{"id":12266,"date":"2020-05-01T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=12266"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:08","slug":"cubans-can-buy-a-car-more-easily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/05\/cubans-can-buy-a-car-more-easily\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubans Can Buy a Car More Easily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owning a vehicle is like a rite of passage for everyone. Think about the time you had your first car or motorbike. How did it make you feel? In Cuba, the government decided to make it easier for its citizens to buy a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the lesson for more details on this story and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/1312\/131222-cuba-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/1312\/131222-cuba-4.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is your opinion on this initiative by the Cuban government?<\/li><li>What do you think are the good and bad things about making it easy for people to buy cars?<\/li><li>Is it better to buy a car cash or by loan? Explain your opinion.<\/li><li>Compare how you got your first ever car and the one you have now.<\/li><li>Is the automobile industry lucrative in your country? 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