{"id":21659,"date":"2022-03-04T13:29:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T12:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21659"},"modified":"2022-03-07T05:23:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T04:23:13","slug":"alcohol-prohibition-and-al-capone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/03\/alcohol-prohibition-and-al-capone\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol, Prohibition, and Al Capone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine an industry or commodity controlled by criminals, where even the authorities were scared to make a move. This was the case in the United States a century ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Capone was an infamous mafia boss who used his power and influence to control the trade of alcoholic beverages during a time when it was considered illegal. He was able to get away with it because he was feared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below to learn more about him and the age of “prohibition”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/linguapress.com\/intermediate\/prohibition.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Why do a lot of people enjoy alcoholic beverages?<\/li>
  2. How do people in your country enjoy alcoholic beverages?<\/li>
  3. Were there any infamous crime bosses in your country? Who were they and what were they known for?<\/li>
  4. Does the police in your city or country do a good job in hunting down criminals? How do they do it?<\/li>
  5. What are some illegal items that we know of that are being distributed in the black market today?<\/li>
  6. Are there some areas in your city or country that are known for high crime rates? What are they?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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