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B2 Modern Day Slavery LIU018

Choose the best option for each blank.

Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing illegal


(1) in the world, producing over 50 billion
dollars of income every year. The UN (2) that 20 million people
from over 130 countries are victims of traffickers. They end up as
prostitutes, on construction sites or farm workers. (3)
_ labour is hard to detect because enslaved
people are among legal workers.
Many cases go unreported because it is often difficult to
(4) what forced labour is.
Human trafficking is not only a problem of developing countries. Men and women, adults and children around the
world are (5) by so-called labour recruiters who promise them
employment and a new life. They are tricked into jobs from which it is difficult to escape. In most cases they give
up their passports and other documents, making themselves (6)
on their traffickers.
In general, people are trafficked from poorer areas to wealthy countries. However, sometimes people become
modern-day slaves within their own country. According to a UN report, the countries most (7) by human
trafficking are India, Pakistan and China. The US, Japan and European countries are among the main importers
of (8) people.
Traffickers focus on the weakest elements in our society. Children are often kidnapped and turned into child (9) in
Africa or brought to developed countries where they work in the sex trade. Recently, traffickers have been (10)
on refugees in Middle Eastern countries, promising them work and a new life
in Europe.
Human trafficking does not (11) in certain structures. Traffickers can be a husband and
wife couple or even a large criminal organisation. Two thirds of all criminals are men, but trafficking has become a
popular crime for women because they earn the (12) of young girls more easily.
The United States and other countries around the world are working together with the International Labour
Organisation (ILO) to combat human trafficking. Non-governmental organisations are also (13) support
and hotlines for victims. More and more countries have high (14) on trafficking. Governments are putting
more money into the inspection of workplaces and provide legal protection for victims.
While the global community is slowly realising that human trafficking is a (15)
problem, there are many challenges that remain. In many countries, members of the police forces are corrupt and
(16) in human trafficking operations. Victims often do not come forward
and seek help because they are afraid of being deported back to their home country. In many cases they are
unaware of their human rights.

1 firms businesses companies establishments


2 values Quotes: guesses estimates
3 forced force forcing unforced
4 define Classify: Term: describe
5 Hijacked Seized: stolen Abducted:
6 depending dependent independent dependence

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7 influenced disturbed affected marked
8 slavery Enslaved slaved slave
9 Troopers: fighters Regulars: soldiers
10 concentrating attending strengthening fixing
11 live exist Endure: last
12 trust belief care protection
13 proposing suggesting advising offering
14 consequences charges penalties fees
15 head chief minor major
16 involved included Contained mixed

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B2 World Population Growth LIU019

Read the text about future population growth. Some of the lines are correct. Some have a word that shouldn’t be
there. Write this word in the box next to the line. If the line is correct put a tick () in the box. The first two lines
have been done for you.

1 According to projections published by the United Nations, the 


2 world’s population even will be heading towards 9 billion by the even
3 year 2050, compared to 7.7. billion at present rate. Despite this
4 fact, the number of children not being born is decreasing.

5 Especially in Africa and Asia, where population growth has been


6 such extremely high, birth rates have been going down but they
7 are still every way above those of industrial countries.

8 In contrast to, birth rates in developed countries are below


9 death rates. One of the reasons for this is that these women
10 have become better educated and would rather pursue a career

11 than have a traditional family with children care. Many want to


12 avoid of staying out of work for a longer period of time.
13 Still, world population will be increasing in the coming decades

14 because life expectancy will continue to rise up. Health standards


15 have improved and while better medical treatment is available
16 for wide parts of the population growth. In addition, deadly

17 diseases of the past can now be treated with.


18 One of the big questions population experts continue to ask
19 is whether how many people can our planet handle. Pessimists

20 say themselves that we are already at the point of not being able
21 to maintain and then support the current world population.

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