{"id":21355,"date":"2022-02-03T05:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T04:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21355"},"modified":"2022-02-03T05:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T04:28:01","slug":"mcdonalds-potato-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/02\/mcdonalds-potato-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Potato Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undoubtedly, one of McDonald\u2019s most important products is their french fries. But nowadays, they are having problems getting enough supply of potatoes in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this audio and read the transcript about McDonald\u2019s Japan\u2019s potato shortage and how they managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/mcdonalds-does-not-have-enough-potatoes-level-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/mcdonalds-does-not-have-enough-potatoes-level-2<\/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 McDonald\u2019s solution to their problem?<\/li><li>What do you think would happen if you had the same potato shortage problem in your country?\u00a0<\/li><li>Have you ever gone to a restaurant and they unfortunately do not have the dish you wanted? How was your experience then?<\/li><li>Has there ever been a shortage of any produce or product in your city\/country? What product was it and how long did it last? What did you do at the moment?<\/li><li>How much do you like potatoes? How important are potatoes in your country\u2019s cuisine?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate Undoubtedly, one of McDonald\u2019s most important products is their french fries. But nowadays, they are having problems getting enough supply of potatoes in Japan. 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