{"id":22223,"date":"2022-05-03T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22223"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:48:50","slug":"people-have-no-money-to-boil-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/05\/people-have-no-money-to-boil-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"People Have No Money to Boil Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The war between Russia and Ukraine has substantially affected everyone around the world. The cost of living in United Kingdom has increased so much since the oil and gas prices have increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They now have this dilemma of &#8220;heating or eating&#8221;, parents have to choose between heating up and feeding their children. The basic necessity prices of food, heating, and transport have become quite unreasonable that even boiling potatoes is now a problem for some people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s read the article below to learn more about the worsening cost of living in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2203\/220328-cost-of-living-crisis-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2203\/220328-cost-of-living-crisis-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>How has the war between Russia and Ukraine affect other countries?<\/li><li>What do you think will happen if this war continues?<\/li><li>Has this war affected you and your country in some way? Explain how.<\/li><li>Talk about your own lifestyle and the cost of living in the city you live in. <\/li><li>How can we prevent poverty? 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