B2 – Upper intermediate
When the government is helping the big corporations win, the smaller guys continue to struggle. Watch the video below about a protest that some farmers made against the European Union’s decision regarding milk production and selling.
Discuss:
1. Explain why the farmers decided to spray an EU building with milk powder.
2. How’s the agriculture business/industry in your country?
3. Do you think the European Union’s action to “stabilize the market” was a good one?
4. What are some agricultural products that you import from other countries?
5. What’s an ideal way to help local farmers survive in today’s world?
One reply on “Farmers Spray E.U. Building With Milk Powder”
1. Explain why the farmers decided to spray an EU building with milk powder.
Answer: The farmers sprayed a ton of milk powder, on the European council headquarters to protest to stabilized prices of sale of the milk that they produce.
2. How’s the agriculture business/industry in your country?
Answer: The agriculture business in my country is not fair, because benefit to the big companies while the farmers are every time more poor.
3. Do you think the European Union’s action to “stabilize the market” was a good one?
Answer: I don’t think so. I think that the prices of sale should be the same for the big and small companies, only this way, it’s possible to do a fair competition.
4. What are some agricultural products that you import from other countries?
Answer: We import a lot of agricultural products, from other countries, for example the apples, and the grapes.
5. What’s an ideal way to help local farmers survive in today’s world?
Answer: We can help to the local farmers , buying the locals products, avoiding import products from other countries of the world.