{"id":22958,"date":"2022-07-16T16:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T14:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=22958"},"modified":"2022-07-21T09:11:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T07:11:15","slug":"crisis-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/07\/crisis-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economic stability is important in the development of a country. This implies that people have the resources necessary to a healthy life. This is otherwise the case in Sri Lanka where economic, political and social turmoil prevail. Just recently, some Sri Lankans forced their way into their president&#8217;s official residence when their frustration has reached a boiling point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s watch the video and read the news to know more about the predicament Sri Lanka is in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/7\/13\/sri-lanka-in-crisis-what-when-and-why-explainer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/7\/13\/sri-lanka-in-crisis-what-when-and-why-explainer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What factors contributed to Sri Lanka&#8217;s economic crisis?<\/li><li>How do you think this economic collapse could have been prevented?<\/li><li>In your opinion, does a mere change of leader would rectify the current situation?<\/li><li>How does your government create economic recovery and growth after the COVID-19 pandemic?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Economic stability is important in the development of a country. 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