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Population trends
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Hear years, decimals, fractions and percentages in a report.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/population-trends
Words to know
- population
- The number of people who live in a place.
- resident
- A person who lives in a place.
- metro
- An underground railway in a city.
Answer key
- The city's population has doubled since 1980.“Nineteen eighty” is 1980.
- It now has around 2.4 million residents.Write 2.4 million or the words.
- Roughly 1 in 5 people are over 65.Write the numbers as digits or as words.
- Average rents rose by 18 percent in 3 years.Write the numbers as digits or words; “%” and “per cent” are also accepted.
- The new metro line will cost 3.5 billion dollars.Write 3.5 billion or the words; $3.5 billion is also accepted.