---
id: 67d78b42aaf0f93a96a8dae7
title: Task 116
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-116
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Brian: That's true, but outsourcing might be more cost-effective. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`BLANK, but outsourcing might be more BLANK.`

## --blanks--

`That's true`

### --feedback--

This two-word phrase is used to agree with someone's statement. The first word is the contraction for `that is` and its first letter is capitalized.

---

`cost-effective`

### --feedback--

This means providing good results for the money spent. This is a compound word. Remember to use `-`.

# --explanation--

`That's true` is a phrase used to agree with someone's statement or acknowledge that what they said is correct. For example:

`That's true, we do need more time to finish the project.` – This means agreeing that more time is necessary.  

`Cost-effective` means something provides good value for the money spent or helps save costs while still achieving good results. For example:

`Using cloud services can be more cost-effective than buying expensive servers.` – This means cloud services can save money while still being useful.

# --scene--

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