Business English listening comprehension exercise: Buying the dip, explained



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READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Here's what you do:
  1. Click on the video below.
  2. Watch the first 2:00 of the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
  3. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
  4. Check your answers.


1. In which month was the "COVID crash" of 2020?
  May
  March
  June

2. In 2022, buying the dip is risky because _________.
  markets are volatile
  stocks are expensive
  many stocks are unavailable

3. According to the clip, how easy is timing this strategy correctly?
  fairly easy
  nearly impossible
  possible about 50% of the time

4. A "sharp downturn" means that stocks are __________.
  losing their value quickly
  gradually losing their value
  just about to go up again

5. Investors who are interested in investing in growing companies are interested in ____________.
  the price of a stock
  a stock's upward momentum
  a company's potential growth


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