?
Question 4 of 5What is the downside of production cuts?
Question 5 of 5What is the analyst's main lesson?
Vocabulary
تَبَاطُؤslowdown
الْمَخْزُونَاتinventories
يَتَفَاوَتُvaries
صَنَادِيق سِيَادِيَّةsovereign funds
امْتِصَاص الصَّدْمَةabsorbing the shock
سِعْر التَّعَادُلbreakeven price
نَفَقَاتexpenditures
وَارِدpossible
حِصَصshares
تَقَلُّبَاتfluctuations