The Reading / Listening - Level 0

There is not enough food in Venezuela's shops. People panic and buy too much. There will be a new system so people can't buy too much. Stores will scan customers' fingerprints. Everyone will get an equal share of food. The new system might start in January. People do not know how much food they can buy.

There are many reasons for the food shortages. Smugglers buy cheap food and resell it for four times the original price. The government controls food prices so food companies cannot make money. Finally, Venezuela's currency is weak, so imported food is expensive. The economy must change.

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Sources
  • http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/08/22/venezuela-wants-to-fingerprint-grocery-shoppers-to-control-how-much-food-by/
  • http://www.biometricupdate.com/201408/venezuela-government-looking-to-biometrics-to-prevent-food-smuggling
  • http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2349150&CategoryId=10717


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

There is not enough food

a.

too much

2.

People panic and

b.

system

3.

There will be a new

c.

how much

4.

people can't buy

d.

share of food

5.

Stores will scan

e.

in Venezuela's shops

6.

Everyone will get an equal

f.

might start in January

7.

The new system

g.

buy too much

8.

People do not know

h.

customers' fingerprints


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

There are many reasons

a.

food is expensive

2.

Smugglers buy

b.

original price

3.

resell it for four times the

c.

make money

4.

government

d.

change

5.

food companies cannot

e.

for the food shortages

6.

Venezuela's currency

f.

controls

7.

imported

g.

cheap food

8.

The economy must

h.

is weak

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

There is (1) ___________________ in Venezuela's shops. People (2) ___________________ much. There will (3) ___________________ so people can't buy too much. Stores will scan (4) ___________________. Everyone will get an equal share of food. The new (5) ___________________ in January. People do not know how (6) ___________________ buy.

There are (7) ___________________ the food shortages. Smugglers buy cheap food and (8) ___________________ the original price. The (9) ___________________ food prices so food (10) ___________________ money. Finally, (11) ___________________ is weak, so imported food is expensive. The (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ThereisnotenoughfoodinVenezuela'sshops.Peoplepanicandbuytoomuc
h.Therewillbeanewsystemsopeoplecan'tbuytoomuch.Storeswillscancus
tomers'fingerprints.Everyonewillgetanequalshareoffood.Thenewsystem
mightstartinJanuary.Peopledonotknowhowmuchfoodtheycanbuy.There
aremanyreasonsforthefoodshortages.Smugglersbuycheapfoodandrese
llitforfourtimestheoriginalprice.Thegovernmentcontrolsfoodpricessofoo
dcompaniescannotmakemoney.Finally,Venezuela'scurrencyisweak,soi
mportedfoodisexpensive.Theeconomymustchange.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about food shortages for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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